DR.JOHN - N'Awlinz Dis Dat Or D'Udda 2004

DR.JOHN - N'Awlinz Dis Dat Or D'Udda 2004

Blues

As befitting Dr. John's New Orleans roots, there's a rather magical, Dorian Gray-esque quality to the sumptuous buffet that is N'Awlinz: Dis, Dat or D'udda. Remarkably, the pied piper of Crescent City boosterism sounds younger and more fully alive on this 18-track collection than his did some three-and-a-half decades ago when the seminal Gris-Gris first introduced us to the crushed-glass magnificence of his howls and growls. It doesn't hurt, of course, that the good Doctor is assisted not only by several dozen of the best singers and sideman his (or any other) part of the world has to offer but also by such welcome guests as Mavis Staples, B.B. King, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson, Cyril Neville, Nicolas Payton and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.

Beginning and ending with newly-penned originals-the spirited "Quatre Parishe" for openers and the appropriately funereal "I'm Goin' Home" to close-Dr. John fills the middle with reworkings of 16 classics that have contributed to his, and the city's, vibrant legacy throughout the past half-century. In a musical (and sociological) first, he unites three rival Mardi Gras tribes-the Golden Eagles, Mighty Cloud Hunters and Mandingo Warriors-collectively dubbing them the Mardi Gras Indians, for a rendition of the recently minted "Chickee le Pas" that brings exalted meaning to the term funkadelic. Elsewhere, there are sizzling, back-to-back teamings with Staples on the staples "When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Lay My Burden Down," a double dose of King on "Hen Layin' Rooster" and "Time Marches On" (also featuring Nelson), a "Such a Much" that demonstrates how seamlessly complementary his and Nelson's voices are and an incendiary "St. James Infirmary" featuring Eddie Bo.

I must confess, though, a special fondness for "I Ate Up the Apple Tree," a biblically themed lullaby that Dr. John used to sing to his kids, here enlivened by the inimitable Newman. The accompanying press release praises N'Awlinz as "the most heartfelt musical love letter the city of New Orleans has ever received." For once, publicist hyperbole is anything but.
By Christopher Loudon.
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This album is mesmerizing! This is definately one of the most enjoyable albums I have heard this year. Dr John brings the "flava" of New Orleans home in this album with the funeral dirge-like lamenting of "When The Saints Go Marching In" (with Mavis Staples)- also the Marie Laveau with Cyrille Neville is enchanting. Not to mention all the other remarkable vocal couplings with other legendary artists! Get in the bayou mood and get this one!
By A. Christensen.
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01. Quatre Parishe 2:14
Congas - Alfred "Uganda" Roberts
Double Bass - Bill Huntington
Percussion - Joachim Cooder , John Boudreaux
Piano - Dr. John
Strings - The Wardell Quezergue Strings
Written-By - Mac Rebennack
02. When The Saints Go Marching In 4:52
Arranged By - Davell Crawford
Double Bass - Bill Huntington
Drums - Earl Palmer
Guitar - John Fohl , Steve Masakowski
Horns - The Wardell Quezergue Strings
Piano, Organ, Vocals - Dr. John
Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Vocals - Davell Crawford Singers , Mavis Staples
Written-By - Mac Rebennack
03. Lay My Burden Down 4:32
Bass Drum, Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Double Bass, Banjo - Bill Huntington
Drums [Snare] - Earl Palmer
Featuring - Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The
Piano, Vocals - Dr. John
Vocals - Davell Crawford Singers , Mavis Staples
Written-By - Mac Rebennack
04. Marie Laveau 6:49
Backing Vocals - The Creolettes
Bass [Electric] - David Barard
Congas - Alfred "Uganda" Roberts
Double Bass - Bill Huntington
Drums - Earl Palmer , Herman Ernest III
Guitar - Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Horns, Strings - The Wardell Quezergue Horns
Percussion - Kenyatta Simon
Piano - Cyril Neville
Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Vocals - Mardi Gras Indians, The
Written-By - Robert Gurley
05. Dear Old Southland 2:41
Piano - Dr. John
Trumpet - Nicholas Payton
Written-By - Henry Creamer , J. Turner Layton
06. Dis, Dat Or D'Udda 4:20
Backing Vocals - The Creolettes
Bass [Electric] - David Barard
Congas - Alfred "Uganda" Roberts
Drums - Herman Ernest III
Guitar, Keyboards [Wurlitzer], Piano, Vocals - Dr. John
Horns - The Wardell Quezergue Horns
Keyboards, Organ - Willie Tee
Percussion - Smokey Johnson
Written-By - Mac Rebennack
07. Chickee Le Pas 4:02
Double Bass - Bill Huntington
Drums - Earl Palmer
Featuring - The Mardi Gras Indians
Guitar - John Fohl
Guitar, Keyboards [Wurlitzer], Piano, Vocals - Dr. John
Horns - The Wardell Quezergue Horns
Keyboards, Organ, Vocals - Willie Tee
Tambourine - Herman Ernest , Smokey Johnson
Vocals - Cyril Neville
Written-By - Mac Rebennack
08. The Monkey 3:49
Bass [Electric] - David Barard
Congas - Alfred "Uganda" Roberts
Drums - Herman Ernest III
Guitar, Piano, Vocals - Dr. John
Percussion - Kenyatta Simon
Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Trumpet - Dave Bartholomew
Voice - Eddie Bo
Written-By - Dave Bartholomew , Pearl King
09. Shango Tango 1:27
Acoustic Guitar - Steve Masakowski
Bass [Electric] - David Barard
Congas - Alfred "Uganda" Roberts
Drums - Herman Ernest III
Keyboards - Willie Tee
Percussion - Kenyatta Simon , Smokey Johnson
Piano - Dr. John
Written-By - Mac Rebennack , Wilson Turbinton
10. I Ate Up The Apple Tree 3:34
Backing Vocals - Creolettes, The
Bass [Electric] - David Barard
Congas - Alfred "Uganda" Roberts
Drums - Herman Ernest III
Guitar - Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Horns - The Wardell Quezergue Horns
Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Vocals - Randy Newman
Vocals, Piano - Dr. John
Written-By - Dave Williams
11. You Ain't Such A Much 3:11
Double Bass - Bill Huntington
Drums - Earl Palmer
Guitar - John Fohl
Guitar [Solo], Vocals - Snooks Eaglin
Guitar, Vocals - Willie Nelson
Horns - The Wardell Quezergue Horns
Piano, Vocals - Dr. John
Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Written-By - Pleasant Joseph
12. Life Is A One Way Ticket 4:25
Clarinet - Ralph Johnson Sr.
Double Bass - Bill Huntington
Drums - Earl Palmer
Guitar - Tambourine
Horns - The Wardell Quezergue Horns
Piano, Keyboards [Fender Rhodes], Vocals - Dr. John
Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Written-By - Pleasant Joseph
13. Hen Layin' Rooster 3:35
Double Bass - Bill Huntington
Drums - Earl Palmer
Guitar - Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Horns - The Wardell Quezergue Horns
Organ - Willie Tee*
Piano, Organ, Vocals - Dr. John
Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Viola [Solo] - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Vocals - B.B. King
Written-By - Mac Rebennack , Pleasant Joseph
14. Stakalee 4:34
Backing Vocals - The Creolettes
Double Bass - Bill Huntington
Drums - Earl Palmer
Guitar - Tambourine
Horns - The Wardell Quezergue Horns
Piano, Vocals - Dr. John
Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Written-By - Mac Rebennack , Martin Kaelin
15. En Las Bas 2:35
Bass [Electric] - David Barard
Congas - Alfred "Uganda" Roberts
Drums - Herman Ernest III
Organ - Dr. John
Percussion - Kenyatta Simon
Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Trumpet - Leroy Jones
Written-By - Edward Ory*
16. St. James Infrimary 4:40
Bass [Electric] - David Barard
Congas - Alfred "Uganda" Roberts
Drums - Herman Ernest III
Horns - The Wardell Quezergue Horns
Keyboards - Willie Tee
Percussion - Joachim Cooder
Piano, Vocals - Dr. John
Tambourine - Smokey Johnson
Vocals - Eddie Bo
Written-By - Joe Primrose
17. Time Marches On 4:19
Backing Vocals - The Creolettes
Double Bass - Bill Huntington
Drums - Earl Palmer
Guitar - John Fohl , Snooks Eaglin , Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Horns - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band,The Wardell Quezergue Horns
Piano, Vocals - Dr. John
Tambourine, Bass Drum - Smokey Johnson
Written-By - Joe Willoughby , Louis Jordan , Mac Rebennack
18. I'm Going Home 2:21
Backing Vocals - The Creolettes
Double Bass - Bill Huntington
Drums - Herman Ernest III
Piano, Vocals - Dr. John
Strings - The Wardell Quezergue Strings
Vocals, Percussion - Cyril Neville
Written-By - Mac Rebennack
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