Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett

Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett
Studio album by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Released	1978
Recorded	April 1977
Genre	Disco, big band
Length	32:53
Label	RCA
Producer	Stony Browder Jr.
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band chronology
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (1976) Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett (1978) Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington (1979)

Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett is the second studio album by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. ^{[1] [2]} It was released in 1978 by RCA Records. It peaked at number 36 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 23 on the Top R&B Albums chart. ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Christgau's Record Guide	B [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

The New York Times called the album "a sometimes obscure but still evocative historical collage, full of verbal and musical references to America, France and Germany in the 1940's." ^[7] The Boston Globe noted the "Latin rhythms and black boogie woogie do wah's." ^[8] Newsday determined that "their musical combination has parts of Duke Ellington, the Pointer Sisters and Lambert, Hendricks and Ross updated for today's well-dressed disco-goer." ^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by August Darnell and Stony Browder Jr.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mister Love"	4:28
2.	"Nocturnal Interludes"	3:26
3.	"The Gigolo and I"	4:31
4.	"I'll Always Have a Smile for You"	2:47

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Transistor Madness/Future D.J."	4:27
2.	"An Organ Grinder's Tale"	4:28
3.	"Soraya/March of the Nignies"	4:40
4.	"Auf Wiedersehen, Darrio"	4:06

Personnel

• Cory Daye – vocals
• Stony Browder – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• August Darnell – bass, vocals
• Andy "Coati Mundi" Hernandez – percussion
• Susandra Minsky – vocals
• Mickey Sevilla – drums

Charts

Chart performance for Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [3]	36
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard ) [3]	23

References

1. Gold, Aaron (January 26, 1978). "Tower Ticker". Chicago Tribune. p. 2.2.
2. "Key Releases". Music Week. February 20, 2010. p. 22.
3. "Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Awards". AllMusic . Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
4. "Meets King Penett - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band". AllMusic . Retrieved October 9, 2017.
5. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
6. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 203, 204.
7. Rockwell, John (February 26, 1978). "Records: The Disco Fever Is Spreading". The New York Times. p. D14.
8. Haynes, Walter (February 2, 1978). "Record Reviews". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.
9. Robins, Wayne (February 5, 1978). "'Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett'". Part II. Newsday. p. 18.

External links

• Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett at Discogs (list of releases)