Still Spicy Gumbo Stew (2012)

Tracklist
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01. I Don't Want To Be Hurted - Barbara George
02. Shrimp Boat - Dr John
03. Somebody's Got To Go - The Tick Tocks
04. Why Lie - Willie Tee
05. I Found A Little Girl - Eddie Bo
06. A Love As True As Mine - Wallace Johnson
07. I Got A Feelin' - Nookie Boy
08. Money (That's What I Want) - AFO Executives
09. Who Knows - Willie Tee
10. Heart For Sale - Robbie Lee
11. The Point - Mac Rebennack & the Soul Orchestra
12. Baby - Tami Lynn
13. Love, Love, Love - Wood Brothers
14. Why Couldn't It Be Me - The Turquinettes
15. Nancy - AFO Executives
16. Serpent Woman - Alvin Robinson
17. Cry, Cry, Cry - Alvin Robinson
18. Soulful Woman - Alvin Robinson
19. Sho' 'Bout To Drive Me Wild - Alvin Robinson
20. End Of A Dream - James Booker

The third and last volume of the Gumbo Stew series of retrospectives of the New Orleans-based AFO label is perhaps the least impressive of the set. That doesn't mean it's bad, just that much of the 24-song set is rather generic early-'60s Crescent City R&B (with a few cuts dating from the late '60s). However, that's a style which can be both generic and enjoyable, which most of this set is, due to the competence of the singers and players. Barbara George, Alvin Robinson, Eddie Bo, and pianist James Booker (represented by a previously unreleased instrumental) are all here. There are also a couple of enjoyable instrumentals by Dr. John (one previously unissed), "The Point" feature some seriously fierce cheese-o organ. Eddie Bo's bouncing "I Found a Little Girl" and Tami Lynn's sultry, soulful ballad "Baby" are also standouts, although on the whole the disc will mostly attract R&B specialists.

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