Was a bit amused by the audience on this recording. Someone is off to a good start clapping on the backbeat but as soon as more join in it disintegrates and people clap on 1 and 3 with others trying to stick to 2 and 4, until everybody gives up. Thought surely this must have been somewhere in Europe (yes very racist) and indeed, recorded at the Boogie Woogie and Ragtime Piano Contest, Zurich, Switzerland, November 27, 1977.
Booker recorded around 10 versions of this over the years. Most were live club recordings and this stands as much as anything he played as his signature piece. Of all the recordings, this is my favorite-there is such a magical playful approach to his playing on this recording
