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The Party Album, also known as The Party LP is a 1978 live blues recording by Alexis Korner. The double album features Alexis Korner and various guest musicians singing a mix of both classic blues songs as well as some of Korner's own. The concert was a celebration of Korner's 50th birthday.[2]

The Party Album
Live album by Alexis Korner
Released	1980
Recorded	April 19, 1978
Venue	Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, England
Genre	Jazz, Blues
Length	64:28
Label	Universal Music
Producer	Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner chronology
Just Easy (1978) The Party Album (1980) Me (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[1]

The album was originally released in 1980 and re-released in 1993.[3]

Track listing

1. “Things Ain't What They Used to Be” (Mercer Ellington) – 7:23
2. “Captain's Tiger” (Alexis Korner) – 3:30
3. “Skipping” (Korner) – 3:10
4. “Spoonful” (Willie Dixon) – 6:40
5. Medley – 9:06
   1. “Finkles Cafe” (Korner)
   2. “Dooji Hooji” (Duke Ellington)
6. “Whole Mess of Blues” (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 5:36
7. “Lining Track” (Huddie Ledbetter) – 3:15
8. “Robert Johnson” (Korner, J. Edwards) – 6:15
9. “Hey Pretty Mama” (Chris Farlowe) – 4:19
10. “Hi-Heel Sneakers” (Robert Higginbotham) – 9:15
11. “Stormy Monday Blues” (Billy Eckstein, Earl Hines) – 5:59 [4]

Personnel

Musicians

• Alexis Korner – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, cowbell/backing vocals
• Zoot Money – electric piano, vocals, backing vocals, tambourine
• Mel Collins – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Dick Heckstall-Smith – tenor saxophone
• Art Themen – tenor saxophone
• Dick Morrissey – tenor saxophone
• John Surman – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Mike Zwerin – trombone
• Sappho Gillet – tambourine/backing vocals
• Chris Farlowe – vocals, tambourine
• Eric Clapton – electric guitar
• Colin Hodgkinson – bass guitar
• Stu Speer – drums
• Duffy Power – harmonica
• Paul Jones – harmonica
• Neil Ford – electric guitar [3]

Technical

• Alexis Korner – producer
• Damian Korner – assistant producer, engineer
• Andy Jackson, Pete Walsh, Gordon Vicary, Mike Robinson – assistant engineers

References

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