...After starting out with a wild stage act and unusual costumes, Dr. John has evolved into a vocal stylist and piano virtuoso, which makes the idea of doing this sort of material appealing. And he does it well, turning out a leisurely duet with Rickie Lee Jones on "Makin' Whoopee" that won a Grammy (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group), and giving sad feeling to "My Buddy." Maybe he has changed since the Gris Gris days, but even a mellowed Dr. John is a tasty one. - AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
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01 Makin' Whoopee! 02 Candy 03 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive 04 My Buddy 05 In a Sentimental Mood 06 Black Night 07 Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying 08 Love for Sale 09 More Than You Know
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Dr. John "In A Sentimental Mood"
gitit! pw: rideyourpony
http://www102.zippyshare.com/v/Rw21UFu4/file.html
Thank you RYP for the Mac Rebannack this is one of his absolute best! Scratchin' pt. 2:
Clarence Green was a session Guitarist for Peacock Records, in Houston, and his Brother Cal Green later recorded for Modern and had a minor hit w/“The Big Push" on Federal, (found on Scratchin' offered up here on TZ a while back) , at age 17 Cal Green took the guitar chair for the Midnight’s (Hank Ballard’s band) recording as lead guitarist: "Tore Up Over You", "Open The Back Door", and in 1959 wrote “The Twist” with Hank Ballard, but his writing credit was lost in the shuffle when Chubby Checker came along and got all the credit for the song. Further Cal was sentenced to 2 years in jail for marijuana right when his career was taking off.(You think you have bad luck? imagine losing the writing credits for “The Twist” and then getting tossed in the can for 2 years for pot?!!!) Cal Green is featured here on some really raw and rocking early sides... if you like Clarence Gatemouth Brown’s Peacock sides, (& who doesn’t?) you will like this CD. -Cheers
Clarence and Cal Green “Jumping Houston Guitarists” P-Vine
http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/XDuldELe/file.html
Cal Green, later on in Los Angeles, gravitated to jazz, playing with Jack McDuff, Lou Rawls, and Charles Kynard. He is the guitarist on "Professor Soul” a great Kynard release on Prestige from ’63, recently posted over at Groover’s Choice. Here Charles Kynard returns the favor on a rarer than rare release from 1967- “Tripping”, originally on Mutt and Jeff records. This is a wickedly good & raw Organ/Guitar funk album, dont miss it. My CD/myRip@320 -Cheers.
Tripping With Cal Green 1967 P-Vine
http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/mrtdCCR2/file.html
Jimmy Nolen: Mojo Magazine ranks Jimmy Nolen the 12th greatest guitarist in history, mostly for his work with James Brown..(think: "Papas Got a Brand New Bag”). Nolen Started in Oklahoma playing dives as a teenager when the great blues singer Jimmy Wilson grabbed him and brought him out to Los Angeles when he became a session player for Modern Records. Working with George Smith & others. He then joined Johnny Otis in 1957, replacing the incomparable Pete Guitar Lewis (Listen to Nolen on “Willie and the Hand Jive”). In 1965 he joined J.B. until 1970 when the entire band quit. 7 cuts NOT on the must own “Scratchin’ “ release, Served by RYP prior….(The brief liner has a poster of Nolen appearing at The Pismo Beach, California (!) Rose Ballroom, where I used to see shows. I remember Lowell George there in '76….)
The Houndblog has a great Review of Nolan singles here- http://thehoundblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/jimmy-nolen-bc-before-chank.html
Jimmy Nolan "Before The Funk" (Federal, Imperial, Elko, & DIG sides )
http://www64.zippyshare.com/v/lNiTfOCO/file.html
Great post always, of course for my taste ;-)
RYP & Crispy: Blessings on you both for a nice assortment of less-known grooves.
Hi Crispy.
Thanks for the great music ; Clarence and Cal Green.
Crispy
Thanks for the Cal Green and Jimmy Nolan!
Boogieboy, apauling,& marty123 Glad you like my old school shares! The range of music on this blog is great. Was it Duke Eliington said there are 2 types of music...Good & Bad (!), (or country AND Western, or Rhythm AND Blues hehe as we used to say on the bandstand...)
RYP listening to this DR John again, this is definitely a bit more commercial but good nonetheless and his version of "my buddy" is the best ever laid down, but he always does that one good!
I wonder how many albums he has played on? Thousands? I know probably a blogs worth at least...
thanx for another great Dr John. any chance of an Afterglow up?
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