Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - James Monroe H.S. Presents Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes To Washington (1979)

“Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington” is the third album by disco group Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. It was the last album recorded by the original line-up. This album was a commercial failure.
Cory Daye is dreamy throughout, Stony Browder Jnr's all-too-smooth voice and signature piano chords are in top form, and "Italiano" features one of the best vibe solos ever recorded by Andy (Coati Mundi)Hernandeza.
“Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington” recaptures the New York disco nostalgia of the band's landmark 1976 debut while excluding most of the experimentation which bogged down their admirable follow-up, “Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett”. Although RCA reshuffled the songs from the first two albums and reissued them under the deceptive title “The Very Best of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band”, no overview of the group is truly complete without acknowledging what would be their final album before Cory Daye went solo and August Darnell and "Sugar Coated" Andy Hernandez formed Kid Creole and the Coconuts. In many ways, “Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington” serves as a bridge between the band and their subsequent careers. The pan-cultural beats and worldly wisdom of Kid Creole can be heard in songs like "Once There Was a Colored Girl..." and "Italiano," while the retro dance energy of "Call Me" was revisited by Daye on her solo debut, “Cory and Me”.
As always, Daye's friendly vocals and exuberant personality take center stage before a supporting chorus of bandmates, and Darnell's clever travelogues are buoyed by a genre-blending mix of tropical melodies, danceable tempos, and dramatically orchestrated pop hooks.
There is no surefire classic like their breakthrough hit "Cherchez La Femme," but ...Goes to Washington provides enough pleasant surprises to delight Dr. Buzzard and Kid Creole fans who may have overlooked this unique curio from the disco era.

Track listing

01.  "Didn't I Love You Girl?"  (August Darnell, Stony Browder, Jr.)  - 5:18  
02.  "Call Me"  (August Darnell, Stony Browder, Jr.)  - 3:44  
03.  "New York At Dawn"  (August Darnell, Stony Browder, Jr.)  - 4:26   
04.  "R.S.V.P."  (August Darnell, Stony Browder, Jr.)  - 3:11  
05.  "The Seven Year Itch"  (August Darnell, Stony Browder, Jr.)  - 4:41   
06.  "Once There Was A Colored Girl..."  (August Darnell, Stony Browder, Jr.)  - 4:26  
07.  "Italiano"  (August Darnell, Stony Browder, Jr.)  - 6:05

Credits
Vocals – Cory Daye
Vocals, Bass – August Darnell
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Stony Browder Jr.
Choir – Sea Gate Vocal Choral
Drums, Percussion – Mickey Sevilla
Guitar – Freddie Harris
Orchestrated By – Bill Holman, Jimmy Haskell, Ruby Raskin
Percussion [Mambo Eddie] – Butch Bond
Accordion [Accordian] – Jimmy Haskell
Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba – "Sugar Coated" Andy Hernandez
Effects [Special, Arp, Syn] – Bix Rogers
Engineer [Audio] – Jon Smith (3), Terry Rosiello
Engineer [Chief Audio] – John Arrias
Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – Cory Daye, Franz Krauns
Arranged By [Horns, Strings] – Jimmy Haskell, Stony Browder Jr.
Art Direction – John Wagman
Coordinator [Production] – Larry Osterman, Sheila Jaffe
Music By, Arranged By – Stony Browder Jr.
Executive Producer – Charles Koppelman
Producer – David Wolfert, Gary Klein, Stony Browder, Jr.

Notes
Genre: Soul,Bigband, Disco
Length: 31:23
Label: Elektra Records

© 1979