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Music : Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack: The Legendary Sessions, Vol. 2
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Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack: The Legendary Sessions, Vol. 2 by: Dr. John |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0824594011125 Label: Clean Cuts Manufacturer: Clean Cuts Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Clean Cuts Release Date: February 21, 2006 Studio: Clean Cuts Sales Rank: 35558 MPN: 722 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: This is volume two of the solo piano recordings by the great Dr. John. A much expanded release of the album originally released back in 1979 under the title The Brightest Smile In Town. Contains some previously un-issed songs. Acadia. 2006. Amazon.com: The second of back-to-back solo albums cut in the early '80s, Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack: The Legendary Sessions Volume Two (originally released as The Brightest Smile in Town) presents a more balanced mix of vocal and instrumental tracks than its predecessor, Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack. While it's fun to hear the great New Orleans pianist romp through "Box Car Boogie" and patiently work his way through the twilight blues of "Pretty Libby," the unexpected treats are the best: a heartsick version of Jimmy Rodgers's "Waiting for a Train;" a Doc Pomus cover, "Average Kind of Guy," that sounds like Randy Newman on a particularly good day; and "Marie La Veau," a highly syncopated bow to one of the Crescent City's many voodoo queens. By the time Rebennack ends Brightest Smile with two gorgeous instrumentals--a lovely take on Harold Arlen's "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Suite Home New Orleans"--you're reminded just how encyclopedic his knowledge of American music is. (The 2006 reissue adds six previously unreleased bonus tracks.) --Keith Moerer Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - The Great Dr. JohnDr. John Plays Mac Rebennack: The Legendary Sessions, Vol. 2 A must for those who love piano music. This volume (and Volume 1) illustrate the originality of Dr. John, one of the great blues and funk piano players of the last 50 years. Other piano players in my collection include Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum, Errol Garner, Nat "King" Cole,as well as Fatha' Hines, J.P. Johnson, Fats Waller and Jelly Roll Morton. I think this album puts Dr. John in the group as a very different, very original player, and the album is extremely well recorded. Rating:  - Boring bar musicI bought the CD because I was looking for piano music and this one was highly recommended by reviewers. Well, it sure is one boring piece of work! I somehow missed reference on the music style. So, to you all who may be doing the same mistake: it is a blues music for bars. Go out Friday night and you'll have a great chance to hear the same music: the never-ending stream of notes to make you feel unworried and thirsty. Nothing great nor "legendary" about it really. It has something specifically American about it that I find difficult to relate to: too common, too simple, too simpleminded, too shortcoming. Sorry, but using piano for instrument doesn't make the music great; the melodies could have been played on harmonica or accordion instead and ... Read More: Rating: - Rythm and Blues MasterSomewhere in the mid-eighties Dr John released plays Mac Rebennack. Where a lot of the good doctor's studio work was at times plagued by mediocrity that release was suddenly a more than solid effort. Mac Rebennack is of course the Night Tripper himself, doctor John was suddenly playing out of his "own" songbook, although a lot of the compositions here are actually originated from some one else's pen. Plays Mac Rebennack gives you the good Doctor at his most pure, just the man and his rolling and funky piano, his rough and gruff voice and a great assortment of songs and instrumentals. The original release focussed on instrumental work, the vol. 2 companion of the re-release with outtakes from the original sessions focuses more on vocal outings of ... Read More: Rating: - Enjoyable Dr. JohnThis CD features really good blues piano. Sometimes soft and quiet and at other times quite strident. For me,this is really the way the piano should be in this genre. Dr John's vocals (not on all tracks) adds to the authenticity. Rating: - Fantastic albumA great way to revisit classic Dr. John. Remastered for amazing sound with a TON of bonus tracks...this is a fantastic album for any Dr. John fan or someone looking to get into his stuff. Definitely pick it up! |
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