aka_drjohn
Sep 21
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Beautiful #NoDepression review: "Magic happens when the first notes of “Funny How Time Slips Away,” the opening track on #DrJohn’s final studio album, glide out of the speakers. Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack Jr.’s velvety, bluesy piano trills provide the swaying musical gait for his smoky vocals. By the second verse, swinging trombones, sax, and trumpets, along with the wail of a B3, turn the Willie Nelson classic into a second-line jazz joint standard that’s elevated by the ethereal vocal harmonies of Yolanda Robinson and Jolynda “Kiki” Chapman.
Dr. John’s one-of-a-kind voice was stilled when he died a little over three years ago, on June 6, 2019, so this album — which includes three originals as well as covers of some standard country hits and one traditional song (“Gimme That Old Time Religion”) — arrives as a welcome surprise. It also demonstrates just how ingenious a song interpreter Rebennack always was."
LINK:
https://www.nodepression.com/album-reviews/album-review-things-happen-that-way-offers-one-last-blast-from-dr-john/
aka_drjohn
Sep 21
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