Shines has half of this 20-track disc, the remainder being devoted to sides from the same era featuring
Robert Lockwood. Recorded in 1952 and 1953 for the JOB label, this is
Shines at his most primal, working with a drumless trio;
Big Walter Horton plays harmonica on the 1953 sides. These tracks decidedly outshine the
Lockwood efforts (also recorded for JOB in the early '50s), some of which only feature
Robert as a sideman.