Dr. John – Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya: Singles 1968-1974 (2LP)

Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr. lived an extraordinary life, from which we all benefitted.

His combination of New Orleans R&B, blues, jazz, funk, and rock permeated the musical landscape of the late ’60s and beyond. While quite young, he was influenced by piano players, including Professor Longhair. As a teenage musical prodigy, Mac was a songwriter, arranger, A&R guy, and a producer for Ace Records, running sessions with legendary artists. During the 1960s, as a “first call” Los Angeles studio musician, he honed his chops doing session work for artists including Sonny & Cher, Canned Heat, and Frank Zappa.

Years later, he developed his persona of Dr. John The Night Tripper and his 1968 debut album, Gris Gris, was a phenomenon, attracting fans across the musical spectrum.

Tracklist

Disc 1 – Side A
1. Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
2. I Walk on Gilded Splinters (Pt. I)
3. I Walk on Gilded Splinters (Pt. II)
4. Mama Roux
5. Jump Sturdy
6. The Patriotic Flag-Waver (Mono)

Disc 1 – Side B
1. Wash, Mama, Wash
2. Loop Garoo
3. Iko Iko
4. Huey “Piano” Smith Medley
5. Wang Dang Doodle
6. Big Chief

Disc 2 – Side A
1. A Man of Many Words
2. Let the Good Times Roll
3. Stack-A-Lee
4. Right Place Wrong Time
5. I Been Hoodood
6. Such a Night
7. Cold Cold Cold (Single)

Disc 2 – Side B
1. Traveling Mood
2. Same Old Same Old
3. Life
4. (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
5. Mos’ Scocious
6. Let’s Make a Better World
7. Me Minus You Equals Loneliness