Name: Afterglow
Brand: GRP (USA)
SKU: 15540
Price: 21.79 USD
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Performer Notes

Personnel: Dr. John (vocals, piano); John Clayton, Alan Broadbent (conductor); Philip Upchurch (guitar); Murray Adler, Assa Drori (concertmaster); Israel Baker, Bob Brosseau, Mark Cargill (violin); Marilyn Baker (viola); Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama, Ray Kelley, Earl Madison (cello); Pete Christleib, Jeff Clayton, Ron Cuber, Gary Foster, Charles Owens, Kim Richmond, Tom Scott (saxophone); Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown (trumpet); George Bohanon, Bill Watrous (trombone); Tommy Johnson, Donald Waldrop (tuba); Ray Brown, John Clayton (bass); Jeff Hamilton (drums); Larry Bunker (percussion, vibraphone); Lenny Castro (percussion).
Recorded between February 7 & 9, 1995. Includes liner notes by Davin Seay.
Personnel: Dr. John (vocals, piano); Phil Upchurch (guitar); James Getzoff, Shari Zippert, Ezra Kliger, Marc Sazer, Mari Tsumura, Robert Brosseau, Tibor Zelig, Gina Kronstadt, Joel Derouin, Israel Baker, Bonnie Douglas, Brian Leonard, Paul Shure, Gordon Marron Strings, Armen Garabedian, Ronald Clark, Mark Cargill, Endre Granat (violin); Rollice Dale, Jimbo Ross, Marilyn Baker, Samuel Boghossian (viola); Ray Kelley, Earl Madison, Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett (cello); Gary Foster , Jeff Clayton , Kim Richmond, Pete Christlieb, Tom Scott, Charles Owens (saxophone); Clay Jenkins, Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown , Rick Baptist, Steve Huffsteter , Dave Trigg, Charlie Davis (trumpet); George Bohannon, Thurman Green, Bill Watrous, Maurice Spears, Ira Nepus (trombone); Donald Waldrop, Thomas "Snake" Johnson (tuba); Larry Bunker (vibraphone, percussion); Jeff Hamilton (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt.
Liner Note Author: Davin Seay.
Recording information: Bill Schnee Studios (02/07/1995-02/09/1995); Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA (02/07/1995-02/09/1995).
Photographer: Barry Feinstein.
Arrangers: John Clayton; Alan Broadbent.
There are few things Mac Rebennack hasn't accomplished over the course of his music career. He's been a top studio musician on the cutting edge of early rock and roll, a psychedelic gris-gris man as Dr. John the Night Tripper, and a pioneer in the exploration and evolution of New Orleans roots and fruits. An authentic Crescent City piano man, Dr. John is also a gifted songwriter and interpreter of classic materials. Now, with AFTERGLOW, Dr. John has teamed with producer Tommy LiPuma to craft a very personal, expressive work. By delving into the library of classic American songwriters, Dr. John has created a warm, personal, historical overview that rivals Willie Nelson's classic STARDUST for soulful musical literacy.
AFTERGLOW alternates between roadhouse fare and big-band blare--from Don Redman and Louis Jordan to Duke Ellington and Ray Charles--in a series of fine arrangements by John Clayton and Alan Broadbent. And somehow, hovering above it all, is the spirit of that immortal piano man and singer, bluesman Charles Brown. Brown and his guitarist Oscar Moore penned "Tell Me You'll Wait For Me," and amidst tender, mooning strings and undulating, romantic guitar, Dr. John evokes Brown's gentle vocals and coyly understated piano stylings.
"There Must Be A Better World Somewhere," Dr. John's Grammy Award-winning collaboration with the immortal Doc Pomus, was a hit for B.B. King. Here it's treated to a soulful, big-band treatment, as waves of brass talk back to Phil Upchurch'a snaky guitar and Dr. John's slip-slidin' piano. Dr. John's big, oily voice is equal parts Tom Waits and Ray Charles gumbo, and from the ardent whispers of "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)," to the Latin tinge of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies," to the swaggering shuffle of "I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So," he imbues each song with a timeless after-hours vibe.

Professional Reviews

Q (8/95, p.119) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Dr. John accompanies himself on piano as usual, and is pitted against a roaring big band, but [is] buffered by the quality-drenched rhythm section....The whole record's a delight, and an auspicious return for the reactivated Blue Thumb."

Album: Afterglow
#	Song Title	Time
1)	I Know What I've Got
2)	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
3)	I'm Just a Lucky So and So
4)	Blue Skies
5)	So Long
6)	New York City Blues
7)	Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
8)	There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
9)	I Still Think About You
10)	I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

Album: Afterglow
#	Song Title	Time
1)	I Know What I've Got
2)	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
3)	I'm Just a Lucky So and So
4)	Blue Skies
5)	So Long
6)	New York City Blues
7)	Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
8)	There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
9)	I Still Think About You
10)	I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)