Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington recaptures the New York disco nostalgia of the band's landmark 1976 debut while excluding most of the experimentation which bogged down their admirable follow-up, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett. Although RCA reshuffled the songs from the first two albums and reissued them under the deceptive title The Very Best of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, no overview of the group is truly complete without acknowledging what would be their final album before Cory Daye went solo and August Darnell and 'Sugar Coated' Andy Hernandez formed Kid Creole and the Coconuts. In many ways, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington serves as a bridge between the band and their subsequent careers. The pan-cultural beats and worldly wisdom of Kid Creole can be heard in songs like 'Once There Was a Colored Girl...' and 'Italiano,' while the retro dance energy of 'Call Me' was revisited by Daye on her solo debut, Cory and Me. As always, Daye's friendly vocals and exuberant personality take center stage before a supporting chorus of bandmates, and Darnell's clever travelogues are buoyed by a genre-blending mix of tropical melodies, danceable tempos, and dramatically orchestrated pop hooks. There is no surefire classic like their breakthrough hit 'Cherchez La Femme,' but ...Goes to Washington provides enough pleasant surprises to delight Dr. Buzzard and Kid Creole fans who may have overlooked this unique curio from the disco era.
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Disco, big band, soul | |||
| Length | 32:00 | |||
| Label | Elektra[1] | |||
| Producer | Stony Browder Jr., Gary Klein, David Wolfert | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Bay State Banner | A[3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A–[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[1] |
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Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington is the third studio album by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band.[6] It was the last album recorded by the original line-up. The album was a commercial failure, not making the top 100 on either the Pop or the R&B chart.
The album's full title is James Monroe H.S. Presents Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
The Washington Post wrote: 'Stony Browder captures the cosmopolitan richness of a big city on the record as he mixes black, white and Latin musics from the '40s, '60s and '70s. 'Call Me' makes the unlikely ingredients of Beach Boys harmonies, Latin rhumba, synthesizer effects and dixieland clarinet blend seamlessly. Browder composes so imaginatively that the 'chinka-chinka' beat that underlies almost every cut is relegated to the subconscious. One can dance to these songs with the brain going numb.'[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album 'recaptures the insouciant buzz of the debut—and adds a dose of social reality.'[5]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by August Darnell; all music is composed by Stony Browder Jr.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Didn't I Love You Girl?' | 5:18 |
| 2. | 'Call Me' | 3:44 |
| 3. | 'New York at Dawn' | 4:26 |
| 4. | 'R.S.V.P. (Réspondez S'Il Vous Plait)' | 3:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | 'The Seven Year Itch' | 4:41 |
| 6. | 'Once There Was a Coloured Girl...' | 4:26 |
| 7. | 'Italiano' | 6:05 |
Personnel[edit]
- Cory Daye – vocals
- Stony Browder Jr. – guitar, piano, vocals, producer
- August Darnell – bass, vocals
- 'Sugar Coated' Andy Hernandez – vibes, marimba
- Mickey Sevilla – drums, percussion
- David Wolfert – producer
- Gary Klein – producer
- John Arrias – engineer
- Charles Koppelman – executive producer
References[edit]
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- ^ abSpin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 208.
- ^Ripol, Vince. 'Goes to Washington - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band'. AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^Freedberg, Mike (13 Dec 1979). 'Soul Dog'. Bay State Banner: 13.
- ^Christgau, Robert (1981). 'Consumer Guide '70s: D'. Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ abThe Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 203–204.
- ^'Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band | Biography & History'. AllMusic.
- ^'KID CREOLE OUT TO CONQUER AMERICA'. chicagotribune.com.
- ^'Dr. Buzzard &'. The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
External links[edit]
- Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington at Discogs (list of releases)