Voodoo is an album by the New Orleans brass band the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, released in 1989.[1][2] It was the band's Columbia Records debut.[3]

Production

The album was produced by Scott Billington.[4] Dizzy Gillespie, Branford Marsalis, and Dr. John make guest appearances on the album.[5] While Gillespie scats on his contribution, the only vocals on Voodoo are provided by Dr. John and trumpet player Greg Davis.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Chicago Tribune	[5]
Robert Christgau	B[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[9]
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]

Robert Christgau wrote: "The cameos ... are the giveaways, because this jaunty concept needs those guys, to sing or solo as the case may be. The headliners are the lounge band of a tourist's dreams, and that's all they are."[8] The New York Times wrote that "while the band's arrangements can be dissonant, except for the use of a baritone saxophone and the omission of clarinet its instrumental lineup is quite traditional and includes two trumpets, two saxophones, trombone, sousaphone, and snare and bass drums."[11]

The St. Petersburg Times thought that "driven by [Kirk] Joseph's sousaphone, the other horn players weave an earthy mosaic of tangled riffs and clipped, edgy solos."[12] USA Today stated that "without a pianist or a bass player, the band alternates in this eight-song set between finger-snapping jazz and Mardi Gras party rhythms."[13]

Track listing

References