Twenty-two tracks, almost half previously unreleased, from circa 1956-57 that recorded for his own short-lived Dig label. Not as vivacious as the sides he recorded for Capitol in the late '50s, this is spirited but generic jump blues/R&B, divided evenly between vocals and instrumentals. Occasional cuts like the silly novelty instrumental stand out from the pack. The one commanding greatest interest is "Hey! Hey! Hey!," which served as the model for version, which in turned was covered by in the mid-'60s (as "Kansas City"). ~ Richie Unterberger