Early Prescriptions

These tracks are an essential glimpse at the making of the man who was to become the spiritual & musical embodiment of New Orleans; a psychedelic gumbo of good times & hard blues all in the inimitable Night Tripper style. This selection of early recordings, culled from the albums 'The Ear Is On Strike' & 'Woman is the Root of All Evil' (released in the US as 'Crawfish Soiree') revisits some essential work by the great man. Tracks like 'Zu Zu Man,' 'Shoo Raa' & the wonderful 'Tipitina' point both to Dr John's roots, & to the great recording artist & performer he was becoming. 2002.