Dr. John - Goin' Back to New Orleans (1992)

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Having cut an album of standards on his first Warner Brothers album, In a Sentimental Mood (1989), Dr. John turned for its follow-up to a collection of New Orleans standards. On an album he described in the liner notes as "a little history of New Orleans music," Dr. John returned to his hometown and set up shop at local Ultrasonic Studios, inviting in such local musicians as Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, and the Neville Brothers and addressing the music and styles of such local legends as Jelly Roll Morton, Huey "Piano" Smith, Fats Domino, James Booker, and Professor Longhair. The geography may have been circumscribed, but the stylistic range was extensive, from jazz and blues to folk and rock. And it was all played with festive conviction—Dr. John is the perfect archivist for the music, being one of its primary popularizers, yet he had never addressed it quite as directly as he did here.

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Tracks:
01 Litenie des Saints Doctor John 4:44
02 Careless Love Handy, Koenig, Williams 4:10
03 My Indian Red Traditional 4:47
04 Milneburg Joys Mares, Melrose, Morton ... 2:39
05 I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say Morton 2:29
06 Basin Street Blues Williams 4:27
07 Didn't He Ramble Bolton 3:28
08 Do You Call That a Buddy? Raye, Wilson 3:54
09 How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around) Partridge 4:09
10 Goodnight Irene Leadbelly, Lomax 4:11
11 Fess Up Doctor John 3:12
12 Since I Fell for You Johnson 3:32
13 You Rascal You Thread 3:25
14 Cabbage Head Byrd, Rebennack 3:59
15 Going Home Tomorrow Domino, Young 3:01
16 Blue Monday Bartholomew, Domino 3:01
17 Scald Dog Medley/I Can't Go On Bartholomew, Domino, Smith 2:58
18 Goin' Back to New Orleans Liggins 4:08