This CD compiles tracks from three separate LPs of the always-swinging blues shouter
Jimmy Rushing, produced by
John Hammond in the 1950s. Most of the music comes from the best date,
Listen to the Blues; highlights include a spirited "Evenin'," the classic "See See Rider" with a fine trumpet solo by
Emmett Berry, and "Roll 'Em Pete," a popular boogie-woogie tune that finds the leader on the sidelines except for shouting encouragement. The three selections from
Listen to the Blues are badly dated by the questionable addition of organist
Marlowe Morris, while only the oft-requested "Sent for You Yesterday" is included from the far-superior album
Goin' to Chicago. It's good to see some of this important music become available once again, though
Rushing fans would have preferred intact reissues of the original albums.