In the heart of New Orleans, studio owner Cosimo Matassasmiled. Working with producers like Dave Bartholomew andAllen Toussaint produced the sounds that he had in his head.Like blues - but not the rural, ‘work-up-this-morning' andacoustic guitar kind. A more funky, piano-based style, with hornsand drums that kept everything a-rollin'. That kind of thing. Aprecursor of rock and roll; it was a sound meant for juke boxes.

• - 1 -

  • 1. Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee
  • 2. Every Dog Got His Day - Eddie Bo
  • 3. Zuzu Man - Dr. John
  • 4. Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe
  • 5. I Hear You Knocking - Smiley Lewis
  • 6. Don't Mess With My Man - Irma Thomas
  • 7. Come On (Part 1) - Earl King
  • 8. I Didn't Want To Do It - the Spiders
  • 9. Let the Four Winds Blow - Roy Brown
  • 10. (Every Time I Hear That) Mellow Saxophone - Roy Montrell
  • 11. All These Things - Art Neville
  • 12. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
  • 13. Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) - Benny Spellman
  • 14. Be My Guest - Fats Domino
  • 15. One Night - Smiley Lewis
  • 16. The Monkey - Dave Bartholomew
  • 17. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
  • 18. It Will Stand - the Showmen
  • 19. Cuttin' Out - Professor Longhair
  • 20. But I Do - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry

• - 2 -

  • 1. Bald Head - Dr. John
  • 2. Bumpity Bump - Smiley Lewis
  • 3. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
  • 4. Wanted $10,000,00 Reward - Ernie K-Doe
  • 5. Go To the Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair
  • 6. Ain't Got No Home - Clarence Frogman' Henry
  • 7. I Like It Like That (Part 1) - Chris Kenner
  • 8. I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday - Bobby Mitchell
  • 9. Just Because - Lloyd Price
  • 10. Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman
  • 11. Over You - Aaron Neville
  • 12. Tell It Like It is - Eddie Bo
  • 13. Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Fats Domino
  • 14. Trick Bag - Earl King
  • 15. Please Don't Leave - Lee Diamond
  • 16. Route 90 - Clarence 'Bon Ton' Garlow
  • 17. Do Re Mi - Lee Dorsey
  • 18. A Certain Girl - Ernie K-Doe
  • 19. Mardi Gras Mambo - the Hawketts
  • 20. Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Part 1) - Jessie Hill