The harpist hooked up with a young Maryland-based band called Tough Luck for this disc, certainly one of his better outings. The traditional mindset of the combo pushed
Bell back to his roots, whether on the originals "Just like You" and the
Horton homage "Big Walter Strut" or revivals of
Muddy Waters' "Short Dress Woman" and "Walking Thru the Park" and the classic Little Walter title cut.