The Prime Ministers – Read ‘Em And Weep (CD)

Description

Release Date: 2003

Label: Night Train

 

Track List

1. Hot Cha (version 1)
2. One Naughty Flat
3. Sack-O-Woe
4. Cellar Groove
5. Time
6. Sweet Eyes
7. Watermelon Man
8. How Does It Feel
9. The Peeper
10. The Story
11. What A Difference A Day Makes
12. Read ‘Em And Weep
13. Hot Cha (version 2)

 

Notes

Night Train Records restores a missing link to the historical chain of New Orleans music with this release by The Prime Ministers, the same posse of funky white boys who produced Dr. John. Within a year, all of these players had moved on to the Dr. John or Al Hirt bands and, in the case of Ronnie Barron, were primed for a solo career. Almost entirely instrumentals, save for “How Do You Feel,” with vocals by Barron. This extraordinary album feels like the combo jazz that put Prestige Records on the map, yet contains super-rhythmic drumming that is unmistakably New Orleans!