N'awlinz: Dis Dat or D'udda

Dr. John
Blue Note
Blues | Sep 2004

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-09-28
Tribute to New Orleans jazz. Dr. John sounds great as usual but sometimes gets obscured behind all the trappings: strings (1), choir (2, 3), special guests like Mavis Staples (2,3), Randy Newman (10), Willie Nelson (11).

If you don't know Dr. John: Expect lots of slow-tempo, spirited bluesy jazz, a very "roots" sound, some great blues piano splashes, and a gruff Tom Waits-like voice.

1- Slow and cinematic, with strings
2- "Saints" done in funeral dirge mode.
3- Upbeat gospel w/Dirty Dozen Brass Band
4- Story about a voodoo queen, with slow mellow backdrop
5- Piano/trumpet duet, slowish and warm. Tribute to Louis Armstrong.
6- Midtempo soul, a slow strut.
7- Midtempo, party feel with lots of shouting
8- '70s street funk feel. Cool monologue
9- Cute tango, midtempo with an almost Calypso air
10- Randy Newman, happy uptempo
11- Midtempo blues; nice guitar solo
12- Midtempo. Gritty feel.
13- Midtempo. Scratch viola solo from Gatemouth Brown.
14- Slowish barroom shuffle
15- Playful track on organ. Classic tune.
16- Stompy swampy blues
17- BB King and Willie Nelson and Dirty Dozen Brass Band
18- Slow and cinematic, with strings and vocals

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Charting

2004-09-27 — 2004-11-29 Jazz
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Oct 10 2
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Track listing

1. Quatre Parishe
2. When the Saints Go Marching
3. Lay My Burden Down
4. Marie Laveau
5. Dear Old Southland
6. Dis, Dat or D'udda
7. Chickee Le Pas
8. The Monkey
9. Shango Tango
10. I Ate Up the Apple Tree
11. You Ain't Such a Much
12. Life's a One Way Ticket
13. Hen Layin' Rooster
14. Stakalee
15. Eh Las Bas
16. St. James Infirmary
17. Time Marches on
18. I'm Goin' Home