The Derek Trucks Band (album)

The Derek Trucks Band (often called simply, Derek Trucks) is the debut album by American jam band The Derek Trucks Band, released on October 7, 1997.[4] The album was recorded between September 30-October 4, 1996 at Dockside Studios, Maurice.[5][6] The album is composed mainly of re-arranged jazz and blues classics and the rest are original compositions by the band.[7] Derek was seventeen years old at the time of the release of the album.[8] In 2008, the album was made available digitally, and is now available on iTunes, and other online retailers like Real, Rhapsody, Yahoo! Music, eMusic, Napster and Puretracks.[8]

The Derek Trucks Band
Studio album by The Derek Trucks Band
Released	October 7, 1997 (CD) November 17, 2008 (Digital download)
Recorded	September 30, October 1-October 4, 1996 at Dockside Studios (Maurice, Louisiana)
Genre	Blues, jazz fusion, jam rock, Southern rock
Length	52:13
Label	Landslide Records
Producer	John Snyder
The Derek Trucks Band chronology
The Derek Trucks Band (1997) Out of the Madness (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
CMJ	(very favorable) [2]
JazzTimes	(very favorable)[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sarod" (D. Trucks)	0:35
2.	"Mr. P.C." (J. Coltrane)	5:30
3.	"555 Lake" (B. McKay/Y. Scott/T. Smallie/Trucks)	6:33
4.	"D Minor Blues" (L. Oakes/Trucks)	6:01
5.	"#6 Dance" (Oakes/Trucks)	2:39
6.	"Footprints" (W. Shorter)	4:19
7.	"Out of Madness" (Scott/Smallie/Trucks)	4:09
8.	"Naima" (Coltrane)	4:59
9.	"So What" (M. Davis)	4:37
10.	"Evil Clown" (McKay/Scott/Smallie/Trucks)	4:30
11.	"Egg 15" (R. Roper/Smallie/Trucks)	7:40
12.	"Sarod Outro" (Trucks)	0:41

Personnel

Band Members

• Derek Trucks - guitar, sarod
• Todd Smallie - bass guitar
• Bill McKay - organ, keyboards, synthesizer, clavinet, piano, vocals (on track 3)[9]
• Yonrico Scott - drums, tympani, conga drums, shakers, tambourine, maracas, sabasa, chimes[10]

Additional personnel

• Gary Gazaway - trumpet, flugelhorn (on track 3,6)
• John Snyder - producer
• Tony Daigle - engineer
• Benny Graeff - assistant engineer
• Johnny Sandlin - mixing
• Benny Graeff - assistant mixer
• Tony Daigle - mastering
• J. Flournoy Holmes - design and photography
• Buddy Odom Management - management
• Wayne Forte (Entourage Talent Associates, Ltd.) - booking
• Kelly Elder - legal representation

References

1. Smith, Michael B. (2011). "The Derek Trucks Band - The Derek Trucks Band | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
2. College Music Journal review
3. Milkowski, Bill (2011). "Jazz Albums: The Derek Trucks BandDerek Trucks — By Bill Milkowski — Jazz Articles". jazztimes.com. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
4. "Derek Trucks Band: The Derek Trucks Band". Derek Trucks. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
5. "The Derek Trucks Band 1997 Debut CD". Hittin' the Note. Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
6. "Dockside Studios". MySpace. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
7. "The Derek Trucks Band". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
8. "First Two dTb albums available for download now". Derek Trucks. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
9. "The Graham Weekly Album Review #1092". George Graham. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
10. "The Derek Trucks Band". Answers. Retrieved 2009-06-11.