Dr. John - Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack: The Legendary Sessions Vol. 1

Source: Digital Lossless Copy
Size: 163.6 MB
Time: 71:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2002
Styles: Piano Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Dorothy (3:24)
02. Mac's Boogie (3:59)
03. Memories Of Professor Longhair (3:52)
04. The Nearness Of You (3:55)
05. Delicado (4:18)
06. Silent Night (3:41)
07. Dance A La Negres (4:42)
08. Wade In The Water (4:14)
09. Honey Dripper (3:36)
10. Big Mac (5:10)
11. New Island Midnight (4:12)
12. Saints (4:46)
13. Pinetop (3:13)
14. Careless Love (7:12)
15. Deep Blues (2:56)
16. Ti-Na-Na (3:43)
17. Dorothy (Take 2) (4:15)

By the early '80s, Dr. John was mostly in demand as a session player and ad jingle writer, but he cut a pair of back-to-back solo piano albums that proved he was still capable of greatness. The first, Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, ranges widely, from joyous tributes ("Memories of Professor Longhair," "Pinetop") and slow blues ("New Island Blues," "Saints") to graceful standards such as "Dance à la Negres" and "Wade in the Water." With the exception of a gentle version of "The Nearness of You" and a peppy take on "Silent Night," this album is all instrumental--a joy if you're a fan of solo piano, though perhaps a bit wearing if you're not. (The 2002 reissue adds four previously unreleased bonus tracks.) --Keith Moerer

The Legendary Sessions Vol. 1

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