DEESU/ SANSU were the vehicles that Allen Toussaint used to display his prodigious talents as a songwriter- producer- musician and talent scout..... He wrote, arranged, produced, and played singular piano on many of the rhythm and blues hits that emanated from New Orleans, transforming the definition of his hometown s R&B with his vision. After perfecting his behind-the-board techniques at Joe Banashak and Larry McKinley s Minit imprint as its young A&R man and resident creative genius (as well as Banashak's other labels), Toussaint and business partner Marshall E. Sehorn launched their own Sansu and Deesu imprints midway through the decade....This definitive collection collects many of these forgotten gems...............