This brings together all the
Lockwood-fronted tracks from his two Rounder albums with
Johnny Shines.
Lockwood shines on a brace of originals that range from jazzy to bluesy to proto-funk ("Here It Is, Brother") as well as tackling everything from Larry Darnell's swinging "For You My Love" to
Leroy Carr's "Mean Mistreater." Featuring
Lockwood in duo settings with Shines and with a full band of Cleveland regulars, this is a nice sampling of one of the blues' most exploratory musicians. ~ Cub Koda