Best of the Vanguard Years collects
Junior Wells' material from the Chicago! The Blues! Today! various-artists series, live and studio tracks from the albums It's My Life, Baby! and
Comin' at You, and a smattering of rare and/or unreleased cuts. As a
Wells retrospective, it's irredeemably incomplete, covering as it does his output for only one label, but the fine-quality material does make it an engaging listen, and it may be a good way for some collectors to plug holes in their
Wells discographies. ~ Steve Huey