While Gumbo is in fact a nicely produced and carefully assembled set of Nawlins hits and classics performed with gusto by a GREAT crew, this album is in NO WAY shape or form comparable to Gris-Gris, which is not only a masterpiece of psychedelic blues funk voodoo magic charm, but a CLASSIC piece of music when stacked up against anything from ANYWHERE in ANY GENRE!! Get it? That means Gris-Gris IS New Orleans, not just of it or from it or about it, but the ACTUAL thing itself. You don't need to jump on a plane to get there when you hear that record, 'cause you already ARE there. I guess they could use the money and attention though, so get on that plane if you have the ticket already...