01. Sippie Wallace - Suitcase Blues
02. Jimmy Witherspoon - Trouble in Mind
03. Jimmy Witherspoon - In the Evenin'
04. LaVern Baker - Gimme a Pigfoot
05. Mama Yancey - How Long Blues
06. Joe Turner - Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop
07. Lil Green - I've Got That Feelin'
08. Lil Green - Every Time
09. Wynonie Harris - Destination Love
10. Wynonie Harris - Tell a Whale of a Tale
11. Ruth Brown - Rain Is a Bringdown
12. Percy Mayfield - Nothing Stays the Same Forever
13. Ted Taylor - River's Invitation
14. Esther Phillips - Just Like a Fish
15. Otis Clay - Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
16. Rufus Thomas — Did You Ever Love a Woman
17. Titus Turner - Baby Girl Parts
18. Bobby Bland - Ain't That Lovin' You
19. Johnny Copeland - It's My Own Tears That's Being Wasted
20. Eldridge Holmes - Cheatin' Woman
21. Johnny Taylor - I Had a Dream
22. Aretha Franklin - Takin' Another Man's Place
23. Z.Z. Hill - It's a Hang-Up Baby

Atlantic continues to trawl through its blues vaults on this generous set featuring many of the music's outstanding and often overlooked vocalists. Taking in some rarities and many updated classics, the 28-track mix includes excellent sides by longtime label star Ruth Brown, vintage blues chanteuse Sippie Wallace, urban blues pioneer Leroy Carr, and the "Poet of the Blues," Percy Mayfield. And while a few other marquee names appear, the bulk is comprised of highlights from such relatively obscure singers as Pearl Woods, Wesley Wilson (doing his version of the Bessie Smith perennial "Give Me a Pigfoot [And a Bottle of Beer]"), and Lou Willie Turner. In the spotlight or not, though, this wide-ranging collection makes for a fine stretch by the stereo. --- Stephen Cook, Rovi

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01. Jimmy Yancey - Yancey Special
02. Little Brother Montgomery - Talkin' Boogie
03. Jimmy Yancey - Mournful Blues
04. Jimmy Yancey - Salute to Pinetop
05. Jimmy Yancey - Shave 'Em Dry
06. Jack Dupree - Frankie & Johnny
07. Jack Dupree - TB Blues
08. Jack Dupree - Strollin'
09. Professor Longhair - Tipitina
10. Vann "Piano Man" Walls - Blue Sender
11. Vann "Piano Man" Walls - After Midnight
12. Joe Turner - Roll 'Em Pete
13. Jay McShann - Fore Day Rider
14. Jay McShann - My Chile
15. Meade Lux Lewis - Cow Cow Blues
16. Meade Lux Lewis - Albert's Blues
17. Meade Lux Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues
18. Ray Charles - Low Society
19. Floyd Dixon - Hey Bartender
20. Floyd Dixon - Floyd's Blues
21. Texas Johnny Brown - After Hours Blues
22. Doctor John - Junco Partner
23. Willie Mabon - I Don't Know

Sampling treats from such blues hotbeds as Chicago, Kansas City, and New Orleans, this single disc from Atlantic's blues box spotlights the men at the ivories with 23 good-to-excellent sides. Giving due respect to the boogie-woogie heyday of the '30s and '40s, the collection includes four 1972 sides by Jimmy Yancey (cut just prior to his death) and three early-'50s numbers by Meade "Lux" Lewis. Another fine tinkler, Champion Jack Dupree, reveals the rougher side of the boogie craze with some fine, latter-day barrelhouse gems off of his universally lauded Blues From the Gutter album. And not to forget Kansas City and the Crescent City, the disc also includes a true classic by Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson ("Roll 'Em Pete"), a few solid sides by big band veteran and onetime Charlie Parker employer Jay McShann, and a genre-defining bayou classic compliments of Professor Longhair ("Tipitina"). With an intriguing 1953 demo by Ray Charles and an early-'70s funk rambler from Dr. John ("Junco Partner") to top things off, Atlantic Blues: Piano makes for a quality session by the stereo. --- Stephen Cook, Rovi

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01. Blind Willie McTell - Broke Down Engine
02. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Shake 'Em on Down
03. John Lee Hooker - My Baby Don't Love Me
04. Stick McGhee - Tall Pretty Woman
05. Texas Johnny Brown - The Blues Rock
06. Texas Johnny Brown - There Goes the Blues
07. Texas Johnny Brown - Bongo Boogie
08. T-Bone Walker - Two Bones and a Pick
09. Chuck Brown - Let Me Know
10. Guitar Slim - Down Through the Years
11. Cornell Dupree - Okie Dokie Stomp
12. Big Joe Turner - TV Mama
13. Al King - Reconsider Baby
14. Mickey Baker - Midnight Midnight
15. Ike & Tina Turner - I Smell Trouble
16. B.B. King - Why I Sing the Blues
17. Albert King - Crosscut Saw
18. Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign
19. John Hammond, Jr. - Shake for Me
20. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Flood Down in Texas

Ranging from the country-blues stylings of Blind Willie McTell to modern-day pyrotechnics by Stevie Ray Vaughan, this edition of the Atlantic Blues series spotlights some of the fine blues pickers to grace many a 20th century stage and stereo. These aren't necessarily all classic performances, but most of the music is of the highest quality. The mix includes cuts by such marquee names as B.B. King and John Lee Hooker, as well as more obscure fare from the likes of Texas Johnny Brown and Cornell Dupree. And for a bit of soul, there's even a clutch of songs by Albert King and Ike and Tina Turner. A fine blues party soundtrack. --- Stephen Cook, Rovi

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01. Johnny Jones - Chicago Blues
02. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Poor Man's Plea
03. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - My Baby She Left Me
04. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - T-Bone Shuffle
05. Freddie King - I Wonder Why
06. Freddie King - Play It Cool
07. Freddie King - Wake up This Morning
08. Otis Rush - Gambler's Blues
09. Otis Rush - Feel So Bad
10. Otis Rush - Reap What You Sow
11. Howlin' Wolf - Highway 49
12. Muddy Waters - Honey Bee
13. Koko Taylor - Wang Dang Doodle
14. Johnny Shines - Dust My Broom
15. Luther Allison - Please Send Me Someone to Love
16. Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson - Walkin' the Dog
17. J.B. Hutto - I Feel So Good

Atlantic Records had some of its finest success in the 60s and 70s with groups carrying and amplifying the blues tradition (Led Zeppelin, Cream/Eric Clapton, even the Rolling Stones' tenure with the label). So it's fitting that they also recorded some influential bluesmen over their 50-year history, gathering them on collections spotlighting guitar, piano, vocals, and this, the Chicago blues style.

Several second-generation Anglo/American blues disciples help out. Eric Clapton and Dr. John back Buddy Guy and Junior Wells on three hot tracks including "T-Bone Shuffle." Influential blues guitarist Freddie King gets help from King Curtis and arranger Donny Hathaway on three tracks including the talkin' blues "Play It Cool." (King is again heard on the live "Goin' Down.") Duane Allman contributes solid slide guitar to Otis Rush's renditions of BB King's "Gambler's Blues" and Chuck Wills' "I Feel So Bad" (the Memphis version Elvis always had in him.)

The highlights also include live performances from Chess alumni Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Willie Dixon w/Koko Taylor recorded at a 1972 Ann Arbor, MI concert. All passed their creative peak by then but could still rouse a crowd, as Taylor does on her crackling "Wang Dang Doodle."

This set (also part of a four-CD box) supplements, but doesn't substitute, for Chess' "The Blues" volumes or the more recent "Best of Chess Blues" samplers. Buy those and best-ofs from your favorites among them before investing here. --- Anthony G Pizza, amazon.com

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