Having cut an album of standards on his first Warner Brothers album, In a Sentimental Mood (1989), Dr. John turned for its follow-up to a collection of New Orleans standards. On an album he described in the liner notes as "a little history of New Orleans music," Dr. John returned to his hometown and set up shop at local Ultrasonic Studios, inviting in such local musicians as Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, and the Neville Brothers and addressing the music and styles of such local legends as Jelly Roll Morton, Huey "Piano" Smith, Fats Domino, James Booker, and Professor Longhair. The geography may have been circumscribed, but the stylistic range was extensive, from jazz and lues to folk and ock. And it was all played with festive conviction -- Dr. John is the perfect archivist for the music, being one of its primary proponents, yet he had never addressed it quite as directly as he did here.
Glorious everything-but-the-kitchen-sink treatment of the classic Mardi Gras Indian holiday rollout sounds like everybody in New Orleans must have played on it. Nice roll call of chiefs past and present, with what sounds like a whole bunch of them chiming in on the finale.I'm still looking for the Danny Barker version from the 1940's (also his version of Tootie Ma, which I also can't find). It'...
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| 1 The Time Has Come |
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| 2 Loser For You Baby |
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| 3 The Ear Is On Strike |
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| 4 A Little Closer To Home |
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| 5 I Pulled The Cover Off You Two Lovers |
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| 6 New Orleans |
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| 7 Go Ahead On |
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| 8 Just Like A Mirror |
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| 9 Bring Your Love |
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| 10 Make Your Own |
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| 11 Bald Head |
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