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Dr. John - Gris-Gris (Plus) (1968)

Track listing:
  1. Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya 5:36
  2. Danse Kalinda Ba Doom 3:39
  3. Mama Roux 2:58
  4. Danse Fambeaux 4:55
  5. Croker Courtbullion 6:00
  6. Jump Sturdy 2:20
  7. I Walk On Guilded Splinters 7:39
  8. Row Row Row Your Boat 2:17
  9. Blue Skies 4:42
  10. Boxcar Boogie 5:13
  11. Season Of The Witch 5:09
  12. Honey Dripper 3:39
  13. Such A Night 7:24
  14. Basin Street Blues 4:27
  15. Mardi Gras Day 3:41

Notes

The most exploratory and psychedelic outing of Dr. John's career, a one-of-a-kind fusion of New Orleans Mardi Gras R&B and voodoo mysticism. Great rasping, bluesy vocals, soulful backup singers, and eerie melodies on flute, sax, and clarinet, as well as odd Middle Eastern-like chanting and mandolin runs. It's got the setting of a strange religious ritual, but the mood is far more joyous than solemn.