Ske-Dat-De-Dat The Spirit of Satch

 
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Dr John
Ske-Dat-De-Dat The Spirit of Satch

[ Concord / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 29 August 2014

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and six-time GRAMMY®-winner Dr. John is New Orleans' most prominent living musical icon. The embodiment of his hometown's freewheeling creative spirit and multiple musical traditions, he's built a visionary, idiosyncratic body of work that's deeply rooted in the Crescent City's myriad blues, R&B, jazz and rock 'n' roll traditions.

So it's fitting that Dr. John's release, Ske-Dat-De-Dat...The Spirit Of Satch, pays heartfelt tribute to another larger-than-life New Orleans legend: the seminal trumpeter and vocalist Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, whose musical innovations created the template for 20th-century jazz, and whose playful attitude and life-embracing spirit made him a beloved figure whose worldwide appeal transcended music.

"He's the most famous guy that ever came out of my neighborhood," notes Dr. John. "He became a legend all over, for his trumpet playin' and everything else, and he was the United States' ambassador to the world."

Ske-Dat-De-Dat...The Spirit Of Satch honors Armstrong's musical genius as well as his effervescent personality with 13 quintessential numbers drawn from various phases of Armstrong's five-decade career, with Dr. John joined by a stellar supporting cast that manages to update the material while maintaining the music's timeless emotional appeal.

Tracks:

1. What A Wonderful World
2. Mack The Knife
3. Tight Like This
4. I've Got The World On A String
5. Gut Bucket Blues
6. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
7. That's My Home
8. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
9. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
10. Dippermouth Blues
11. Sweet Hunk O'trash
12. Memories Of You
13. When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)