The Derek Trucks Band (album)

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]

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]

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. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
5. "The Derek Trucks Band 1997 Debut CD". Hittin' the Note. 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. 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.