This 15-song set of blues pieces is surprisingly varied and bright, featuring
Sunnyland Slim
and
Lacy Gibson
's sleek
"I Had It So Hard,"
a nifty syncopated romp from
Earl Hooker
on
"Two Bugs in a Rug,"
Mississippi Fred McDowell
's raggedly elegant acoustic take on
"I Asked for Whiskey, She Brought Me Gasoline,"
and an energetic and hard-charging run-through of
"Roadrunner"
by the one and only
Bo Diddley
. A nice selection, if not exactly essential. ~ Steve Leggett