Ske‐Dat‐De‐Dat: The Spirit of Satch

Who played on Ske‐Dat‐De‐Dat: The Spirit of Satch

• Derwin Perkins guitar, arranger all tracks
• Dr. John arranger, piano, vocals, guitar, electric piano all tracks
• Sarah Morrow trombone, instrument arranger, arranger all tracks
• Barney Floyd trumpet on 10 tracks
• Herlin Riley drums (drum set), tambourine, arranger on 10 tracks
• Carl Blouin baritone saxophone on 9 tracks
• Ed Pettersen tenor saxophone on 8 tracks
• Bobby Floyd Hammond organ, arranger on 7 tracks
• Eric Lucero trumpet on 6 tracks
• Khari Allen Lee alto saxophone, flute on 6 tracks
• Reginald Veal double bass, arranger, electric bass guitar on 6 tracks
• Donald Ramsey electric bass guitar, double bass on 3 tracks
• Jamison Ross drums (drum set), membranophone on 3 tracks
• Kendrick Marshall keyboard on 3 tracks
• Tony Gullage bass, electric bass guitar on 3 tracks
• Alfreda McCrary Lee background vocals on 2 tracks
• Ann McCrary background vocals on 2 tracks
• Anthony Arnold Dagradi tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
• Arturo Sandoval trumpet on 2 tracks
• Ivan Neville Hammond organ on 2 tracks
• Jason Weaver double bass on 2 tracks
• Nicholas Payton trumpet on 2 tracks
• Pablo Sanchez percussion on 2 tracks
• Poncho Sanchez percussion on 2 tracks
• Regina McCrary background vocals on 2 tracks
• Roderick Paulin alto saxophone on 2 tracks
• Terence Blanchard trumpet on 2 tracks
• The Blind Boys of Alabama vocals on 2 tracks
• Allen McCrary background vocals on 1 track
• Alvin Ford, Jr. drums (drum set) on 1 track
• Anthony Hamilton vocals on 1 track
• Bonnie Raitt vocals on 1 track
• Deborah McCrary background vocals on 1 track
• Efrem Towns trumpet on 1 track
• Gregory Davis trumpet on 1 track
• James “12” Andrews trumpet on 1 track
• Kevin Harris tenor saxophone on 1 track
• Kirk Joseph sousaphone on 1 track
• Ledisi vocals on 1 track
• Mike Ladd vocals on 1 track
• Nick Volz trumpet on 1 track
• Oliver Bonie baritone saxophone on 1 track
• Rex Gregory bass clarinet on 1 track
• Roger Lewis baritone saxophone on 1 track
• Shemekia Copeland vocals on 1 track
• Telmary vocals on 1 track
• Tom Fischer clarinet on 1 track
• Wendell Brunious flugelhorn on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 What a Wonderful World standard 4:11
2. 2 Mack the Knife standard — Kurt Weill 6:13
3. 3 Tight Like This — Langston Curl 4:52
4. 4 I’ve Got the World on a String standard — Harold Arlen 4:04
5. 5 Gut Bucket Blues — Louis Armstrong 2:47
6. 6 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child — [traditional] 4:45
7. 7 That’s My Home — Ben Ellison, Leon René, Otis René 3:55
8. 8 Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen — [traditional] 4:37
9. 9 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams standard — Harry Barris 6:36
10. 10 Dippermouth Blues — Louis Armstrong, King Oliver 4:28
11. 11 Sweet Hunk o’ Trash — James P. Johnson 4:19
12. 12 Memories of You standard — Eubie Blake 5:03
13. 13 When You’re Smiling (the Whole World Smiles With You) — Larry Shay 2:41

Production

• Alonzo Bowens instrument arranger
• Brian Quezerque arranger
• The McCrary Sisters vocal arranger
• Tom “Bones” Malone instrument arranger

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