Fine 16-song selection from the California-based pianist's 1961 sessions for
Chris Strachwitz's Arhoolie logo. A trio of sympathetic cohorts (harpist
Sidney Maiden, guitarist
K.C. Douglas, and drummer Otis Cherry) give the music a rough-edged barroom feel as
Dee pounds out "After the Fight," "Call the Asylum," and a nice remake of his dour "One Room Country Shack." ~ Bill Dahl