Goin' Back to New Orleans

by Dr. John

Overview

Having cut an album of standards on his first Warner Brothers album, In a Sentimental Mood (1989), Dr. John turned for its follow-up to a collection of New Orleans standards. On an album he described in the liner notes as "a little history of New Orleans music," Dr. John returned to his hometown and set up shop at local Ultrasonic Studios, inviting in such local musicians as Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, and the Neville Brothers and addressing the music and styles of such local legends as Jelly Roll Morton, Huey "Piano" Smith, Fats Domino, James Booker, and Professor Longhair. The geography may have been circumscribed, but the stylistic range was extensive, from jazz and blues to folk and rock. And it was all played with festive conviction -- Dr. John is the perfect archivist for the music, being one of its primary proponents, yet he had never addressed it quite as directly as he did here. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	06/16/1992
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0075992694025
Rank:	4039

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dr. John   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Soloist,Piano (Electric)
Frederick Kemp   Sax (Tenor)
Chief Ricks   Percussion
Chris Severin   Bass
Aaron Neville   Vocals
Clyde Kerr   Horn,Trumpet
Danny Barker   Banjo,Guitar,Vocals
Alvin "Red" Tyler   Horn,Sax (Baritone)
Kirk Joseph   Horn,Tuba
Chuck Carbo   Vocals (Background)
Cyril Neville   Vocals,Percussion
Neville Brothers   Vocals
Art Neville   Vocals
Fred Staehle   Drums
Tommy Moran   Guitar
Umar Sharif   Horn,Trumpet
Alvin "Red" Taylor   Sax (Baritone)
Big Chief Smiley Ricks   Percussion
Shirley Goodman   Vocals (Background)
Tommy Morgan   Guitar
Jamil Sharif   Horn,Soloist,Trumpet
Bruce Hammond   Horn,Trombone
Connie Fitch   Vocals (Background)
Fred Kemp   Sax (Tenor)
Stephanie Whitfield   Vocals (Background)
David Barad   Bass
Alvin Tyler   Sax (Baritone)
Charles Neville   Soloist,Percussion,Sax (Tenor),Whistle (Human),Horn,Vocals
Alfred Roberts   Percussion
Amadee Castenell, Jr.   Horn,Sax (Tenor)
Eric Traub   Horn,Soloist,Sax (Tenor)
Charlie Miller   Trumpet
Roger Lewis   Horn,Sax (Baritone)
Pete Fountain   Horn,Soloist,Clarinet
David Barard   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Al Hirt   Horn,Soloist,Trumpet
Herb Hardesty   Horn,Soloist,Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Charlie Melrose   Composer
Chris Severin   Rhythm Section
Lead Belly   Composer
Danny Barker   Arranger,Composer,Rhythm Section,Rhythm Arrangements
Buddy Johnson   Composer
Harry Bolton   Composer
Dave Bartholomew   Composer
Tom Recchion   Design,Art Direction
David Farrell   Assistant Engineer
Henry Roeland Byrd   Composer
Alvin "Red" Tyler   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Steve Reynolds   Assistant Engineer
Cyril Neville   Rhythm Section
Wesley Wilson   Composer
Huey "Piano" Smith   Composer
Al Schmitt   Mixing,Engineer
Fred Staehle   Rhythm Section
Lyn Bradley   Design
Tommy Moran   Rhythm Section
Alvin "Red" Taylor   Arranger
Paul Mayers   Composer
Big Chief Smiley Ricks   Rhythm Section
Barry "B.B. Queen" Borden   Production Coordination
Louis Moreau Gottschalk   Inspiration
Prince Partridge   Composer
Louis Moreau   Musician
Alvin Tyler   Arranger
Ferdinand Morton   Composer
Henry Roland Byrd   Composer
John Lomax   Composer
Hattie Bolton   Composer
Charles Neville   Rhythm Section
Stewart Levine   Producer
Alfred Roberts   Rhythm Section
Martha E. Koenig   Composer
Christopher Rich   Assistant Engineer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Alvin Young   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Paul Mares   Composer
Chris Rich   Assistant Engineer
Fats Domino   Composer
Joe Liggins   Composer
Edward Frank   Arranger
Ellis Walsh   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Leon Roppolo   Composer
Dr. John   Composer,Rhythm Section
John A. Lomax   Composer
Jason Jones   Photography
Mac Rebennack   Arranger,Composer
Walter Melrose   Composer
Wardell Quezergue   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Sam Theard   Composer
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Jelly Roll Morton   Composer
David Barard   Rhythm Section