DR. JOHN – NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL 1981 – CD-R

Description

Recorded Live at Stage 1 of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans Fair Grounds, New Orleans, LA, May 09, 1981
EXCELLENT Audience Recording // 74 min

Dr. John – keyboard, vocals
Leo Nocentelli – guitar
Bruce “Weasel” MacDonald – guitar
David Barard – bass
Bernard “Bunchy” Johnson – drums
Afro Blue – percussion

1. Opening Instrumental
2. Stage Introductions – IKO IKO
3. LIFE
4. SAME OLD SAME OLD – QUITTERS NEVER WIN
5. ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY
6. I BEEN HOODOOD
7. RENEGADE
8. SUCH A NIGHT
9. RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME
10. QUALIFIED – fade out
11. fade in – WILD HONEY
12. BIG CHIEF – Band Introductions – BIG CHIEF – Ending Announcement
(Encore)
13. fade in – SHOO FLY MARCHES ONThis

is a live recording of Dr. John’s 1981 New Orleans Jazz Festival. This audience recording was only recently (June 2025) digitized for the first time, and it is very well recorded. The master has been further polished, and the missing parts have been carefully repaired and connected to create a commercial product. Dr. John released a piano accompaniment album that year, but this one features a unique funky band style that is perfect for New Orleans. On guitar is Leo Nocentelli, who is well known for his work with the Meters!