Mos' Scocious-Anthology

Dr. John

Dr. John / Mos' Scocious-Anthology
Genre: music4me > Rock > Rock
Format: 2 CD
Released: Tue 19 Oct 1993
Catalogue Number: EA71450.2
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Full Title: Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology. Personnel includes: Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack (vocals, guitar, piano); Jerry Byrne, Roland LeBlanc (vocals); Ernest McLean (guitar, mandolin); Steve Mann (guitar, banjo); Lonnie Boulden (flute); Leonard James (saxophone); Melvin Lastie (trumpet); Frank Fields, Earl Stanley (bass); Paul Staehle, John Boudreaux (drums); Mo Pedido (congas); Richard "Didimus" Washington (percussion); Dave Dixon, Jesse Hill (percussion, background vocals); Shirley Goodman, Joni Jonz, Tami Lynn, Sonny Ray Durdon (background vocals); Cold Grits. Additional guest artists: Ronnie Barron (vocals, percussion); Steve "Deacon" Hunter (guitar, background vocals); Harold Battiste (clarinet, bass, percussion); Gary Brown (acoustic & electric saxophones); Mark Colby (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Plas Johnson, Lee Allen (saxophone); Abe Laboriel (bass); Jeff Porcaro (drums); Ralph MacDonald (percussion); Doris Troy, P.P. Arnold (background vocals). Producers include: Harold Battiste, Tom Dowd, Dr. John, Charles Greene, Jerry Wexler. Compilation producer: James Austin. Includes liner notes by Jeff Hannusch. This two-disc set spans over 30 years of music by New Orleans' own Mac Rebennack, a.k.a. Dr. John. The earliest songs date from the '50s, when, as a teenager, he'd already made a name for himself as a guitarist. Studio work gave him inside glimpses of the working methods of Huey Smith, Allen Toussaint, Dave Bartholomew, and others. Drawing on the rich heritage of his hometown, he was already penning songs before he turned 20. Professor Longhair's influence can be heard in Rebennack's piano playing, as well as in his own contemporary's, James Booker. Rebennack had more than a dozen years of experience under his belt when he first successfully "emerged" as Dr. John in the late '60s. His colorfully festooned stage shows carried him well into the '70s, after which he turned out some stellar solo piano works (DR. JOHN PLAYS MAC REBENNACK, THE BRIGHTEST SMILE IN TOWN), fine New Orleans funk (TELEVISION) and even some standards (IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD). All of the above are well represented on this essential collection.

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Track Listing:

Disk 1
1.  Bad Neighborhood
2.  Morgus the Magnificent
3.  Storm Warning
4.  Sahara
5.  Down the Road
6.  Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
7.  Mama Roux
8.  Jump Sturdy
9.  I Walk On Guilded Splinters
10.  Black Widow Spider
11.  Loop Garoo
12.  Wash, Mama, Wash
13.  Mardi Gras Day
14.  Familiar Reality - Opening
15.  Zu Zu Mamou
16.  Mess Around
17.  Somebody Changed The Lock
Disk 2
1.  Iko Iko
2.  Junko Partner
3.  Tipitina
4.  Huey Smith Medley: High Blood Pressure/ Don't You Just Know It/ Well I'll Be John Brown
5.  Right Place Wrong Time
6.  Travelling Mood
7.  Life
8.  Such A Night
9.  I Been Hoodood
10.  Cold Cold Cold
11.  Quitters Never Win
12.  What Comes Around (Goes Around)
13.  MOS' Scocious
14.  Let's Make A Better World
15.  Back By The River
16.  I Wanna Rock
17.  Memories Of Prof. Longhair
18.  Honey Dripper
19.  Pretty Libby
20.  Makin'Whoopee
21.  Accentuate The Positive
22.  More Than You Know

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