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Summary:

A conversation at the piano with Henry Roeland Byrd at Tipitina's in New Orleans, in January 1980, just two days before Fess died.

Table of Contents:

• Disc 1: Fess up : the feature-length interview with Professor Longhair ; [interview conducted by Eddie Kurtz].
• Disc 2: Piano players rarely ever play together
• Southern independents : Stevenson J. Palfi
• Booklet: Radiatin' the 88s / Johnny Harper
• Fess in full / Bruce Boyd Raeburn
• Interview in E minus : a Fess up glossary / Michael Oliver-Goodwin
• Three-cylinder R&B / Michael Oliver-Goodwin.

Contributors:

Professor Longhair, 1918-1980 , performer

Washington, Isidore , performer

Toussaint, Allen , performer

Palfi, Stevenson J. , filmmaker

Harper, Johnny , contributor

Raeburn, Bruce Boyd, 1948- , contributor

Oliver-Goodwin, Michael , contributor

Smith, Michael P. (Michael Proctor), 1937-2008 , photographer

Kurtz, Eddie , interviewer, photographer

Pickett, Jack , photographer

Bernard, John, 1916-1993 , photographer

Waring, Polly , producer

Palfi, Nell , producer

Dunlap, Blaine , producer

Toledano, Aimée , researcher, curator

Watson, Tim (Timothy P.) , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Alternate Titles:

Issue title: Piano players rarely ever play together
Issue title: Southern independents: Stevenson J. Palfi

Subjects:

Professor Longhair, 1918-1980 — Interviews

Professor Longhair, 1918-1980

Washington, Isidore

Toussaint, Allen

Palfi, Stevenson J.

Documentary films — Specimens

Jazz musicians — Louisiana — New Orleans — Biography

Rhythm and blues musicians — Louisiana — New Orleans — Biography

Pianists — Louisiana — New Orleans — Biography

African American musicians — Louisiana — New Orleans — Biography

Piano music (Jazz)

Independent filmmakers — Louisiana — New Orleans — Biography

Documentary films

Jazz musicians

Rhythm and blues musicians

Pianists

African American musicians

Independent filmmakers

Louisiana — New Orleans

United States

Genres:

Documentary films

Interviews

Specimens

Biographies

System Details:

DVD.

General Notes:

Cover title.
Photographic images illustrating booklet by Michael P. Smith, Eddie Kurtz, Jack Pickett, and John Bernard.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (36 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 19 cm)

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo; Dolby

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

ML417.P76 FES 2018 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 785710362791

OCLC Numbers:

1041145252