Despite the romantic title, these are private recordings done in Pinetop's home in Chicago in 1996 and 1997.
This album finds him in an unaccompanied solo setting, with the first six selections featuring him manning an electric piano while the other seven tracks put him behind a conventional acoustic model.
Lots of boogies and shuffles here for Perkins to stretch out on, and he pays tribute to many of his early inspirations, like Sunnyland Slim, Leroy Carr, Eddie Boyd and others.
Highlights include "Kidney Stew," "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie," "Song for Sunnyland Slim," "Five Long Years" and the title track.
If you want to hear a boogie-woogie master unencumbered by surrounding instruments in the band and laying it down with élan and pizzazz, this disc fills the bill nicely.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down in MississippiWilliam Perkins | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | Song for Sunnyland SlimWilliam Perkins | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Just a Little BitRalph Bass, Charles Brown, John Thornton, Fats Washington | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | How LongLeroy Carr | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | I Almost Lost My MindIvory Joe Hunter | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | Big Fat MamaWilliam Perkins | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Take It Easy BabyWilliam Perkins | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | Pinetop's Piano Shuffle | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 9 | Kidney StewLeona Blackman, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | Little Girl, Litle Girl | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | Miss Ida B | Pinetop Perkins | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 218 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Bass | Composer |
| 2 | Leona Blackman | Composer |
| 3 | Matthew Block | Engineer, Liner Notes, Producer, Recorder |
| 4 | Randall Block | Photography |
| 5 | Eddie Boyd | Composer |
| 6 | Charles Brown | Composer |
| 7 | Leroy Carr | Composer |
| 8 | Ivory Joe Hunter | Composer |
| 9 | Cindy Pascarello | Design |
| 10 | Pinetop Perkins | Guitar, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 11 | William Perkins | Composer, Piano, Piano (Electric), Vocals |
| 12 | Pinetop Smith | Composer |
| 13 | Bob Stone | Mastering |
| 14 | John Thornton | Composer |
| 15 | Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson | Composer |
| 16 | Fats Washington | Composer |
| 17 | J. Mayo Williams | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |