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Voodoo
Studio album by
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Released1989
GenreBrass band, jazz
LabelColumbia
ProducerScott Billington
Dirty Dozen Brass Band chronology
Live: Mardi Gras in Montreux
(1985) 		Voodoo
(1989) 		The New Orleans Album
(1990)

Voodoo is an album by the New Orleans brass band the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, released in 1989.[1][2] It was the band's Columbia Records debut.[3]

Production

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The album was produced by Scott Billington.[4] Dizzy Gillespie, Branford Marsalis, and Dr. John make guest appearances on the album.[5] While Gillespie scats on his contribution, the only vocals on Voodoo are provided by Dr. John and trumpet player Greg Davis.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Chicago Tribune[8]
Robert ChristgauB[9]
The Cincinnati Enquirer[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[10]
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]

Robert Christgau wrote: "The cameos ... are the giveaways, because this jaunty concept needs those guys, to sing or solo as the case may be. The headliners are the lounge band of a tourist's dreams, and that's all they are."[9] The New York Times wrote that "while the band's arrangements can be dissonant, except for the use of a baritone saxophone and the omission of clarinet its instrumental lineup is quite traditional and includes two trumpets, two saxophones, trombone, sousaphone, and snare and bass drums."[12]

The St. Petersburg Times thought that, "driven by [Kirk] Joseph's sousaphone, the other horn players weave an earthy mosaic of tangled riffs and clipped, edgy solos."[13] USA Today stated that "without a pianist or a bass player, the band alternates in this eight-song set between finger-snapping jazz and Mardi Gras party rhythms."[14]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."It's All Over Now"5:00
2."Voodoo"6:47
3."Oop Pop a Dah"3:58
4."Gemini Rising"4:11
5."Moose the Mooche"3:27
6."Don't Drive Drunk"3:21
7."Black Drawers/Blue Piccolo"9:21
8."Santa Cruz"4:17

References

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  1. ^ "The Dirty Dozen Brass Band | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Pick, Steve (5 May 1989). "Brass Band Sound – With New Orleans Style". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. E4.
  3. ^ "Dirty Dozen Band Creates Its Own Tradition". Los Angeles Times. September 15, 1994.
  4. ^ a b MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 329.
  5. ^ a b Radel, Cliff (11 Feb 1989). "On the Record". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. D1.
  6. ^ Hannusch, Jeff (March 24, 1989). "Dirty Dozen Offers New Magic with 'Voodoo'". The Times-Picayune. p. L14.
  7. ^ "Voodoo - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  8. ^ "Dirty Dozen Brass Band Voodoo (Columbia) - Chicago Tribune".
  9. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band". www.robertchristgau.com.
  10. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 18.
  11. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 201.
  12. ^ Holden, Stephen (March 29, 1989). "The Pop Life". The New York Times.
  13. ^ Snider, Eric (5 Mar 1989). "Dirty Dozen's latest album is a funky horn of plenty". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
  14. ^ Jones IV, James T. (4 Apr 1989). "The Listening Room". USA Today. p. 5D.
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