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CREOLE MOON was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
Following a string of albums that found Dr. John variously saluting Duke Ellington, tackling standards, and surrounding himself with British rock stars, the Crescent City king got back to home truths with CREOLE MOON. Throughout the album, Dr. John and his Big Easy compatriots serve up the kind of greasy, groove-heavy New Orleans-style R&B that first made the artist formerly known as Mac Rebbenack a success in the 1970s. Everyone from slide guitar hero Sonny Landreth to James Brown cohort Fred Wesley pops up to add bluesy grit and/or funky drive, but the steamy, percolating feel perpetuated throughout CREOLE MOON ultimately evokes the undiluted essence of Dr. John.
Renard Poche (guitar, background vocals); Sonny Landreth (slide guitar); Michael Doucet (fiddle); Charley Miller (flute, trumpet); Theodore Arthur, Jr. (soprano & alto saxophone); Eric Traub (tenor saxophone); Alonzo Bowens (baritone saxophone); Kevin Louis (trumpet); David Barad (bass, background vocals); Herman "Roscoe" Ernest III (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Recorded at Dockside Studios, Maurice, Louisiana. Includes liner notes by Dr. John.
Personnel: Dr. John (vocals, piano, keyboard programming); David Barard (vocals); Renard Poché (guitar, background vocals); Sonny Landreth (guitar); Michael Doucet (fiddle); David "Fathead" Newman (saxophone); Eric Traub (tenor saxophone); Alonzo Bowens (baritone saxophone); Fred Wesley (trombone); Tony Daigle (triangle); Michael Skinkus, Curtis Pierre (percussion); Nicki Richards, Catherine Russell (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Ray Bardani.
Recording information: Dockside Studios, Maurice, LA.
Photographer: Henry Diltz.
Personnel includes: Dr. John (vocals, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, programming);
Q (10/01, pp.118-9) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The doctor's remedy still hits the spot..."
Uncut (11/01, p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The good Doctor returns to what he does best with an album of raw, unadulterated 'Nawlins fonk'....CREOLE MOON is quite simply his funkiest, most satisfying effort in perhaps two decades..."
JazzTimes (5/02, p.127) - "...The most colorful crash course in [New Orleans culture] you'd ever hope to find..."
Living Blues (3-4/02, p.72) - "...An impressive effort. Dr.John shares his immense musical knowledge with us in the most effective manner - he performs it." Creole Moon Music | List Price | $17.98 (You save $3.83) | | Category | Rock Albums, Jazz CDs, R&B, Pop, Rock/Pop, Piano, Contemporary Blues, New Orleans R&B, Blues | | Label | Blue Note | | Orig Year | 2001 | | All Time Sales Rank |  19921  | | CD Universe Part number | 2184897 | | Catalog number | 34591 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 09, 2001 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Mac Rebennack | | Engineer | Tony Daigle | | Personnel | David "Fathead" Newman - saxophone
Fred Wesley - trombone
Sonny Landreth - guitar
Nicki Richards
Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack
Catherine Russell - background vocals
Michael Doucet - fiddle
Eric Traub - tenor saxophone
Tony Daigle - triangle
David Barard - vocals
Renard PochT - guitar, background vocals
Alonzo Bowens - baritone saxophone
Michael Skinkus
Curtis Pierre - percussion
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Dr John Creole Moon Songs Creole Moon Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   Good music
recorded well,easy listening music
Submitted by crose (coffs harbour australia) 
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Quintessential Mojo Shaman
Dr. John almost never disappoints and with his latest creation he shows us that he is the quintessential mojo shaman! If your musical tastes lean towards the funky, swamp infused, Creole flavored, funky incantations that only Mac can lay down. You're going to love "Creole Moon." Pure magic from a true talent. It's just what the Good Doctor prescribed!
Submitted by greichenbach (Bradenton, FL)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  It's all in here, creole style....
This cd has something for everyone. There's some blues, some jazz, a little classical & plenty of "fonk". That's a few degrees heavier than regular funk. My favorite cut is "imitation of love". (been there. it just took the doctor to tell me about it.) Salsa is all the way live. This cd requires you to pour a drink, sit down & pay close attention to what he's saying. I love it...
Submitted by a reviewer (indpls, in, usa)
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One of the best Dr John
This is a sum up of his best works from the beginning of the 70 and some more. Funk, blues, jazz, R&B, latin. A slpendid mix and a nice innersleeve too with lots of history of both New Orleans and music(if you could separete them).
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