I picked up a cheap copy of this and I'm really impressed. This is a really really well recorded blues date. Sounds like Columbia too all of its jazz recording skills and applied them to a blues album. Does anyone know if Columbia recorded any other blues like this?
However IMO it is a gross caricature of his greatest work from the Chess period. In the end, I think it is a redundant cash-in for ole' Mr. Dixon. He stopped growing as an artist with the rest of his generation in the mid 60's when the blues died in the comfort of the mainstream. Being worshiped by all those white boys killed the creative spirit in that generation.
geez chas, mr. dixon probably made a more than deserved payday on the columbia album, as opposed to the chess stuff. i saw willie with the 'big three trio' once and he was great...chas and grimice...nice systems!!!
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