Dr. John - The Brightest Smile In Town

 

Dr. John — The Brightest Smile in Town

Lacquers cut by Kevin Gray from the original Clean Cuts masters

Pressed at Citizen Vinyl for optimal enjoyment!

Double LP features tracks previously only available on CD and another that was unheard until now!

Gatefold jacket features new liner notes from album's producer, Jack Heyman!

"Although it's unlikely, one gets the sense that Dr. John poured a drink, lit a cigarette, cracked his knuckles and just started to play. It Is this charming saloon quality that makes Brightest Smile so special." — Eric Snider (Jazziz, 1984)

Trying to define what it is that makes the voodoo doctor of the piano Dr. John special is much like trying to define the word "soul" — you can surround it. But nailing it down is a whole ‘nother smoke, noted one reviewer, David McGee, managing editor of Record Magazine. Upon the release of The Brightest Smile in Town, the reviews were effusive. Chicago critic Bill Knight's comparisons to Fats Waller and James P. Johnson were high compliments indeed. Downbeat's Jim Roberts called the playing 'graceful'; noting that the LP had a broader scope than its predecessor. Jazz Times' Rhodes Spedale summarized: "He's never been in better form than here."

 

1. Saddled the Cow

2. Boxcar Boogie

3. The Brightest Smile in Town

4. Waiting for a Train

5. Monkey Puzzle

6. Average Kind of Guy

7. Pretty Libby

8. Marie La Veau

9. Come Rain or Come Shine

10. Suite Home New Orleans

11. Rockin Pneumonia

12. Yesterdays

13. Key to the Highway

14. Lowdown Worried and Blue

15. Touro Infirmary

16. Sippiania Midnight

17. Didn't He Ramble / Closer Walk with Thee

18. Mississippi Mud

19. Brightest Smile in Town (Extended Alternate)

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