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DR JOHN MERCERNARY
Label Blue Note
Release Date May 23, 2006
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For as much as Dr. John is associated with New Orleans R&B, he's logged plenty of miles roaming through the Great American Songbook. On MERCERNARY, he manages to bring the two worlds together. On this tribute to the great songwriter Johnny Mercer, the old Night Tripper takes Mercer-penned standards like "Blues in the Night" and "That Old Black Magic" and comes dangerously close to redefining them. By adding his patented serpentine Big Easy groove to these well worn tunes, he comes up with a new sound that blows a breath of fresh air into the Mercer catalogue--a feat few other interpreters could manage.
Recording information: Piety Street Studios, New Orleans, LA.
Personnel: Dr. John (vocals, piano, organ); Dr. John; John Fohl (guitar, guitars, background vocals); Eric Truab, Herbert Hardisty, James Rivers, Eric Traub (tenor saxophone); Alonzo Bowen (baritone saxophone); Charlie Miller (trumpet); David Barard (bass guitar, background vocals); Kenyatta Simon, Kenyatta Simon (percussion); Herman V. Ernest III (drums, percussion, background vocals).
1.Blues in the Night
2.You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
3.Personality
4.Hit the Road to Dreamland
5.I'm an Old Cow Hand
6.Dream
7.Lazy Bones
8.That Old Black Magic
9.Come Rain or Come Shine
10.Moon River
11.Tangerine
12.I Ain't No Johnny Mercer
13.Save the Bones for Henry Jones
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