A good, relaxed (but not laid-back) session, and one of his bluesier ones, with organ,
Clifford Scott (who played on
Bill Doggett's "Honky Tonk") on sax, and
T-Bone Walker on guitar. Nothing too adventurous about the song selection, including well-traveled items like "Good Rockin' Tonight" and "Kansas City," but
Witherspoon sings them with ingratiating soul, reaching his peaks on his cover of "Don't Let Go" (perhaps better than the hit version by
Roy Hamilton) and the late-night ambience of the title track. The CD reissue adds previously unissued alternate takes of four of the songs. ~ Richie Unterberger