(High Sierra Records -1998)

ON TRACK 11
Richard Vogel - keyboards
Jeff Raines - guitar
Robert Mercurio - bass
Stanton Moore - drums
Ben Ellman - saxophone
Jason Mingledorff - saxophone

Executive Producer Dave Margulies

 

1. STRING CHEESE INCIDENT COME AS YOU ARE 8:12
2. THE BLAZERS CUMBIA DEL SOL 7:56
3. THE TRAGICALLY HIP GRACE TOO 5:33
4. ANDERS OSBORNE TWO TIMES 3:52
5. THE GOURDS BARSTOOL BLUES 2:44
6. DAN BERN SEVEN MILES AN HOUR 3:30
7. CHUCK PROPHET WHOLE LOT MORE 5:12
8. THE RADIATORS JACK O' DIAMONDS 7:19
9. LOUDON WAINRIGHT III PRIMROSE HILL 6:00
10. MARTIN SEXTON BLACK SHEEP 4:39
11. GALACTIC CHARLIE DOZEN 6:48
12. JIM PAGE W/ LEFTOVER SALMON TALKIN' HIGH SIERRA 10:40

In an interview at the 1998 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, bassist extroardinaire, George Porter Jr. (of Meters fame), said that Galactic is the future of New Orleans music. When these four young purveyors of funk initially got together they cut their teeth on a few dozen old Meters instrumentals, making sure the foundation was solid. Today they write many of their own songs but still recognize their roots, which is why they chose to put the supergalactic spin on this Dirty Dozen Brass Band song called "Charlie Dozen", complete with the twin sax attack by Ben Ellman and Jason Mingledorff.