The Ultimate Dr. John

by Dr. John

Overview

This collection is drawn from Dr. John's years on the Atlantic label. Drawing from the albums Gris-Gris, Gumbo, Remedies, Desitively Bonnaroo, and In the Right Place it puts his early years as the band leader in perspective. It takes us from the Hoodo-Voodoo sounds of "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" and "Iko Iko," to the more polished tunes like "Such a Night." It is a good sampling of New Orleans rhythm & blues of this phase of his recorded years. His long years as a studio musician earned him the respect of the many great "sidemen" (a virtual who's who of New Orleans musicians) that he has playing with him on this album. If you don't have early Dr. John this is a necessity. He is at his best here. ~ Bob Gottlieb

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0075992761222
Rank:	52401

Tracks

1. Right Place, Wrong Time
2. Such a Night
3. Traveling Moon
4. What Comes Around (Goes Around)
5. Me Minus You Equals Loneliness
6. Let's Make a Better World
7. Iko Iko
8. Let the Good Times Roll
9. Junko Partner
10. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights
11. Huey Smith Medley: High Blood Pressure/Don't You Just Know It/Well I'
12. Mardi Gras Day
13. Mama Roux
14. I Walk on Gilded Splinters

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dr. John   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Ralph McDonald   Guest Artist
Allen Toussaint   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
The Meters   Guest Artist
Kenneth Faulk   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Lee Allen   Saxophone
Dave Lastie   Saxophone
David Spinozza   Guitar
Mac Rebennack   Vocals
Peter Graves   Trombone,Euphonium
Gary Brown   Saxophone
Whit Sidener   Sax (Alto),Sax (Baritone)
Melvin Lastie   Cornet
Harold Battiste, Jr.   Saxophone
Ralph MacDonald   Percussion
Ziggy Modeliste   Drums
Art Neville   Guitar
George Porter, Jr.   Organ
Leo Nocentelli   Guitar
Fred Staehle   Drums
Sidney George   Horn,Saxophone
Shirley Goodman   Vocals (Background)
Morris Bechamin   Saxophone
Ken Klimak   Guitar
Ronnie Baron   Organ
Richard Washington   Percussion
Jimmy Calhoun   Bass
Tamiya Lynn   Vocals (Background)
Alvin Robinson   Guitar
Robbie Montgomery   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Bob Shad   Composer
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford   Composer
Earl King   Composer
Dr. John   Composer
James Waynes   Composer
Mac Rebennack   Composer
Huey "Piano" Smith   Composer
Jessie Hill   Composer
Johnny Vincent   Composer
Angelic Voices of Faith   Composer