''StarGeezer'' is an album by

folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk horror ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** Folk rock ** Folk religion * Folk taxonomy Arts, entertainment, and media * Fo ...

artist "Spider" John Koerner, released in 1996. Some of the songs are re-recordings of titles previously released by Koerner on albums that are no longer in print. The album was recorded in New Orleans. Guest musicians included

Reggie Houston Reggie Houston (born July 2, 1947, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) is an American musician who plays soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone and baritone saxophone. He is best known for his association with the New Orleans pian ...

, Amasa Miller, and

Johnny Vidacovich John Joseph Vidacovich Jr. (born June 27, 1949) is an American jazz drummer and a member of the band Astral Project with James Singleton, Tony Dagradi, and Steve Masakowski, as well as Nolatet with Mike Dillon and Brian Haas. He has also ...

Reception

In his

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...

review, critic Thom Owens wrote, "There aren't any standout songs, but the entire album has a relaxed, welcoming vibe that makes it quite a pleasant listen." Tom Sinclair of ''

Entertainment Weekly ''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online magazine, digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, ...

'' called ''StarGeezer'' "a rootsy album of traditional folk and wry originals," and added that Koerner "shows that four decades of obscurity haven't diminished his talent for making engaging music out of wholly familiar elements."

Track listing

All songs traditional unless otherwise noted. # "Intro" (traditional) – 0:40 # "Jack of Diamonds" – 2:28 # "Going Down Together" (John Koerner, Willie Murphy) – 3:17 # "Rattlesnake" – 1:37 # "Danville Girl" – 3:30 # "Last Lonesome Blues" (Koerner) – 4:19 # " Stewball" – 4:18 # "The Skipper and His Wife" – 3:29 # "Casey Jones" – 3:11 # "When First unto This Country" – 2:09 # "Thief River Falls" (Koerner, Murphy) – 2:54 # "Phoebe" – 3:13 # "The Days of Forty-Nine" – 3:06 # "The Golden Vanity" – 3:22 # "Some People Say" – 4:07 # "Taking My Time" – 5:41 # "Stardust" (

Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, a ...

) – 4:19

Personnel

* "Spider" John Koerner – guitar, harmonica, vocals * Willie Murphy – piano, percussion, bass, vocals *

– drums *Jan Cornish – percussion *Bill Hinkley – vocals *

– sax, percussion, shaker *Judy Larson – vocals *Eric Peltoniemi – vocals Production notes *Willie Murphy – producer, mixing *Bob Feldman – executive producer *

Mark Bingham Mark Kendall Bingham (May 22, 1970 – September 11, 2001) was an American public relations executive who founded his own company, the Bingham Group. During the September 11 attacks in 2001, he was a passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93. ...

– engineer *Chris Frymire – editing, pre-mastering *David Glasser – mastering *Tom Mudge – mixing *Eric Peltoniemi – coordination, mixing *Dan Corrigan – photography *Linda Beauvais – artwork, design

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stargeezer 1996 albums John Koerner albums Albums produced by Willie Murphy (musician)