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In the World: From Natchez to New York is the solo debut album by the jazz cornetist Olu Dara, released in 1998.[5] Dara also sings and plays guitar on the album.[6]

In the World: From Natchez to New York
Studio album by Olu Dara
Released	February 17, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:49
Label	Atlantic[1]
Producer	Yves Beauvais, Olu Dara
Olu Dara chronology
In the World: From Natchez to New York (1998) Neighborhoods (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The album peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[7]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote: "Mixing up sly humor and evocative description, Dara's singing slips and slides around the steady guitar rhythms, which borrow equally from Delta blues, Caribbean calypso and West African high-life."[8]

Track listing

1. "Okra" – 4:48
2. "Rain Shower" – 4:34
3. "Natchez Shopping Blues" – 3:34
4. "Your Lips" – 3:58
5. "Harlem Country Girl" – 5:47
6. "Zora" – 3:14
7. "Young Mama" – 4:44
8. "Bubber (If Only)" – 3:04
9. "Father Blues" – 3:32
10. "Jungle Jay" featuring Nas – 5:02
11. "Kiane" – 4:32

References

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