New Orleans: Gris Gris

by N/A

Overview

There is only one complaint against this collection of stellar sides by legendary New Orleans musicians: the title is pure jive. A gaze at the track list reveals that this is simply a stone-cold compilation of classic New Orleans R&B, soul, and blues. Even opener "Zu Zu Man" by Dr. John has more to do with swamp blues than it does voodoo. That aside, while any serious fan of NOLA music more than likely has most of these 40 cuts -- spread here over two discs -- hearing them sequenced like this makes for one singular party mix. For anyone who has had only the slightest of introduction to the profound sounds of the Crescent City, this comp, for the money, simply cannot be beat, with tracks from the Meters, Eddie Bo, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Slim Harpo, Robert Parker, Barbara Lynn, Chris Kenner, Irma Thomas, Lee Dorsey, Huey "Piano" Smith, Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, and on and on. This set is all killer, no filler. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	03/05/2013
Label:	Metro Select
UPC:	0698458755728
Rank:	52737

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Zu Zu Man  -  Dr. John  - Mac Rebennack
2. Mojo Hanna  - Tami Lynn
3. The La La Man  - Eddie Bocage  - Oliver Morgan
4. Bad Luck and Trouble  - Fats Domino  -  Maddux
5. She Put the Hurt On Me  -  Prince La La
6. I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You  -  Meters  - Art Neville
7. Somebody Told You  - Irma Thomas
8. You're Gonna Need Me  - Barbara Lynn  - Richard Wylie
9. Get Low Down  - Curly Moore  - Allen Toussaint
10. Life is Just a Struggle  - Johnny Adams
11. Occapella  - Lee Dorsey  - Allen Toussaint
12. Lover and a Friend  - Eddie Bo  - Eddie Bocage  -  Cheatham
13. Free, Single & Disengaged  - Huey "Piano" Smith
14. All Night Long, Pt. 1 & 2  - Robert Parker  - Mac Rebennack
15. Strange Love  - Slim Harpo
16. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man  - Skip Easterling
17. It Won't Be Long  -  Fratto  - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
18. Sufferin' Mind  -  Guitar Slim
19. Can't Hardly Keep From Cryin'  - Juke Boy Bonner  -  Shuler
20. Jock-a-Mo  - James "Sugar Boy" Crawford

Disc 2

21. Woman is the Root of All Evil  -  Dr. John  - Mac Rebennack
22. Night People  - Lee Dorsey  - Allen Toussaint
23. Get Ta' Steppin'  - Robert Parker
24. Pass the Hatchet  -  Oropeza  -  Roger & the Gypsies  -  Theriot
25. (Ooh, Wee Baby) What You Gonna Do  - Eddie Bo  - Eddie Bocage
26. You'll Lose a Good Thing  - Barbara Lynn
27. Louie  - Allen Toussaint
28. A Losing Battle  - Johnny Adams  - Mac Rebennack
29. I Did My Part  - Irma Thomas
30. On Bended Knees  -  Guidry  - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
31. What a Price  - Fats Domino  -  Jessup  -  Maddux
32. Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues  - Huey "Piano" Smith
33. Getting Married Soon  -  Prince La La
34. Bad Neighbourhood  - Mac Rebennack  -  Ronnie & the Delinquents
35. One More Day  - Slim Harpo
36. Well I Done Got Over It  -  Guitar Slim
37. Call Me Juke Boy  - Juke Boy Bonner  -  Shuler
38. I Like It Like That  - Chris Kenner  - Allen Toussaint
39. Hand Clapping Song  -  Meters  - Ziggy Modeliste  - Leo Nocentelli
40. Iko, Iko  -  Dixie Cups

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Skip Easterling   Primary Artist
Slim Harpo   Primary Artist
Art Neville   Primary Artist
Roger & the Gypsies   Primary Artist
Huey "Piano" Smith   Primary Artist
Lee Dorsey   Primary Artist
Chris Kenner   Primary Artist
Irma Thomas   Primary Artist
Guitar Slim   Primary Artist
Oliver Morgan   Primary Artist
The Meters   Primary Artist
Prince La La   Primary Artist
Juke Boy Bonner   Primary Artist
Ronnie & the Delinquents   Primary Artist
Robert Parker   Primary Artist
Johnny Adams   Primary Artist
Curly Moore   Primary Artist
Allen Toussaint   Primary Artist
Dr. John   Primary Artist
Eddie Bo   Primary Artist
Inez Cheatham   Primary Artist
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford   Primary Artist
Clarence "Frogman" Henry   Primary Artist
Tami Lynn   Primary Artist
Fats Domino   Primary Artist
Barbara Lynn   Primary Artist
The Dixie Cups   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Shuler   Composer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
Oropeza   Composer
Leo Nocentelli   Composer
Richard Wylie   Composer
Mac Rebennack   Composer
Guidry   Composer
Garth Cartwright   Sleeve Notes
Fratto   Composer
Juke Boy Bonner   Composer
Theriot   Composer
Jessup   Composer
Huey "Piano" Smith   Composer
Robert Parker   Composer
Ziggy Modeliste   Composer
Maddux   Composer
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford   Composer
Brooke Tardy   Artwork
Eddie Bocage   Composer