Professor Longhair: Deep Cuts

The further into this rollicking, omnivorous pianist's catalogue you venture, the more you'll learn about New Orleans. Hank Williams may have written "Jambalaya", but Professor Longhair made the ode to Cajun cuisine his own. The swaggering horns of "Red Beans" invite you to savour other Crescent City flavours. And the instrumental "Crawfish Fiesta" conveys a crustacean party via the Professor's coltish rumba-boogie bounce.