Dr.John : Plays Mac Rebennack 1981

Mac Rebennack

Real Name : Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr.
Profile : American vocalist, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, session musician.
Born November 21, 1940, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Mac Rebennack is the real name of Dr. John

The legendary Dr. John is a six-time GRAMMY Award-winning musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Known throughout the world as the embodiment of New Orleans’ musical legacy, Dr. John is a true icon in American culture. His colorful musical career began in the 1950s when he wrote and played guitar on some of the greatest records to come out of the Crescent City, .

 Review by Thom Owens

Dr. John was always respected as a consummate pianist, but he didn't make a solo, unaccompanied piano record until 1981's Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack.

The wait was well worth it. His music had always been impressive, but this is the first time that his playing had been put on full display, and it reveals that there's even more depth and intricacies to his style than previously expected. More importantly, the music simply sounds good and gritty, as he turns out a set of New Orleans R&B (comprised of both originals and classics) that is funky, swampy and real.

Label : Demon Records
Made in : England
Recorded by Dean Roumanis using the Mark Levinson Audio Systems at Orpheus Nusic in New York City , August 1981 .
Genre : Jazz , Blues
Style : Louisiana Blues
Year : 1981
Format : Vinyl LP

Side A

01. Porothy
02. Mac's Boogie
03. Memories of Professor Longhair
04. The Nearness of You
05. Delicado









Side B

06. Honey Dripper
07. Big mac
08. New island midnight
09. Saints
10. Pinetop

MP3 @320  Size : 95.6 MB
FLAC  Size : 177 MB

Dr . John : Goin' back in New Orleans 1992

Combining New Orleans funk, glitter, and voodoo charm, pianist Dr. John was an energetic frontman in the early '70s ("Right Place, Wrong Time") and a behind-the-scenes mover before and since.
Dr. John slowly acquired a loyal cult following, including Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger, who played on The Sun, Moon & Herbs. He moved to the more accessible regions of funk (backed by the Meters) on In the Right Place (#24, 1973). Produced by Allen Toussaint (who also played in Dr. John’s band on a 1973 tour and who produced Desitively Bonnaroo) “Right Place, Wrong Time” (#9) was his biggest hit, followed a few months later by “Such a Night” (#42). In 1973 Dr. John also worked in Triumvirate, a short-lived trio with Mike Bloomfield and John Hammond Jr. (John Paul Hammond). He appeared in the Band’s 1978 farewell concert film, The Last Waltz. In 1981 he released the first of several solo piano LPs, Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack.

( from The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001)

Songs


1. Litanie Des Saints
2. Careless Love
3. My Indian Red
4. Milneburg Joys
5. I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden say
6. Basin Street blues
7. Didn't He Ramble
8. Do You Call That A Buddy?
9. How Come My Dog Don't bark when you come 'round
10. Good Night, Irene
11. Fess Up
12. Since I Fell for you
13. I'll Be Glad when you' re Dead , you rascal you
14. Cabbage Head
15. Goin' Home Tomorrow
16. Blue Monday
17. Scald Dog
18. Goin' Back To New Orleans

Size 158 MB
Format : CD
Label : Warner bros Records
Bitrate 320

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Dr. John performing the music of Duke Ellington ( HERE )

Dr John : Duke Elegant (1999)

DR JOHN PERFORMING THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON

Duke Elegant certainly wasn't the only tribute to Duke Ellington put out in honor of the 100th anniversary of the legendary bandleader, nor was it even the first time Dr. John had tackled his material. But it would be hard to find a better homage than this one. Dr. John proves a surprisingly good match for Ellington's material, placing a tremendously funky foundation under the composer's tunes. The sound is dominated by the good doctor's incomparable New Orleans piano and organ, naturally, and the best tracks are those whose melodies are carried solely by his keyboard work, such as instrumentals "Caravan" and "Things Ain't What They Used to Be." The vocal cuts are fine -- his takes on the Ellington ballad "Solitude" and especially the dreamy, elegant "Mood Indigo" show off Dr. John's uniquely expressive voice as well as any of his early-era recordings -- though he occasionally tends to approach self-caricature, as on "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)." Any weakness, however, is more than made up for by the closing rearrangement of "Flaming Sword," one of three Ellington rarities here. Dr. John transforms the instrumental into a luminous, gorgeously melodic display of Professor Longhair-style piano over an astonishingly sexy New Orleans funk rhythm. Ultimately, Duke Elegant holds up both as an innovative twist on the Ellington songbook and as a solid Dr. John album in its own right.
[Kenneth Bays allmusic.com Review]

Tracks

1 On the wrong side of the railroad tracks

2 I'm gonna go fishing

3 It don't mean a thing (If it ain't got that swing)

4 Perdido

5 Don't get around much anymore

6 Solitude

7 Satin doll

8 Moon indigo

9 Do nothin' 'til you hear from me

10 Thing's ain't what they used to be

11 Caravan

12 Flaming sword

Bitrate 320 Size 152 MB

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