Track Listing

1. Quatre Parishe
2. When The Saints Go Marching In
3. Lay My Burden Down
4. Marie Laveau
5. Dear Old Southland
6. Dis, Dat Or D’Udda
7. Chickee Le Pas
8. The Monkey
9. Shango Tango
10. I Ate Up The Apple Tree
11. You Ain’t Such-A-Much
12. Life Is A One Way Ticket
13. Hen Layin’ Rooster
14. Stakalee
15. Eh Las Bas
16. St James Infirmary
17. Time Marches On
18. I’m Goin’ Home

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11742 in Music
• Released on: 2004-06-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Having perhaps slipped-up when attempting to think up an alluring title for his new album, New Awlinz--Dis Dat or D'Udda the sexagenarian boogie and blues pianist Dr John has certainly lost none of his grip on the ivory or sense of a finely carved groove. Throughout his career Dr John, aka Malcolm John Rebennack Jr, has experimented with his own semi-psychedelic blend of rock, R&B, jazz and blues with a sprinkling of New Orleans soul, Mardi Gras madness and voodoo vibes thrown in for good measure.

A musical history of New Orleans, N'Awlinz Dis Dat or D'Udda, blends all John's influences while paying tribute to his 1940 birthplace in fittingly reverential style alongside a wealth of guests such as BB King, Willie Nelson and Randy Newman. Produced by Stewart Levine, who has worked with everyone from Sly & the Family Stone to Jamie Cullum, N'Awlinz Dis Dat or D'Udda is a polished album of good-time grooves that mixes everything from gospel to ragtime, finding John in his element if perhaps not on the kind of irresistible form that made previous work such as In The Right Place so essential. --Christopher Barrett

Album Description
Dr John’s curiously titled new album New Awlinz: Dis Dat or D’Udda presents a personal history of the music and culture of New Orleans as experienced by one of its greatest exponents. Produced by the legendary Stewart Levine, it embraces a variety of musical styles both past and present, and features special guests including BB King, Randy Newman and Willie Nelson.

CD Description
Umpteenth solo album of voodoo swamp blues from the erstwhile Mac Rebennack. A tribute to his hometown of New Orleans, this features contributions from some of his early inspirations including jazz drummers Earl Palmer and Smokey Johnson, B.B. King, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.

Customer Reviews

Mostly fantastic
Dr. John's outings over the last ten years or so have been nothing short of first rate. Albums like "Duke Elegant", "Creole Moon" and "Goin' Back To New Orleans" are worthy of a place in anybody's collection, and his latest guest-laden offering is no exception.

To my mind, a lot of Dr. John's best work stems from his imaginative interpretations of old material, and indeed we are treated to a dark New Orleans funeral version of "When The Saints Go Marching In" (with the formidable Mavis Staples), a Latin-infused trip down to "St. James Infirmary" (with Eddie Bo), and a laid-back reworking of the old hustler-murderer legend "Stakalee" (which the Dr. visited in 1971 on his brilliant "Gumbo" album). There are other highlights too in such tracks as "Chickee Le Pas", which recalls the deep Mardi Gras funk of the Wild Tchoupitoulis, and a pleasingly countrified version of "You Ain't So Such-A-Much" with Willie Nelson.

Despite all this, there are weaker points to the album - at times is feels a little as though it welters under the weight and diversity of its guest singers, not all of whom perform to their strong suit. In particular, Nelson and even BB King sound under-par on "Time Marches On" and Randy Newman doesn't do all that well on "I Ate Up The Apple Tree". But to be honest, there is so much quality stuff here that a couple of substandard tracks shouldn't deter you from buying it.

Still Cookin' !
The Gumbo stew still tastes good, perhaps better with age.
The Doctor is back (though never really away) & sounding
as fresh as ever. This CD really cooks! It's one big melting pot of
long-time influences that have all affected the doc over the years.
Now he's pulled it all together & seamlessly united some of the
most important musicians both from within 'N'awlinz' & elsewhere
to deliver a well rounded & completely satisfying stew.
Especially tasty are the earthy tones of the great Mavis Staples on the
opening cuts laying down one helluva heavy burden & rousing the spirits of the past with the authority of a voodoo priestess.
Bon appetite' !

It's just great!
Great songs from New Orleans. Great new arrangements and sounds. Great guests - Cyril Neville, Mavis Staple, Snooks Eaglin and many many more. Sound is also great.
I just love it!