The 1958 masterwork album of
Champion Jack Dupree
's long and prolific career. Cut in New York (in stereo!) with a blasting band that included saxist
Pete Brown
and guitarist
Larry Dale
, the
Jerry Wexler
-produced
Atlantic
collection provides eloquent testimony to
Dupree
's eternal place in the
New Orleans blues
and barrelhouse firmament. There's some decidedly down-in-the-alley subject matter --
"Can't Kick the Habit,"
"T.B. Blues,"
a revival of
"Junker's Blues"
-- along with the stomping
"Nasty Boogie"
and treatments of the ancient themes
"Stack-O-Lee"
and
"Frankie & Johnny."
~ Bill Dahl