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Dr John & The WDR Big Band - Big Band Voodoo - 2LP - Purple Vinyl [RSD 2026] Dr John & The WDR Big Band
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This product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2026 title and not available to pre-order.
Available to buy in-store from 8am on Saturday, 18/04/2026 (Record Store Day).
Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on Monday 20/04/2026.
Recorded in 1995 and released on CD in 2019, this is the vinyl debut for this fantastic DR John Album.
1000 copies on double purple vinyl for RSD 2026.
“Ya know, dis would be dat thing I was always using my head for: a big band thing with my New Orleans riffs.” Thus spoke Mac Rebennack, a.k.a. Dr. John, while tossing around ideas with his manager Stanley Chaisson ahead of a 1995 tour.
Not long afterward, he manifested that vision in Cologne, Germany, where he recorded 16 tracks with the WDR Big Band.
It remained on ice, until now.
On the opening “Indian Red,” Mac name-checks Mardi Gras Indian tribes and soars to new heights when WDR jumps in with the gale-force gusto of a truly big band, summoning a real second-line rave-up.
“New York City Blues” swings with enough swagger to light up Times Square, while “I’m Just Lucky” invokes the glitz of Vegas in its Rat Pack heyday.
Both put a new spin on songs from Afterglow, the 1995 album Dr. John was touring behind, which also included moodier pieces like “Gee Baby.” Though not every track is one for the ages, this live set makes a fine addition to every Dr. John fan’s library, and delivers exactly what the good doctor intended to conjure: Big Band Voodoo.
Personnel: Dr. John, piano, vocals; Phil Upchurch, guitar; Milan Lulic, guitar; Frank Chastenier, piano; John Goldsby, bass; Jeff Hamilton, drums; WDR Big Band horn section.
Track List
1 Indian Red
2 I’m Just A Lucky So And So
3 Blue Skies
4 Tell Me You’ll Wait For Me
5 Gee Baby Aint I Good To You
6 Stagger Lee
7 New York City Blues
8 I Know What I Got
9 I Still Think About You
10 I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You
11 Mess Around
12 There Must Be A Better World Somewhere
13 So Long
14 Going Back To New Orleans
15 JC’s Blues
16 Tipitina.
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