Various Artists : Blues Complete

Length: 58:58

The All Music Guide rating for this album on a 1-9 scale (9=best) is: 4

The All Music Guide rating for this album among this artist's works on a 1-9 scale (9=best) is: 4

  Johnny Big Moose Walker - Vocals
  Jump Jackson - Performer
  Lonnie Johnson - Performer
  Ralph Willis - Performer

An enigmatic title, but one that refers to this gathering up of the complete recordings of Ralph Willis for Jubilee , Lonnie Johnson on Rama and Johnny 'Big Moose' Walker 's unissued session for End . Willis ' 1950/1951 sessions show a strong tie to his Piedmont background with Brownie McGhee on second guitar. Johnson 's sessions for Rama in 1956 show an artist in the twilight of his career, playing it safe and easy, turning in some decidedly non-blues items like 'Vaya Con Dios' and 'Will You Remember,' the latter a rewrite of his hit ballad, 'Tomorrow Night.' The session with Big Moose Walker and Jump Jackson features plenty of breakdowns, off-color studio chit chat and solid playing by the carload on tunes like 'Footrace to a Resting Place,' 'Wrong Doin' Woman' and 'One Eyed Woman.' Not the most vital blues recordings to own, but an interesting batch nonetheless. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide