Night of the Living Dregs

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Night of the Living Dregs
Night of the Living Dregs Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Dixie Dregs
ReleasedMarch 1979
Recorded1978
GenreJazz fusion
Length35:10
LabelCapricorn
ProducerKen Scott
Dixie Dregs chronology
What If
(1978) 		Night of the Living Dregs
(1979) 		Dregs of the Earth
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[2]

Night of the Living Dregs is the third album by Dixie Dregs, released in 1979. The first half of the album was recorded in the studio, and the second half at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 23, 1978.

The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.[3]

"Country House Shuffle" and "Leprechaun Promenade" were previously released on the band's 1976 demo record The Great Spectacular.

Track listing[]

  1. "Punk Sandwich" – 3:18
  2. "Country House Shuffle" – 4:13
  3. "The Riff Raff" – 3:17
  4. "Long Slow Distance" – 6:45
  5. "Night of the Living Dregs" – 4:21
  6. "The Bash" – 4:28
  7. "Leprechaun Promenade" – 3:46
  8. "Patchwork" – 4:53
  • All tracks composed by Steve Morse except "The Bash", by Morse/Morgenstein/Parrish/Sloan/West.

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Night of the Living Dregs at AllMusic
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 62. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1980 – Grammy Award Winners 1980". Awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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