Veteran singer
Jimmy Witherspoon (who bridges the gap between jazz and blues) mostly sticks to the latter on this spirited set. His backup group (organist
Paul Griffin, guitarist Lord Westbrook, bassist
Leonard Gaskin and drummer
Herbie Lovelle) is fine in support, but the spotlight is almost entirely on
Witherspoon throughout these ten concise performances, only one of which exceeds four minutes. Highlights include "No Rollin' Blues," "S.K. Blues" and "Around the Clock."
Witherspoon is in fine voice and, even if nothing all that memorable occurs, the music is enjoyable. ~ Scott Yanow