Ooh Poo Pah Doo: N’awlins’ Nonsensical Song Titles – Maybe it was the Mardi Gras Indians’ influence, but there are more great nonsensical song titles in the Crescent City R&B songbook than anywhere else, and the Juddermeister will be featuring all that can fit into an hour and a half with Big Easy artists such as Fats Domino, Chris Kenner, Lloyd Price, Lee Dorsey, Ernie K-Doe, and many more… great googa mooga you dinky doo!
“Bazoom” – The Cheer – Leiber & Stoller Story
“Ay, Ai, Ai” – Clifton Chenier – The Best of Clifton Chenier [Rounder: 1964]
“Bim Bam” – Sam Butera – Wild Cool & Swingin’ Volume Six [Capitol: 1999]
“Cha Dooky Doo” – Art Neville – Heavy Sugar: The Pure Essence Of New Orleans R&B [Fantastic Voyage: 2010]
“Chee Koo Baby” – Lloyd Price – The Cosimo Matassa Story [Proper: 1952]
“Chickee Wah-Wah” – Bobby Marchan – Ace Story Volume Two [Ace: 1957]
“Dinky Doo” – Eddie Bo – Check Mr. Popeye [Rounder: 1988]
“Great Googa Mooga” – Lee Dorsey – Great Googa Mooga [Charly: 1991]
“Hey Naa” – Kermit Ruffins – Livin’ A Treme Life [Basin Street: 2009]
“Whole Dat Tone” – Heavy Tin – ReFused [2011]
2nd album, BR Pearson p, Izzie Reel b, Viktgor Lorak d
“Tutu”{Marcus Miller} – S.M.V. Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten – Thunder [2008]
All three on elec b (and other instr.)
“What is Hip?” – Marcus Miller – Marcus [2008]
Miller bass guit,organ+, mixed back-ups
“Rock Candy” – George Benson – The Essential George Benson [1963]
Benson g, ,w Jack McDuff organ, Red Holloway ts, Joe Dukes d
“Spanish Omelet: Umbakwen/Soli Tomba/Oiga/Marabi”{Nat/Julian, Zawinul, Booker} – The Cannonball Adderley Quintet – Country Preacher, ‘Live’ at Operation Breadbasket [1969]
Adderley sax, Nat Adderley crnt, Joe Zawinul keyb, Walter Booker b, Roy McCurdy d.
“After the Fall”{Orfield} – Sue Orfield – Bonk! [2009]
Orfield ts, Randy Schlenker g, +
“Minor March”{Jackie McLean} – Marc Cary – Focus Trio Live 2009 [2009]
Cary p, David Ewell b, Sameer Gupta d
“Dance Like there’s no tomorrow” – John Ellis & Doublewide – Dance Like there’s no tomorrow [2008]
Ellis ts/ss/bclar, Gary Versace b3.accord, Matt Perrine Sousa, Jason Marsalis d.
“Stringtuno” – Mathew Willner – Matthew Willner [2008]
Willner el g/various, Bobby Read ss, Darrell Muller b, Johnny Gilmore d.
1. “Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)” – ARETHA FRANKLIN – Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Atlantic: 1992]
2. “Brother, Brother” – ISLEY BROTHERS – The Essential Isley Brothers [Epic: 2004]
3. “Fire” – THE POINTER SISTERS – The Best Of The Pointer Sisters [RCA: 2000]
4. “No Name Bar” – ISAAC HAYES – Shaft – Music From The Soundtrack [Stax: 1978]
5. “No Nights By Myself” – SOLOMON BURKE – Soul Of The Blues [Black Top: 1993]
6. “Give Me Your Love” – CURTIS MAYFIELD – Superfly [Curtom: 1988]
7. “Must Be Something” – GIL SCOTT-HERON & BRIAN JACKSON – The Midnight Band: First Minute Of A New Day [Rumal-Gai: 1998]
8. “If Only You Knew” – PATTI LABELLE – The Sound Of Philadelphia [Sony/BMG: 2008]
9. “Rock Steady” – ARETHA FRANKLIN – Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Atlantic: 1992]
10. ”Spanish Harlem” – ARETHA FRANKLIN – Queen Of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings [Atlantic: 1992]
11. ”Boogie Wonderland” – EARTH, WIND & FIRE – The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire [Sony: 2002]
12. ”We’re A Winner” – CURTIS MAYFIELD – Curtis/Live! [Curtom: 1971]
13. ”Title Track” - MICHAEL JACKSON – Off The Wall [CBS: 1979]
14. ”What Can I Do For You?” – LABELLE – Nightbirds [Epic: 1974]
15. ”Touch My Heart” – VINX – I Love My Job [Pangea: 1993]
16. ”Love & War” {w/Macy Gray} – ANTHONY HAMILTON – Soulife [Atlantic: 2005]
17. ”There’s Nothing Better Than Love” {duet w/Gregory Hines} – LUTHER VANDROSS – Give Me The Reason [Epic: 1986]
18. ”Everything’s Coming Our Way” – SANTANA – The Best Of Santana, Vol. 2 [Columbia: 2000]
Notes:
Background: “Ladera Heights” – T.S. MONK – Higher Ground [Thelonious Records: 2003]
PSA Back: “Old Town – STEPS AHEAD – Modern Times [Elektra/Asylum: 1984]