Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together (1982)

Portrait of three great New Orleans piano players.

Director:

Stevenson Palfi

Stars:

Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd, Allen Toussaint, Isodore 'Tuts' Washington

Cast

Credited 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

Storyline

This celebrated video by Stevenson Palfi features the best piano "professors" of the last three generations: New Orleans' keyboard aces Isidore "Toots" Washington, Henry "Professor Longhair" Byrd, and Allen Toussaint. One of the most important and exciting explorations of New Orleans' musical tradition ever made.

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Plot Keywords:

piano | new orleans louisiana | jazz | funeral

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 1982 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stevenson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min 76 min (VHS)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

"...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?