http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3754&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe quintessential New Orleans pianist, Allen Toussaint helped define the Crescent City's unique brand of R&B while creating its swampy Funk sound. He began his career in the late 1950s when he sat in for Fats Domino in a recording session; the following decade saw him write and arrange countless hits for other artists. Al Hirt, Herb Alpert, Irma Thomas, Lee Dorsey, the Meters, the Neville Brothers, the Pointers Sisters and Glen Campbell are indebted for his work as a songwriter, arranger and producer. His playing has what he calls "flairs of Fess" -- a reference to Professor Longhair, patron saint of the New Orleans piano faculty. From Boogie-Woogie and jazz to ballads and blues, Toussaint plays them all amidst crafty horn arrangements, laying out the rhythm section with complex dialogues he makes sound easy. - Robert LeaverNew Orleans R&Ben720Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:32:09 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3754&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss The quintessential New Orleans pianist, Allen Toussaint helped define the Crescent City's unique brand of R&B while creating its swampy Funk sound. He began his career in the late 1950s when he sat in for Fats Domino in a recording session; the following decade saw him write and arrange countless hits for other artists. Al Hirt, Herb Alpert, Irma Thomas, Lee Dorsey, the Meters, the Neville Brothers, the Pointers Sisters and Glen Campbell are indebted for his work as a songwriter, arranger and producer. His playing has what he calls "flairs of Fess" -- a reference to Professor Longhair, patron saint of the New Orleans piano faculty. From Boogie-Woogie and jazz to ballads and blues, Toussaint plays them all amidst crafty horn arrangements, laying out the rhythm section with complex dialogues he makes sound easy. - Robert Leaver http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391006&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 30 Apr 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 1391006 tra.1391006 Allen Toussaint art.3754 1.29 The Allen Toussaint Collection alb.231707 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/0/1260981_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 1991-04-30 00:00:00.0 true From A Whisper To A Scream tra.1391006 207000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391006&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391006&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400184&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400184 tra.27400184 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Egyptian Fantasy tra.27400184 279000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400184&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400184&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8904356&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 8904356 tra.8904356 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 Our New Orleans alb.8903231 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/7/4/1/1741475_170x170.jpg 2005-12-06 00:00:00.0 2005-12-05 00:00:00.0 true Yes We Can Can tra.8904356 252000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8904356&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8904356&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400177&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400177 tra.27400177 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Just a Closer Walk with Thee tra.27400177 311000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400177&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400177&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400186&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400186 tra.27400186 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true St. James Infirmary tra.27400186 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400186&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400186&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391013&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 30 Apr 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 1391013 tra.1391013 Allen Toussaint art.3754 1.29 The Allen Toussaint Collection alb.231707 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/0/1260981_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 1991-04-30 00:00:00.0 true Southern Nights tra.1391013 216000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391013&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391013&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400176&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400176 tra.27400176 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Blue Drag tra.27400176 261000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400176&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400176&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065389&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 9065389 tra.9065389 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings alb.9057959 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/7/0/1260783_170x170.jpg 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 2005-04-19 00:00:00.0 true Goin' Down tra.9065389 178000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065389&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065389&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400178&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400178 tra.27400178 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Singin' the Blues tra.27400178 340000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400178&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400178&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391048&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 1391048 tra.1391048 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 A New Orleans Christmas alb.114327 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/0/6/1236039_170x170.jpg 2007-12-07 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true New Year's Resolution tra.1391048 263000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391048&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391048&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400180&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400180 tra.27400180 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Bright Mississippi tra.27400180 307000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400180&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400180&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400175&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400175 tra.27400175 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true West End Blues tra.27400175 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400175&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400175&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400179&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400179 tra.27400179 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Winin' Boy Blues tra.27400179 401000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400179&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400179&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400185&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400185 tra.27400185 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true A Dear Old Southland tra.27400185 379000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400185&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400185&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391007&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 30 Apr 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 1391007 tra.1391007 Allen Toussaint art.3754 1.29 The Allen Toussaint Collection alb.231707 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/0/1260981_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 1991-04-30 00:00:00.0 true What Is Success tra.1391007 216000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391007&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391007&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400181&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400181 tra.27400181 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Day Dream tra.27400181 325000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400181&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400181&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065366&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 9065366 tra.9065366 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.69 The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings alb.9057959 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/7/0/1260783_170x170.jpg 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 2005-04-19 00:00:00.0 true Touch Of Love (Previously Unissued) tra.9065366 189000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065366&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065366&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391016&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 30 Apr 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 1391016 tra.1391016 Allen Toussaint art.3754 1.29 The Allen Toussaint Collection alb.231707 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/0/1260981_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 1991-04-30 00:00:00.0 true Night People tra.1391016 258000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391016&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391016&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391014&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 30 Apr 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 1391014 tra.1391014 Allen Toussaint art.3754 1.29 The Allen Toussaint Collection alb.231707 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/0/1260981_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 1991-04-30 00:00:00.0 true What Do You Want The Girl To Do? tra.1391014 220000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391014&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391014&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391012&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 30 Apr 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 1391012 tra.1391012 Allen Toussaint art.3754 1.29 The Allen Toussaint Collection alb.231707 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/0/1260981_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 1991-04-30 00:00:00.0 true Last Train tra.1391012 181000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391012&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391012&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391011&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 30 Apr 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 1391011 tra.1391011 Allen Toussaint art.3754 1.29 The Allen Toussaint Collection alb.231707 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/0/1260981_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 1991-04-30 00:00:00.0 true Country John tra.1391011 215000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391011&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391011&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391009&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 30 Apr 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 1391009 tra.1391009 Allen Toussaint art.3754 1.29 The Allen Toussaint Collection alb.231707 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/0/1260981_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 1991-04-30 00:00:00.0 true On Your Way Down tra.1391009 240000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391009&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391009&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391010&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 30 Apr 1991 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 1391010 tra.1391010 Allen Toussaint art.3754 1.29 The Allen Toussaint Collection alb.231707 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/9/0/1260981_170x170.jpg 2005-11-01 00:00:00.0 1991-04-30 00:00:00.0 true Soul Sister tra.1391010 169000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391010&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1391010&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400183&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 27400183 tra.27400183 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.99 The Bright Mississippi alb.27385525 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/7/5/1615721_170x170.jpg 2009-04-21 00:00:00.0 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 true Solitude tra.27400183 331000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400183&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27400183&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7642151&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 12 Sep 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Allen Toussaint on Rhapsody Online 7642151 tra.7642151 Allen Toussaint art.3754 0.0 Blues For A Sunday Morning alb.7640553 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/0/5/775073_170x170.jpg 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 2000-09-12 00:00:00.0 true You Don't Know Me tra.7642151 385000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7642151&variant=play&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7642151&variant=data&rws=%2Fallen-toussaint%2Ftop-tracks.rss