Dr. John releases ‘Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch,’ a tribute album to Louis Armstrong (2014)
Dr. John’s ‘Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch’ is a tribute album to Louis Armstrong, released on August 19, 2014 by Concord.
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1 . Tribute To Satchmo (w* Nicholas Payton , The North Sea Jazz Festival, 2014)
2 . Plays Louis Armstrong‘s Piano!
3 . (Vitoria Jazzn 2014)
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Track Listing : 1.What A Wonderful World (George Douglas, Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) – 04:10 . 2.Mack The Knife (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 06:13 . 3.Tight Like This (Langston Curl) – 04:51 . 4.I’Ve Got The World On A String (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 04:04 . 5.Gut Bucket Blues (Louis Armstrong) – 02:47 . 6.Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (Dr. John) – 04:45 . 7.That’S My Home (Ben Ellison, Otis Rene, Leon René) – 03:55 . 8.Nobody Knows The Trouble I’Ve Seen (Dr. John) – 04:36 . 9.Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll.6:36 . 10.Dippermouth Blues (Joseph Oliver) – 04:27 . 11.Sweet Hunk O’ Trash (James P. Johnson, Flournoy E. Miller) – 04:18 . 12.Memories Of You (Eubie Blakeandy Razaf) – 05:02 . 13.When You’Re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay) – 02:40
Musicians : Dr. John – Guitar, Horn, Piano, Vocals . The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Band On (13) . Wendell Brunious – Flugelhorn On (7) . James “12” Andrews – Trumpet On (10) . Terence Blanchard – Trumpet On (9) . Nicholas Payton – Trumpet On (1 – 5) . Arturo Sandoval – Trumpet On (3 – 12) . The Mccrary Sisters – Vocals (Background) On (7 – 8) . The Blind Boys Of Alabama – Vocals On (9) . Shemekia Copeland – Vocals On (11) . Anthony Hamilton – Vocals On (6) . Mike Ladd – Vocals On (2) . Ledisi – Vocals On (8) . Bonnie Raitt – Vocals On (4) . Telmary – Vocals On (3) . Jason Weaver – Bass (Acoustic) . Reginald Veal – Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric) . Anthony Gullage – Bass (Electric) . Donald Ramsey – Bass (Electric) . Tom Fischer – Clarinet . Rex Gregory – Clarinet (Bass) . Alvin Ford, Jr. – Drums . Jamison Ross – Drums . Herlin Riley – Drums, Tambourine . Khari Allen Lee – Flute, Saxophone Alto . Derwin “Big D” Perkins – Guitar . Kendrick Marshall – Guitar, Keyboards . Bobby Floyd – Hammond B3 . Ivan Neville – Hammond B3 . Alonzo Bowens – Horn . Brian Quezergue – Horn . Tom Mallone – Horn . Sarah Morrow – Horn, Trombone . Poncho Sanchez – Percussion . Roderick Paulin – Saxophone Alto . Carl Blouin Sr. – Saxophone Baritone . Oliver Bonie – Saxophone Baritone . Roger Lewis – Saxophone Baritone . Tony Dagradi – Saxophone Tenor . Kevin Harris – Saxophone Tenor . Ed Petersen – Saxophone Tenor . Gregory Davis – Trumpet . Efrem Pierre Towns – Trumpet . Kirk Joseph – Sousaphone . Barney Floyd – Trumpet . Bernard Floyd – Trumpet . Eric Lucero – Trumpet . Nick Volz – Trumpet
Production : Produced By Sarah Morrow, Dr. John . Yoichi Yamamoto – Assistant Engineer . Joe Viers – Editing . Chad Brown – Engineer . Chris Finney – Engineer . Dustin Higgins – Engineer . Jeff Jones “The Jedi Master” – Engineer . Seth Presant – Engineer . Jeremy Rojas – Engineer . Will Wetzel – Engineer . Misha Kachkachishvili – Engineer, Mixing . Paul Blakemore – Mastering
Package : Chris Hill – Cover Design . Bobby Van Lenten – Cover Design . Bruce Weber – Photography
Recorded 2013 – 2014 At Esplanade Studios, New Orleans, La; G Studios Digital, Studio City, Ca; Sugar Hill Studios, Houston, Tx; The Village Studios, Los Angeles, Ca; World Alert Music, New York, Ny.
Released On August 19, 2014 By Concord.
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The Telegraph
Dr John interview: ‘Louis Armstrong was my hero’There are 27 musicians on Ske-Dat-De-Dat and 22 live in New Orleans. “There was a blossoming on the album,” says Dr John. “Every track has some spiritual connection.” […]
The Porterville Recorder
The almost obligatory duet with Bonnie Raitt on “I’ve Got the World on a String” avoids cliche with rich vocals and heartfelt, suggestive laughter at the end. She’s played this flirty role with others, but makes it sound fresh here. Like many of the vocals, it’s delivered with sly wit […]
Paste Magazine
It might have been easy to just sign up a bunch of good trumpet players and have them play faithful renditions of Armstrong’s hits. Instead, Dr. John shows us the scope of Satchmo’s influence, how the early American music that he pioneered has blossomed into a multi-faceted music that still has his soul at its center. […]
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