Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together (1982)

Director:

Stevenson Palfi

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

Portrait of three great New Orleans piano players.

Plot Keywords:

New Orleans | Piano | Funeral | Jazz

Cast

Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd	...	Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd
Allen Toussaint	...	Allen Toussaint (as Allen R. Toussaint)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isodore 'Tuts' Washington

Runtime:

76 min | USA:76 min (VHS version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Stevenson Productions

"...better than most peoples' careers"

I recently did a post about Fess {that's the nickname for Professor's nickname}, including links to some YouTube posts featuring him, and one of the best comments i got from a reader was: "Fess played intros that were better than most peoples' careers".

When Professor Longhair stepped on a rainbow in 1982, we lost one of the true geniuses of American music.

Some of my New Orleans friends knew Fess.

I'm sorry i never got the chance.

I did (briefly) meet his widow at the 1987 New Orleans JazzFest; she was signing posters and suchlike that WWOZ was selling to raise money.

This film should be widely available - why isn't it?