It may have been relatively late in
Jimmy Rushing's career when he recorded two albums for ABC/BluesWay (Every Day I Have the Blues and Livin' the Blues, both of which are reissued in full on this single CD), but he was still in prime singing voice. Joined by such friends as trombonist
Dickie Wells, trumpeter
Clark Terry, and tenor saxophonist
Buddy Tate,
Rushing shows that he was still relevant on such blues-based songs as "Berkeley Campus Blues," "Blues in the Dark," "I Left My Baby," "Sent for You Yesterday," and "We Remember Prez." Even with
Oliver Nelson's arrangements on the first half and an electric rhythm section on the second, both
Rushing and the musicians play off each other well, resulting in a swinging set. ~ Scott Yanow