The 2 United sessions on this album were done in the basement digs of producer Al Smith, feat. Pejoe's bouncy, rhythmic guitar playing w. a blasting Texas tinge.

Howlin' Wolf once said of Tail Dragger, "One day this boy gonna take my place" - and this is quite evident on this smokin' album feat. Johnny B. Moore, Rockin' Johnny, Billy Branch, Eddie Shaw & Jimmy Dawkins.

Blues pianist/vocalist steps out as a front man, letting his skills shine through as a master of deep blues, swing & New Orleans gumbo - he paid his dues w. lengthy stints w. Mighty Joe Young & Lonnie Brooks.

Brimming with melodic insight and still able to raise the roof with his intensity, Anderson's sonic vocabulary is now completely his own. * Down Beat from the review of "On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge" (DMK #534). This second installment of live recordings made at Fred's own club feature the tenor saxophonist supported by the young, fiery trumpeter Maurice Brown making his first appearance on CD, as well as Chicago Underground's Jeff Parker on guitar and Chad Taylor on drums, and bassists Tatsu Aoki and Harrison Bankhead.

As an improvisor, Rob Mazurek has a knack for making the most unexpected change in a melody sound beautiful. On Silver Spines melodic cornet improvisations flow into densely layered sound constructions and abstract duets with engineer Casey Rice. Like his work in the Chicago Underground, Isotope 217 and various other solo projects, Silver Spines touches on jazz, minimalism and computer music, but finds it's spark in the space between. (Previously deleted:9/1/10. Original release date:8/27/02)

Paul Lingle began playing ragtime and jazz in his teens and was to continue until his death, Oct. 30, 1962. His piano training made him capable of playing classical music, but he preferred the music of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton and others of the ragtime-jazz persuasion. Lingle was an original member of the Yerba Buena Jazz Band and by the end of the '30s had become something of a legend on the West Coast. In 1953, Lingle recorded for Good Time Jazz who issued eight sides. Euphonic Records later issued three LPs of Lingle made up mostly from live recordings at the Jug Club in Oakland. Those rare LPs are long out of print, but here is the first CD featuring Paul Lingle, Live at the Jug Club.

Playing swooping & soaring harmonica in the style of his mentor Little Walter, Wheeler presents a groovy traditional blues session w. his brother James-gtr, Allen Batts-pno, Bob Stroger-bss + others.

This Robert Johnson disciple recorded a ton as a sideman but didn't make an album 'til he was 55. Here's that 1970 LP; his voice and guitar take you from Arkansas to Chicago and back as you hear Steady Rollin' Man; Mean Red Spider; Take a Walk with Me; Ramblin' on My Mind, and more blues mastery!

Sonny Stitt was well-known for the ability to play saxophone fast, with authority over the most difficult of chord progressions. Sonny recorded his first session as leader in 1946 for Savoy with Kenny Dorham, Bud Powell and Kenny Clarke. In 1950, he made the first of many recordings with Gene Ammons, an association that would last through three decades and produce what is probably his best known records, including "Boss Tenors" from 1961. "It's Magic," from 1969, is a wonderful reminder that Sonny Stitt could burn bebop (check out the marvelous rendition of "Four") and make the hair on the back of your neck stand up when he played a moving ballad (as on "Body And Soul"). with Don Patterson, organ and Billie James, drums.

4 trumpets, 4 trombones, bass & drums, feat. Lester Bowie and Malachi Thompson-tpt & arrangements.

As a young man in England, Norrie Cox led his own outfit, the San Jacinto Jazz Band, during the trad boom of the late '50s and early '60s. Cox moved to the U.S. in '66 but it wasn't until '89 that he, along with cornetist Charlie DeVore, put together their dream band, the New Orleans Stompers. With two Delmark CDs out already ("Dance Hall Days" (DMK #236) and "Move the Body Over" (DMK #231), the band is back for a live album with special guest Butch Thompson, master of ragtime, stride and classic jazz piano. Butch is also well-known for his 12-year stint as pianist and band leader on public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion".

This third installment of "United Doo Wops" features lots of uinissued songs and rare audition tapes with The Five C's, the Palms, the Earls, the Drakes, the Danderliers and others. The Five C's, of Gary, IN, had two 78s issued in 1954: "Tell Me"/"Whoo Wee Baby"(United 172) and "Goody Goody"/"My Heart's Got the Blues" (United 180). The remainder of this CD is seeing it's first official domestic release, all from the original master tapes. Also available: "Chop Chop Boom" (DMK 703) and "Bang Goes My Heart" (DMK 761).

Della Reese's first recordings, from June 30, 1953, were never issued by United. Jimmy Hamilton Orchestra (mostly from Duke Ellington's Orchestra) accompanies Della on "Yes Indeed, " "Blue And Orange Birds And Silver Bells" (both on a rare out-of-print LP), the unissued "There Will Never Be Another You, " plus an unissued alternate of the title track. Also featured are jazz vocals by Bixie Crawford, Terri Timmons, Betty Mays (with J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding), Helen Fox, Jewel Belle (with Chris Woods), Vanita Smythe, Rena Collins, Debbie Andrews and Helen Thompson. Contains many previously unissed performances.

With Richard Abrams, Fred Anderson.

Jazz trumpeter was only 24 years old when he recorded Shock of the New in 1988. He was two years into an eleven year stint of Wednesday nights at Chicago's Green Mill Lounge. The CD features a wide variety of styles (bop to funk to ballad with 14 member string section) and some of Chicago's best musicians including Lin Halliday, Jodie Christian, Ed Petersen, Fareed Haque, Paul Wertico and others. Eight songs include "tribute to Clifford and Sonny", "Old Folks", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "Stew's Blues" and more. (Previously deleted:7/1/07. Original release date:6/1/88)"Presumably the shock in question is not Goode's choice of material but the warmth and surprising command of dynamics the trumpeter possesses". - Jazz Times.