It was the real thing ... When we were recording, sometimes we'd make a 'human fade' - we would just play softer and softer. We didn’t have any overdubbing. When one guy took a solo, the other guys would stand up and snap their fingers and dance around the studio. We were having a wonderful time.

Allen Toussaint

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