Dr. John – Plays Mac Rebennack (Expanded Edition) (1981/2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Dr. John – Plays Mac Rebennack (Expanded Edition) (1981/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:28:18 minutes | 1,62 GB | Genre: Blues
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“With this solo piano performance, he romps, he stomps, he lays back, he makes the keys cry and he makes them jump for joy.” – Randy Lewis (Los Angeles Times) This expanded look at his landmark album features a bonus LP of tracks appearing on vinyl for the very first time. Three of the songs had yet to be released on any format!

This 1981 album features pieces Dr. John loved and learned because they were favorites, or composed as dedications. All the selections were interpreted through his uniquely expressive New Orleans, barrelhouse, jazz-blues, rock ‘n’ roll lens. A landmark album for the jazz musician, Mac Rebennack shows his skill not only as a jazz musician, but as a major influence on the genre as a whole.

At age 40, Mac Rebennack had built a unique career as a consummate session musician, arranger, band leader, composer, and producer, long before he had donned the Dr. John persona. His new LP, Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack was intended to bring Mac’s extraordinary genius as a pianist to the public’s attention.

As is so often the case, a series of serendipitous moments led to Mac’s performance that night. And though he would not speak to journalists about his two solo piano records for many years, for reasons explained here later, most everyone in the music community considers these LPs to be among Mac’s finest works.

Tracklist:
01. Dr. John – Dorothy (03:21)
02. Dr. John – Mac’s Boogie (03:58)
03. Dr. John – Memories of Professor Longhair (03:49)
04. Dr. John – The Nearness of You (03:52)
05. Dr. John – Delicado (04:16)
06. Dr. John – Honey Dripper (03:34)
07. Dr. John – Big Mac (05:05)
08. Dr. John – New Island Midnight (04:10)
09. Dr. John – Saints (04:44)
10. Dr. John – Pinetop (03:11)
11. Dr. John – Deep Blues (02:59)
12. Dr. John – Careless Love (07:05)
13. Dr. John – Ti-Na-Na (03:44)
14. Dr. John – Wade In The Water (04:10)
15. Dr. John – Blue Bridge (04:27)
16. Dr. John – Kingfish Bridge (03:34)
17. Dr. John – Dance A Le Negres (04:41)
18. Dr. John – Dorothy (Take 2) (04:16)
19. Dr. John – Beignet (01:50)
20. Dr. John – Big Mac (Alternate Version) (04:37)
21. Dr. John – Wade In The Water (Alternate Version) (06:47)

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