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Gris-Gris

Dr. John, The Night Tripper

1968 · Jazz, Rock

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Gris-Gris by Dr. John, The Night Tripper

Gris-Gris is a Rock album by Dr. John, The Night Tripper, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 76 pressings tracked, owned by 33 collectors.

About

In 1968, New Orleans keyboardist Mac Rebennack reinvented himself as a slightly sinister swamp spiritualist known as Dr. John, the frog-voiced Night Tripper. Rebennack and his crew's strange brew mixed San Francisco psychedelia with New Orleans R&B, which sounds especially effective in "Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya" and "I Walk on Guilded Splinters"—heavily percussive, chant-driven tracks suggesting something ominous rising from the swamp. "Mama Roux," meanwhile, whips up its own Afro-Cuban magic.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya5:34
  2. A2Danse Kalinda Ba Doom3:44
  3. A3Mama Roux2:55
  4. A4Danse Fambeaux4:53

Side B

  1. B1Croker Courtbullion5:57
  2. B2Jump Sturdy2:19
  3. B3I Walk On Guilded Splinters7:57

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Psych Rock
  • swampy
  • hypnotic
  • psychedelic

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Pink and mustard Atco label.
Matrix suffix "CT" indicates Columbia pressing plant, Terre Haute, IN.
Matrix strings are primarily stamped.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Al FrazierBASS
  • Bob WestBASS BASS GUITAR
  • Dave DixonPERCUSSION, VOCALS PERCUSSION, VOICE
  • Dr. DitmusCONGAS PERCUSSION
  • Dr. Doo Pah DooBACKING VOCALS, TAMBOURINE
  • Dr. JohnVOCALS, KEYBOARDS VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, WRITTEN-BY
  • Dr. Poo Pah DooTAMBOURINE
  • Ernest McLeanGUITAR, MANDOLIN MANDOLIN
  • Harold BattisteBASS BASS GUITAR BASS, CLARINET, PERCUSSION
  • Jessie HillPERCUSSION TAMBOURINE
  • John BoudreauxDRUMS
  • Joni JonzVOCALS
  • Lonnie BoldenFLUTE
  • Lonnie BouldenFLUTE
  • Mac RebennackKEYBOARDS, GUITAR, PERCUSSION, VOCALS KEYBOARDS, GUITAR, PERCUSSION, VOICE
  • Mo PedidoBACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION CONGAS PERCUSSION
  • Plas JohnsonSAXOPHONE
  • Prince Ella JohnsonVOCALS

33 collectors on Gatefold own this · 76 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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