The Best of the Night Tripper

~ Release by Dr. John (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
producer:
Harold Battiste
arranger:
Harold Battiste
recording of:
Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
lyricist and composer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
35:36
2Danse Kalinda Ba Boom
producer:
Harold Battiste
arranger:
Harold Battiste
recording of:
Danse Kalinda Ba Doom
writer:
Harold Battiste and Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
3:39
3Mama Roux
producer:
Harold Battiste
arranger:
Harold Battiste
recording of:
Mama Roux
writer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jessie Hill (American R&B and Louisiana blues singer)
42:56
4Danse Fambeaux
producer:
Harold Battiste
arranger:
Harold Battiste
recording of:
Danse Fambeaux
lyricist and composer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
4:55
5Croker Courtbullion
producer:
Harold Battiste
arranger:
Harold Battiste
recording of:
Croker Courtbullion
lyricist and composer:
Harold Battiste
5:59
6Jump Sturdy
producer:
Harold Battiste
arranger:
Harold Battiste
recording of:
Jump Sturdy
lyricist and composer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
2:20
7I Walk on Gilded Splinters
recording of:
I Walk on Guilded Splinters
lyricist and composer:
John Creaux (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Marzique Music
7:39
8Babylon
5:16
9Barefoot Lady
3:09
10Twilight Zone
8:13
11The Patriotic Flag Waver
4:51
12Black John the Conquerer
recording engineer:
Roy Baker (producer)
producer:
Charles Greene (producer) and Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
arranger:
Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Black John the Conqueror
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
6:22
13Where You at Mule
recording engineer:
Roy Baker (producer)
producer:
Charles Greene (producer) and Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
arranger:
Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Where Ya At Mule
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
4:57
14Craney Crow
recording engineer:
Roy Baker (producer)
producer:
Charles Greene (producer) and Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
arranger:
Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Craney Crow
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
6:42
15Familiar Reality-Opening
recording engineer:
Judd Phillips
arranger:
Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
recorded at:
Dimension Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Familiar Reality
writer:
Jessie Hill (American R&B and Louisiana blues singer) and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
5:29
▼CD 2
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1Pots on the Fiyo
recording engineer:
Roy Baker (producer)
producer:
Charles Greene (producer) and Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
arranger:
Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pots on Fiyo (Filé Gumbo) / Who I Got to Fall On (If the Pot Get Heavy)
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
5:51
2Zuzu Mamou
recording engineer:
Roy Baker (producer)
producer:
Charles Greene (producer) and Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
arranger:
Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Zu Zu Mamou
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
8:01
3Familiar Reality
recording engineer:
Roy Baker (producer)
producer:
Charles Greene (producer) and Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
arranger:
Malcolm Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Familiar Reality
writer:
Jessie Hill (American R&B and Louisiana blues singer) and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
1:52
4Iko Iko
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
cover recording of:
Iko Iko
lyricist:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins and Joan Marie Johnson
composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins and Rosa Lee Hawkins
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Longitude Music Co., IKO Legal Hold, Melder Publishing Co., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Trio Music Company Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
revision of:
Jockomo
4:16
5Big Chief
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Big Chief
lyricist and composer:
Earl King
43:24
6Somebody Changed the Lock
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
clarinet:
Harold Battiste
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
trombone:
John Ewing (jazz trombonist - do not confuse with John Ewing, Jr.)
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
recording of:
Somebody Changed the Lock
writer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) (in 1960)
2:41
7Junko Partner
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
recording of:
Junco Partner
lyricist and composer:
Robert A. Shad
4:30
8Tipitina
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
cover recording of:
Tipitina
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
2:09
9Huey 'Piano' Smith (medley)
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
recording of:
Huey Smith Medley (High Blood Pressure / Don’t You Just Know It / Well I’ll Be John Brown)
writer:
Huey “Piano” Smith and Johnny Vincent
arranger:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
medley of:
High Blood Pressure
medley of:
Well I'll Be John Brown
medley of:
Don't You Just Know It
3:18
10Right Place Wrong Time
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
saxophone:
Gary Brown (saxophonist)
solo guitar:
David Spinozza
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Right Place Wrong Time
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
52:54
11Travelling Mood
recording of:
Traveling Mood
lyricist and composer:
James Waynes
2:50
12Life
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
saxophone:
Gary Brown (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Life
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:31
13Such a Night
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
saxophone:
Gary Brown (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Such a Night
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
32:56
14Shoo Fly Marches On
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
saxophone:
Gary Brown (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Shoo Fly Marches On
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
3:16
15I've Been Hoodood
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
saxophone:
Gary Brown (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
I Been Hoodood
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
3:14
16Quitter Never Wins
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Quitters Never Win
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
3:16
17Stealin'
recording of:
Stealin'
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
3:31
18What Comes Around
3:12
19(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
42:42
20Let's Make a Better World
recording of:
Let's Make a Better World
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
2:56
21Destively Bonaroo
recording of:
Desitively Bonnaroo
writer:
J. Hill and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
2:33