Friday, October 17, 2025

Dr. John - Live Ultrasonic Recording Studios, Hampstead, NY 1973


01 Loop Garoo
02 Walk On Gilded Splinters
03 Danse Kalinda da Boom
04 Stag-O-Lee
05 Travelin' Mood
06 Junco Partner
07 Life
08 Put a Little Love in Your Heart
09 Tipitina
10 Mess Around
11 I've Been Hoodooed
12 Such a Night
13 Right Place, Wrong Time
14 Let the Good Times Roll
15 Wang Dang Doodle
16 Mama Roux
17 Qualified
18 Little Liza Jane
19 Mama Don't Allow No Dr John in Here

The discovery of a long-lost FM radio broadcast of the Doc and The Rampart Sympathy Orchestra caught in full effect by WLIR at an intimate venue in Hempstead, NY (Long Island) would be cause for celebration in those quarters where Mac Rebennack’s name is revered, but the quality of the performance and the breadth of material on offer make it doubly delightful.
Starting with night-tripping versions of Loop Garoo and I Walk On Gilded Splinters, Mac and a cast including John Boudreaux, future Crusader Robert Popplewell, Sugar Bear Welch and the horn tag-team of Darrell Leonard and Jerry Jummonville are perfectly equipped to branch into the contemporary pieces he was creating with Allen Toussaint. Life, Such A Night and the funked-up Right Place Wrong Time sound as crisp as they should – newly minted masterpieces. The return journey via Mama Roux and Qualified are pure groove from the depths of the Garden District. It’s all highlights, but the priceless moments include Rebennack strapping-up his guitar for Wang Dang Doodle and laying down a definitive (Come On) Let The Good Times Roll. This’ll make your black candles flicker.  From: https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/at-the-ultrasonic-studios-the-lost-broadcast-new-york-1973