This is one of the best of
Lizzie Miles'
1950s recordings (none of her solo dates have yet been reissued on CD). Eight of the 14 songs find her accompanied by pianist
Red Camp
; three add the banjo of
Albert French
; and three are with a Dixieland band headed by trumpeter
Tony Almerico
. The mostly intimate settings allow the still strong-voiced
Miles
to put lots of feeling not only into some typical standards, but such numbers as
"Take Yo' Finger Off It,"
"A Cottage for Sale" and "Dyin' Rag." ~ Scott Yanow