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| 1. I. Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya | |||
| 2. Danse Kalinda Ba Boom | |||
| 3. Mama Roux | |||
| 4. Danse Fambeaux | |||
| 5. Croker Courtbullion | |||
| 6. Jump Sturdy | |||
| 7. I Walk On Gilded Splinters | |||
| 8. Babylon | |||
| 9. Barefoot Lady | |||
| 10. Twilight Zone | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Iko Iko | |||
| 2. Big Chief | |||
| 3. Somebody Changed The Lock | |||
| 4. Junko Partner | |||
| 5. Tipitina | |||
| 6. Huey Piano Smith Medley | |||
| 7. Right Place Wrong Time | |||
| 8. Travelling Mood | |||
| 9. Life | |||
| 10. Such A Night | |||
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This is a quite brilliant 2CD compilation at an astounding price. This compilation covers the Doctor's years on Atlantic records ATCO subsidary from the swampy voodoo of 'Gris Gris' to the third line New Orleans funk of 'Desitively Bonaroo'. The sound is pin-sharp sounding remastered to me which is a boon since some of the original CD issues of the albums covered by this compilation date from the early '90s and as a result sound a bit 'thin' in comparison. Regarding the music the most significant observation is that the 1st CD contains the ENTIRETY (!) of Dr. John's '68 masterpiece, 'Gris Gris' which suffice to say is some of the eeriest yet accessible music ever made. In addition the 1st CD contains other choice tracks from the Doctor's late 60's / early 70's "voodoo" phase taking songs from 'Babylon' and 'Sun, Moon & Herbs' (in the latter instance the whole album split over CD1 & CD2) though curiously nothing from 'Remedies' (and therefore sadly does not include one of my favorites the joyous "Mardi Gras Day"). The selections are pretty solid though obviously you can nit-pick about the exact picks, for example I'd like to have seen space for "Glowin'" which is my favorite track from 'Babylon' but space limitations and the fact that all of 'Gris Gris' and 'Sun, Moon & Herbs' are here here makes omissions such as these forgiveable. The second CD is pure gold containing the balance of 'Sun, Moon & Herbs' and an intelligent selection of tracks from Dr. John's New Orleans roots excavation "Gumbo" (6 tracks) and the Doctor's two New Orleans funk classics; "In The Right Place" (6 tracks) and "Desitively Bonaroo" (6 tracks). No complaints about any of the selections here and the latter half of CD2 contains some of the funkiest music ever laid down in the 1970's (he was being produced by Allen Toussaint and backed up by the Meters at the time which should be recommendation enough!). Therefore in conclusion 2+ hours of some of the best (and original) music of the late '60s / early '70s for under a fiver you'd be a fool to pass on this one.
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A good album with a selection from Dr John's earlier albums. A little bit deceptive calling the album The Best of the Night Tripper, as Dr John dropped the Night Tripper bit after the fourth album, and this collection has songs after that. I was only interested in the Night Tripper era and those are represented by the whole of the 1st album Gris Gris, four tracks from the Babylon, nothing from Remedies and the whole of Sun, Moon & Herbs. Plus tracks from Gumbo and other later albums. The track listing is shown wrong here CD finishes with Familiar Reality-Opening and the second CD starts with Pots on the Fiyo. That is a pain as half of Sun, Moon & Herbs is on the first CD and the other half on the second. Why didn't they put Gris Gris and Sun Moon & Herbs on the first CD and four tracks from Babylon of the second CD? Still worth buying.
Format:Audio CD
Within a minute of starting to listen to this I was transported back to dark, moody late 1960s/early 70s parties with strange smelling smokiness (just jossticks?)chilled partygoers,and endless slow,funky music. A double album for a few quid - tremendous value if you remember Dr John. The first cd is a bit too experimental for me, but the second CD has a number of strong songs with really good musicians and backing vocals. Give it a whirl!
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OUT TAKES & ODD MIXES
A curious compilation of halfassed Gris Gris out takes and threadbare sweepings from the studio floor -
on some tracks the sound engineer goes missing, on others its the odd... Read more
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Published on 13 April 2010 by P. Fraser
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