''In a Sentimental Mood'' is the twelfth album by

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singer and pianist

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from t ...

. It spent eleven weeks on the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at No. 142 on July 8, 1989.

Track listing

Makin' Whoopee! "Makin' Whoopee" is a jazz/blues song, first popularized by Eddie Cantor in the 1928 musical ''Whoopee!''. Gus Kahn wrote the lyrics and Walter Donaldson composed the music for the song as well as for the entire musical. The title refers to cel ...

" ( Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) (with Rickie Lee Jones) – 4:09 #"

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Alex Kramer Alex J. Kramer (May 30, 1903 – February 10, 1998) was a Canadian songwriter. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Adolph and Freda Kramer. At age 17 he was hired as a pianist in a silent movie theater in Montreal. He tra ...

, Joan Whitney, Mack David) – 5:33 #" Accentuate the Positive" (

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

) – 3:55 #" My Buddy" (Kahn, Donaldson) – 3:50 #"

In a Sentimental Mood "In a Sentimental Mood" is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington. He composed the piece in 1935 and recorded it with his orchestra during the same year. Lyrics were written by Manny Kurtz; Ellington's manager Irving Mills gave himself a percent ...

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Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

Irving Mills Irving Harold Mills (born Isadore Minsky; January 16, 1894 – April 21, 1985) was an American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter. He sometimes used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose. Personal Mills was ...

Manny Kurtz Manny Curtis (born Emanuel Kurtz, Nov 15, 1911 – Dec 6, 1984) was an American songwriter. He wrote the lyrics for over 250 songs, including "In a Sentimental Mood" (1935) and " Let It Be Me" (1957). He was born in Brooklyn, New York, United ...

) – 4:05 #" Black Night" ( Jessie Mae Robinson) – 4:12 #"

Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" is a song written by Gerry Marsden, Freddie Marsden, Les Chadwick and Les Maguire, the members of British beat group Gerry and the Pacemakers. It was first recorded and issued as a single by Louise Cordet in ...

" (Joe Greene) – 4:52 #" Love for Sale" (

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

) – 5:18 #" More Than You Know" ( William Rose,

Edward Eliscu Edward Eliscu (April 2, 1902 – June 18, 1998) was an American lyricist, playwright, producer and actor, and a successful writer of songs for films. Life Eliscu was born in Manhattan, New York City. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in ...

, Vincent Youmans) – 4:40

Personnel

Musicians

* Dr. John – vocals, keyboards * Hugh McCracken – guitar (tracks 2–9) *

Paul Jackson Jr. Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) is an American fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. Jackson knew by the age of fifteen that he wanted to become a professional musi ...

– acoustic guitar (track 1) * Abraham Laboriel – bass (tracks 1,3) *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...

– bass (tracks 4–7, 9) * David Barard – bass (tracks 2,8) *

Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ...

– drums (tracks 1, 3, 6) * Herlin Riley – drums (tracks 2, 8) *

Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on ...

– drums (tracks 4–5, 7, 9) *

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, Trazi Williams – percussion (track 8) * David "Fathead" Newman – saxophone (track 2) * Joel Peskin – saxophone (track 3) * Marty Paich – horn and string arrangements (tracks 2, 4–5, 7–9) *

Ralph Burns Ralph Joseph P. Burns (June 29, 1922 – November 21, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Burns was born in Newton, Massachusetts, United States, where he began playing the piano as a child. In 1938, he attend ...

– horn arrangements (tracks 1, 3, 6)

Technical

* Tommy LiPuma – producer * Allan Sides –

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(Ocean Way Studio) (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 9) * Elliot Scheiner – engineer (Power Station) (tracks 2, 8) * Additional Engineer – Roy Hendrickson * Bart Stevens, Daniel Bosworth, Danny Mormando, Deb Cornish, Mike Ross – assistant engineers * Doug Sax – mastering * Janet Levinson –

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, design * William Coupon – photography * Charles Neville –

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References

1989 albums Dr. John albums Albums arranged by Marty Paich Albums arranged by Ralph Burns Albums produced by Tommy LiPuma Warner Records albums Jazz albums by American artists {{1980s-jazz-album-stub