Voodoo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Genre | Brass band, jazz | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Scott Billington | |||
Dirty Dozen Brass Band chronology | ||||
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Voodoo is an album by the New Orleans brass band the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, released in 1989. [1] [2] It was the band's Columbia Records debut. [3]
The album was produced by Scott Billington. [4] Dizzy Gillespie, Branford Marsalis, and Dr. John make guest appearances on the album. [5] While Gillespie scats on his contribution, the only vocals on Voodoo are provided by Dr. John and trumpet player Greg Davis. [6]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Chicago Tribune | [8] |
Robert Christgau | B [9] |
The Cincinnati Enquirer | [5] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
Robert Christgau wrote: "The cameos ... are the giveaways, because this jaunty concept needs those guys, to sing or solo as the case may be. The headliners are the lounge band of a tourist's dreams, and that's all they are." [9] The New York Times wrote that "while the band's arrangements can be dissonant, except for the use of a baritone saxophone and the omission of clarinet its instrumental lineup is quite traditional and includes two trumpets, two saxophones, trombone, sousaphone, and snare and bass drums." [12]
The St. Petersburg Times thought that, "driven by [Kirk] Joseph's sousaphone, the other horn players weave an earthy mosaic of tangled riffs and clipped, edgy solos." [13] USA Today stated that "without a pianist or a bass player, the band alternates in this eight-song set between finger-snapping jazz and Mardi Gras party rhythms." [14]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It's All Over Now" | 5:00 |
2. | "Voodoo" | 6:47 |
3. | "Oop Pop a Dah" | 3:58 |
4. | "Gemini Rising" | 4:11 |
5. | " Moose the Mooche" | 3:27 |
6. | "Don't Drive Drunk" | 3:21 |
7. | "Black Drawers/Blue Piccolo" | 9:21 |
8. | "Santa Cruz" | 4:17 |
Voodoo | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Genre | Brass band, jazz | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Scott Billington | |||
Dirty Dozen Brass Band chronology | ||||
|
Voodoo is an album by the New Orleans brass band the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, released in 1989. [1] [2] It was the band's Columbia Records debut. [3]
The album was produced by Scott Billington. [4] Dizzy Gillespie, Branford Marsalis, and Dr. John make guest appearances on the album. [5] While Gillespie scats on his contribution, the only vocals on Voodoo are provided by Dr. John and trumpet player Greg Davis. [6]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Chicago Tribune | [8] |
Robert Christgau | B [9] |
The Cincinnati Enquirer | [5] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
Robert Christgau wrote: "The cameos ... are the giveaways, because this jaunty concept needs those guys, to sing or solo as the case may be. The headliners are the lounge band of a tourist's dreams, and that's all they are." [9] The New York Times wrote that "while the band's arrangements can be dissonant, except for the use of a baritone saxophone and the omission of clarinet its instrumental lineup is quite traditional and includes two trumpets, two saxophones, trombone, sousaphone, and snare and bass drums." [12]
The St. Petersburg Times thought that, "driven by [Kirk] Joseph's sousaphone, the other horn players weave an earthy mosaic of tangled riffs and clipped, edgy solos." [13] USA Today stated that "without a pianist or a bass player, the band alternates in this eight-song set between finger-snapping jazz and Mardi Gras party rhythms." [14]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It's All Over Now" | 5:00 |
2. | "Voodoo" | 6:47 |
3. | "Oop Pop a Dah" | 3:58 |
4. | "Gemini Rising" | 4:11 |
5. | " Moose the Mooche" | 3:27 |
6. | "Don't Drive Drunk" | 3:21 |
7. | "Black Drawers/Blue Piccolo" | 9:21 |
8. | "Santa Cruz" | 4:17 |