Part of the Rounder Heritage collection, here are the best of Buckwheat Zydeco's grammy-nominated Rounder recordings. "Zydeco Party" includes a previously unreleased and absolutely blistering version of "Hot Tamale Baby" that's actually even more exciting than the slick remake done for Island the same year (1987). As usual, Zydeco and his crack band avoid purism. There's lots of authentic Zydeco to be sure, but there are also cover versions of two '50s rock standards, both of which sound fresh as paint here, a pulsating big band blues, and even a reggae version of Lee Dorsey's "Ya Ya." Great stuff, brilliantly played. Released in 1992, 18 tracks, including:
01- Hot Tamale Baby
02- Ya Ya
03- Someone Else Is Stepping In
04- Lache Pas La Patate
05- Turning Point
06- Walking To New Orleans
07- Zydeco Boogaloo
08- This Must Be Love
09- Your Man Is Home Tonight
10- Buck's Boogie
11- Madame Pitre
12- Help Me Understand You
13- Tutti Frutti
14- My Feet Can't Fail Me Now
15- Tee Nah Nah
16- Let The Good Times Roll
17- Warm And Tender Love
18- Zydeco La Louisianne