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Allen Toussaint's contribution to New Orleans R&B is indelible and his presence can be felt throughout classic recordings from the late '50s, '60s, and beyond. His name, though, is the province of connoisseurs, those who peruse album jackets looking for who wrote that great song or wrote out that phenomenal arrangement. Many who know his name may not even know that he was a solo recording artist, partially because his discography is a little confusing, as he cut for little New Orleans record labels, then signed with Reprise, before returning to sporadic waxings for indies. Of all the albums and compilations that have poured onto the market, the best, by far, is Reprise's The Allen Toussaint Collection, even if it spotlights just a small portion of his career -- namely, his '70s recordings for Reprise. True, this doesn't have all the great songs he's written, or records he's made, but it does provide an irresistible, comprehensive overview of his best albums. These aren't nearly as gritty as any of his productions of the '60s, lacking the earthiness of, say, Lee Dorsey or the down-and-dirty grind of the Meters. Instead, it's elegant, sexy music -- witness how "From a Whisper to a Scream" eases its way out of the speakers as the collection begins, seducing the listener, not hitting them in the gut. Even the funkiest moments here have style and are delivered subtly, which only makes them funkier, while putting such stylistic detours as the trippy "Southern Nights" into perspective. The individual albums Toussaint made for Reprise range from very good to excellent, yet this simply named collection eclipses them all, since it has all the best moments, expertly sequenced. It may be softer than his famous productions, but it's every bit as good and essential; in fact, it's one of the greatest greatest-hits albums of '70s soul, funk, and R&B.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Allen Toussaint, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1991 Reprise Records
Allen Toussaint, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1991 Reprise Records
Joseph Modeliste, Drums - George Porter, Bass - Allen Toussaint, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Writer, MainArtist - Alfred Roberts, Congas - Joe Lambert, Drums - Alvin Thomas, Tenor Saxophone - Clyde Kerr, Trumpet - Francis Rousselle, Trumpet - George Plummer, Guitar - Red Tyler, Baritone Saxophone - Squirrel, Congas - Walter Payton, Bass - Gary Brown, Tenor Saxophone - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar - Vincent Toussaint, Guitar
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1991 Warner Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Drums - George Porter, Bass - Arthur Neville, Organ - Marshall Sehorn, Producer - Lon Price, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Allen Toussaint, Producer, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Howard, Trumpet - Alfred Roberts, Congas - Lester Caliste, Trombone - Carl Blouin, Baritone Saxophone - Clyde Kerr Jr., Trumpet - Clyde Williams, Drums - Deborah Paul, Background Vocals - Joan Harmon, Background Vocals - Richy Powell, Bass - Sharon Neborn, Background Vocals - Teddy Royal, Guitar - Gary Brown, Tenor Saxophone - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Drums - George Porter, Bass - Arthur Neville, Organ - Marshall Sehorn, Producer - Lon Price, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Allen Toussaint, Producer, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Howard, Trumpet - Alfred Roberts, Congas - Lester Caliste, Trombone - Carl Blouin, Baritone Saxophone - Clyde Kerr Jr., Trumpet - Clyde Williams, Drums - Deborah Paul, Background Vocals - Joan Harmon, Background Vocals - Richy Powell, Bass - Sharon Neborn, Background Vocals - Teddy Royal, Guitar - Gary Brown, Tenor Saxophone - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Drums - George Porter, Bass - Arthur Neville, Organ - Marshall Sehorn, Producer - Lon Price, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Allen Toussaint, Producer, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Howard, Trumpet - Alfred Roberts, Congas - Lester Caliste, Trombone - Carl Blouin, Baritone Saxophone - Clyde Kerr Jr., Trumpet - Clyde Williams, Drums - Deborah Paul, Background Vocals - Joan Harmon, Background Vocals - Richy Powell, Bass - Sharon Neborn, Background Vocals - Teddy Royal, Guitar - Gary Brown, Tenor Saxophone - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Drums - George Porter, Bass - Arthur Neville, Organ - Marshall Sehorn, Producer - Lon Price, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Allen Toussaint, Producer, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Howard, Trumpet - Alfred Roberts, Congas - Lester Caliste, Trombone - Carl Blouin, Baritone Saxophone - Clyde Kerr Jr., Trumpet - Clyde Williams, Drums - Deborah Paul, Background Vocals - Joan Harmon, Background Vocals - Richy Powell, Bass - Sharon Neborn, Background Vocals - Teddy Royal, Guitar - Gary Brown, Tenor Saxophone - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Drums - George Porter, Bass - Arthur Neville, Organ - Marshall Sehorn, Producer - Lon Price, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Allen Toussaint, Producer, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Howard, Trumpet - Alfred Roberts, Congas - Lester Caliste, Trombone - Carl Blouin, Baritone Saxophone - Clyde Kerr Jr., Trumpet - Clyde Williams, Drums - Deborah Paul, Background Vocals - Joan Harmon, Background Vocals - Richy Powell, Bass - Sharon Neborn, Background Vocals - Teddy Royal, Guitar - Gary Brown, Tenor Saxophone - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass - Victor Feldman, Percussion - Richard Tee, Piano - BONNIE RAITT, Background Vocals - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Robert Popwell, Bass - Jessica Smith, Background Vocals - Rosemary Butler, Background Vocals - Allen Toussaint, Electric Piano, Writer, MainArtist - LARRY CARLTON, Guitar - Maxine Willard, Background Vocals - Julia Tilman, Background Vocals - Etta James, Background Vocals - Vanetta Fields, Background Vocals
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass - Victor Feldman, Percussion - Richard Tee, Piano - BONNIE RAITT, Background Vocals - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Robert Popwell, Bass - Jessica Smith, Background Vocals - Rosemary Butler, Background Vocals - Allen Toussaint, Electric Piano, Writer, MainArtist - LARRY CARLTON, Guitar - Maxine Willard, Background Vocals - Julia Tilman, Background Vocals - Etta James, Background Vocals - Vanetta Fields, Background Vocals
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass - Victor Feldman, Percussion - Richard Tee, Piano - BONNIE RAITT, Background Vocals - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Robert Popwell, Bass - Jessica Smith, Background Vocals - Rosemary Butler, Background Vocals - Allen Toussaint, Electric Piano, Writer, MainArtist - LARRY CARLTON, Guitar - Maxine Willard, Background Vocals - Julia Tilman, Background Vocals - Etta James, Background Vocals - Vanetta Fields, Background Vocals
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass - Victor Feldman, Percussion - Richard Tee, Piano - BONNIE RAITT, Background Vocals - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Robert Popwell, Bass - Jessica Smith, Background Vocals - Rosemary Butler, Background Vocals - Allen Toussaint, Electric Piano, Writer, MainArtist - LARRY CARLTON, Guitar - Maxine Willard, Background Vocals - Julia Tilman, Background Vocals - Etta James, Background Vocals - Vanetta Fields, Background Vocals
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass - Victor Feldman, Percussion - Richard Tee, Piano - BONNIE RAITT, Background Vocals - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Robert Popwell, Bass - Jessica Smith, Background Vocals - Rosemary Butler, Background Vocals - Allen Toussaint, Electric Piano, Writer, MainArtist - LARRY CARLTON, Guitar - Maxine Willard, Background Vocals - Julia Tilman, Background Vocals - Etta James, Background Vocals - Vanetta Fields, Background Vocals
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Jeff Porcaro, Drums - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Chuck Rainey, Bass - Victor Feldman, Percussion - Richard Tee, Piano - BONNIE RAITT, Background Vocals - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Robert Popwell, Bass - Jessica Smith, Background Vocals - Rosemary Butler, Background Vocals - Allen Toussaint, Electric Piano, Writer, MainArtist - LARRY CARLTON, Guitar - Maxine Willard, Background Vocals - Julia Tilman, Background Vocals - Etta James, Background Vocals - Vanetta Fields, Background Vocals
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records ℗ 1978 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Allen Toussaint's contribution to New Orleans R&B is indelible and his presence can be felt throughout classic recordings from the late '50s, '60s, and beyond. His name, though, is the province of connoisseurs, those who peruse album jackets looking for who wrote that great song or wrote out that phenomenal arrangement. Many who know his name may not even know that he was a solo recording artist, partially because his discography is a little confusing, as he cut for little New Orleans record labels, then signed with Reprise, before returning to sporadic waxings for indies. Of all the albums and compilations that have poured onto the market, the best, by far, is Reprise's The Allen Toussaint Collection, even if it spotlights just a small portion of his career -- namely, his '70s recordings for Reprise. True, this doesn't have all the great songs he's written, or records he's made, but it does provide an irresistible, comprehensive overview of his best albums. These aren't nearly as gritty as any of his productions of the '60s, lacking the earthiness of, say, Lee Dorsey or the down-and-dirty grind of the Meters. Instead, it's elegant, sexy music -- witness how "From a Whisper to a Scream" eases its way out of the speakers as the collection begins, seducing the listener, not hitting them in the gut. Even the funkiest moments here have style and are delivered subtly, which only makes them funkier, while putting such stylistic detours as the trippy "Southern Nights" into perspective. The individual albums Toussaint made for Reprise range from very good to excellent, yet this simply named collection eclipses them all, since it has all the best moments, expertly sequenced. It may be softer than his famous productions, but it's every bit as good and essential; in fact, it's one of the greatest greatest-hits albums of '70s soul, funk, and R&B.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:43
- Main artists: Allen Toussaint
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Jazz
2011 © 1991 Reprise Records 2011 ℗ 1991 Reprise Records. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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