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Tango Palace (Dr. John Album)
''Tango Palace'' is the ninth album by New Orleans singer and pianist Dr. John. It was his second and last album recorded for jazz label Horizon Records. It also marked the second album on which he collaborated with Doc Pomus on a few songs. Track listing #"Keep That Music Simple" (Giddon Daniels) – 3:35 #"Disco-Therapy" (Alvin Robinson, Mac Rebennack) – 4:14 #"Renegade" (Rebennack, Gerry Goffin) – 3:57 #Fonky Side (Rebennack, Doc Pomus) – 3:19 #"Bon Temps Rouler" (Rebennack, Pomus) – 4:25 #"Something You Got" (Chris Kenner, Antoine Domino) – 2:37 #"I Thought I Heard New Orleans Say" (Rebennack, Pomus) – 4:26 #"Tango Palace" (Rebennack, Pomus) – 4:20 #"Louisiana Lullabye" (Rebennack, Pomus) – 4:03 Personnel Musicians * Dr. John – keyboards, vocals * Abraham Laboriel – bass * Andre Fischer – drums (track 1) * Herman Ernest – drums (tracks 3, 5–7), percussion (tracks 4, 8–9) * Steve Gadd – drums (tracks 4, 8–9), percussion (tracks 3, 5–7) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the mid-20th century. It de-emphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Funk typically consists of a complex percussive groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create a "hypnotic" and "danceable" feel. Funk uses the same richly colored extended chords found in bebop jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths and thirteenths. Funk originated in the mid-1960s, with James Brown's development of a signature groove that emphasized the downbeat—with a heavy emphasis on the first bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
