Goodnight Irene - based on James Booker and Leadbelly

Larry Roberts playing a version of the song Goodnight Irene by Leadbelly based on James Booker's arrangement on a restored 1884 Steinway Concert Grand Piano at the Cadillac Hotel in San Francisco.

New Orleans pianist James Booker's arrangement of the song radically transforms the original, which was in 3/4 time, into 4/4.

The 1884 Steinway Concert Grand Piano in the lobby of San Francisco's Cadillac Hotel was restored and donated to the hotel in the memory of community activist Patricia Walkup by her brother, Lee Walkup.

Camera: Tommy Netzband

Category:

Music

Tags:

• piano
• new
• orleans
• james
• booker
• leadbelly
• goodnight
• irene
• steinway
• concert
• pianist

[MrBluetriggz]

I'm sorry, something doesnt feel right.. Maybe the right hand pattern. Other than that, good job!

[IndependentGeorge76]

nicely done, and great sound !

[jessicayuratich]

@crippmeister I have it in pdf. E-mail me with your e-mail address and I'll send it to you.

[crippmeister]

I would do anything to be able to play this. Does anyone know where I could get hold of the sheet music?

[sadsack987]

Yeah, that's pretty close to J Booker. His left hand is a monster. Good job.

[swampzoid]

what a great arrangement of an all time favorite and your playing is superb.

[BigKmaniac]

this is great buddy ... I am transposing the Dr's version into C and this helps to put it into perspective ... very cool counterpoint man ... I don't care what anyone says about the speed ...

[girljazzlvr]

He's playing too fast - then the nuances of melody are lost!

[bklyntigr]

slow down a little bit there