Professor Longhair is God and this 12 bar blues rumba was recorded in 1949.
This is a track from the album New World Blues Roots with Barry Cuda on piano and Ugana Roberts on congas. You can buy it soon at www.barrycuda.com

Hey Now Baby

Little Brother Montgomery's classic Vicksburg Blues spawned a subgenre of blues piano referred to as the "44 style". This is a song off my new album, New World Blues Roots, recorded with Professor Longhairs's conga player Uganda Roberts.

Vicksburg Blues

Composed by James P. Johnson (that's him on the cover)- the king of stride piano and mentor to Fats Waller and Duke Ellington. Richard Crooks accompanies me on drums. The CD covers early blues and pre-blues roots and is available for purchase at barrycuda.com

Snowy Morning Blues

Fats Domino cover with fake scratched record and James Booker bonus track "Pops Dilemma" played by Barry Cuda (piano) and Richard Crooks (drums) added at end. CD available at barrycuda.com

Yes I'm In Love Again

Louis Armstrong classic featuring Barry Cuda (vocals & piano) and Kenny Fradley (trumpet) with Teddy Mulet (trombone) and Richard Crooks (drums). CD available at barrycuda.com

When It's Sleepy Time Down South

Barry Cuda (piano) and Richard Crooks (drums) cover the old Jelly Roll Morton classic "Funky Butt" also known as "Whinin' Boy Blues". This is one of the earliest blues or jazz songs known. CD "Snowy Morning Blues" available at barrycuda.com

Funky Butt

Jelly Roll Morton "Spanish Tinge" played by Barry Cuda. CD available at barrycuda.com

Spanish Swat Blues

Little Brother played this for me way back in '76. I had a chance to catch him live a couple of times back then. Farrish Street was a street in Jackson, MS. The piece is part ragtime part blues. The CD "Lonesome Mama" can be ordered from barrycuda.com

Farrish Street Jive

Hersal Thomas (brother of Sippie Wallace) was a child prodigy from Houston, Texas. He was 16 years old when he recorded this in April, 1925. Sadly, two months later he died from food poisoning. The CD "Lonesome Mama" is available at barrycuda.com

Hersel Blues

I cover the great Roosevelt Sykes' Persimmon Party. I saw him play several times (including a few months before he passed away in 1983)at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. The dapper well dressed man always closed his show with "Ice Cream Freezer":  "There's too many hands in your Persimmon Pie when one hand is my desire". The entire CD is available at barrycuda.com

Persimmon Pie

Originally this was done by the black vaudeville act "Butterbeans and Susie". The Silver King Band was a very popular band in the Tampa Bay area and Scandinavia back in the '80s. RIP Rock Bottom and Flo Mingo. We recorded this back in 1983 before my voice dropped ;~). "After Hours Sex Party" is available at barrycuda.com

I Want A Hotdog For My Roll

The Mess Around is based on a riff that goes back to the 19th century. You can hear the "walk down" in Jelly Roll Morton's "New Orleans Blues" and Cow Cow Davenport's "Cow Cow Blues". Uganda and I channel Professor Longhair's version of the Ray Charles classic

Mess Around

This piece was composed by the first major Cuban composer, Manuel Saumell. It is a contradanza dedicated to the first major USA classical composer, Louis M Gottschalk. Available for purchase at barrycuda.com on my new CD "No Llores Más"

Recuerdos De Gottschalk

This is from Ernesto Lecuona's "Afro Cubano Suite" and is on my new CD "No Llores Más" available for purchase at barrycuda.com.
The archeology continues!

Danza De Los Nanigos

Barry Cuda specializes in roots piano blues, jazz, and cubano. He insists on playing an acoustic piano for historical accuracy. He sings, plays, entertains, and educates and plays solo as well as with various aggravations. Go to barrycuda.com for more info.

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