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Release Date: 2017Label: Hi Horse Records
Blue 88s is an amazing collection of piano blues recorded between 1938-1942 for the Columbia and Okeh labels. 15 of the 17 tracks are previously unreleased gems that showcase some of the premier blues pianists and vocalists of the era: Curtis Jones, Roosevelt Sykes, Willie 'Boodle It' Right and Poor Boy Burke. The legendary Roosevelt Sykes a.k.a. 'The Honeydripper' is represented on this compilation with 12 tracks, 10 of them previously unissued while Curtis Jones and Poor Boy Burke have 2 each while Willie 'Boodle It' Right has 1. Nimble fingers, knowing voices and earthy lyrics abound on this collection. Blues is to music what salt is to food - Roosevelt Sykes