1 	–Deitra Farr 	I'm Feeling Good 	
2 	–Deitra Farr 	Mean Old World 	
3 	–Zora Young 	Bad Track Record 	
4 	–Zora Young 	Bus Station Blues 	
5 	–Mary Lane  	Ride My Automobile 	
6 	–Mary Lane  	You Can't Take Out 	
7 	–Mary Lane  	You Hurt My Feelings 	
8 	–Melvina Allen 	Steppin' In 	
9 	–Melvina Allen 	Dr. Feelgood 	
10 	–Melvina Allen 	Breakin' Up Somebody's Home 	
11 	–Karen Carroll 	Whose Lovin' You Tonight 	
12 	–Karen Carroll 	I Got To Have Somebody 	
13 	–Bonnie Lee 	Sad And Evil Woman 	
14 	–Bonnie Lee 	Let It Roll 	
15 	–Bonnie Lee 	What's The Matter

Melvina Allen – Vocals (8-10)
Karen Carroll – Vocals (11,12)
Deitra Farr – Vocals (1,2)
Mary Lane – Vocals (5-7)
Bonnie Lee – Vocals (13-15)
Zora Young - Vocals (3,4)
Luther "Slim" Adams - Guitar
Ken Barker - Piano
Billy Branch - Harp
Will Davis - Guitar
Jake Dawson - Guitar
Nick Holt - Bass
Earl Howell - Drums
Willie Kent - Bass, Producer
Magic Slim - Guitar
Johnny B. Moore - Guitar
John Primer - Guitar, Producer

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1. Everything’s Going To Be Alright, 4:33; 
2. Feeling Sexy, 4:32; 
3. Wonder Why, 4:11; 
4. Snatch It Back And Hold It, 3:41; 
5. Wang Dang Doodle, 4:54; 
6. Walking The Dog, 4:47; 
7. Why You Treat Me This Way, 4:44; 
8. Hoodoo Man Blues, 5:02; 
9. Rock Me Baby; 
10. Let Me Love You Baby, 4:53; 
11. Mad Hatter’s Blues, 7:42.

"Killer" Ray Allison – guitar
Chicago Slim – guitar
Anji Brooks – vocals
Roosevelt “Mad Hatter” Purifoy – keyboards
Johnny B. Gayden – bass
Jerry Porter – drums
Scott Dirks - harmonica
All-Star Horns led by Johnny Cotton

Chicago’s musical cup runneth over with talent these days. Currently, there is a renaissance taking place in our beloved Windy City. If you are a blues lover, you can not mention Memphis, Clarksdale, St Louis, Detroit, or New Orleans, and not finish with Chicago; to do so is blasphemy! So what would happen if you took some players that had paid their dues and been around for a while, and formed a musical revue? Then, what if they combined Chicago blues with the funk of LA and Atlanta, the soul of Philadelphia and Detroit, and threw in some Texas rocking blues for good measure? Well, that “what if” is now reality.

The Chicago Blues All-Stars are Red, Hot & Blue. Released on the Azure Music label, Red, Hot & Blue is noteworthy on many levels. These musicians are all top-shelf Chicago players who have backed and played with music royalty including Buddy Guy, The Rolling Stones, Albert Collins, Gary Moore, Otis Rush, and Muddy Waters. The Chicago Blues All-Stars are “Killer” Ray Allison on guitar and vocals, Daniel “Chicago Slim” Ivankovich - guitar and vocals, Scott Dirks – harp and vocals, Roosevelt “Mad Hatter” Purifoy – keys and vocals, Johnny B. Gayden – bass, and Jerry Porter on skins. The All Star Horns that accompany the band are Johnny Cotton – bone, Garrick Patten – sax, and Kenny Anderson – trumpet. Also providing vocals is newcomer Anji Brooks.

The album leads off with the hard-hitting “Everything Going To Be Alright,” with its Leon Russell undertones, funky beat, wah infused guitar, and Texas style gritty vocal. “Feeling Sexy” is excellent, sweet club-style funk, with keyboard lines that will take you back, kicking horn accents, an old school vocal, and wailing guitar runs. The only thing missing is Bootsy Collins fronting with his star shaped bass and those awesome star glasses. Other slamming tracks include “Wang Dang Doodle,” originally written for Howlin’ Wolf by Willie Dixon. This version is a straight-ahead, full speed jaunt, with Anji Brooks obviously enjoying delivering her vocals, and the entire band just nailing it! Lots of energy here. There is also a seriously kickin’ rendering of “Hoodoo Man Blues.” We can definitely picture in our mind’s eye CBAS rocking their funky version of “Rock Me Baby” on Beale Street in Memphis and Maxwell Street in Chicago, eliciting joyful howls from the crowd as the ladies shake and the men watch with delight.

This album is a blues cake with a lot of funky joy baked into it. Back-in-the-day, a person could hear this music live in all the great clubs. For a long time now, it has been a lost art form. CBAS has brought it back in a big way, showing this music the love and respect it deserves. If you have been jonesin’ for a fix of delicious funky blues with some heart, this album is for you. Do yourself a favor: When you do bring this home, listen to it through headphones first. Trust us; you really want to hear all of it. ---Barry Kerzner, americanbluesscene.com

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1. 29 Ways - 3:07
2. I Just Want To Make Love To You - 3:44
3. Crazy For My Baby - 2:56
4. My Babe - 3:36
5. Every Time I Get To Drinkin - 3:00
6. Rock This House - 2:49
7. Sunnyland Boogie - 3:06                play
8. I Sit And Cry The Blues – 5:25
9. It's You Baby - 2:29
10. She's Got A Thing Going On - 2:54
11. Worried Life Blues - 3:17             play
12. Fat Mama - 2:22
13. High Road Blues - 3:37
14. Hello Central - 2:59
15. Hard Hearted Woman - 3:02
16. Everybody's Fishin' - 2:10
17. Baby I Need Your Love - 2:37

Personnel: 
Willie Dixon - Bass, Vocals;
Sunnyland Slim - Piano, Vocals;
Walter 'Shakey' Horton - Harp, Vocals;
Johnny Shines - Guitar, Vocals;
Clifton James – Drums

Willie Dixon formed and led successive versions of this touring band from 1969 onwards. All the singers run through their favourite numbers. Shines sings with his usual 200 per cent commitment and plays fiery guitar throughout, Horton and Slim are in good but not top form, and James and Dixon are reliable, although one of the things Dixon can be relied on for is an irritating high-register solo, here inflictedon 'Sunnyland Boogie'. The big drawbacks are the recording quality, which has the muddiness that says 'airshot', and the mixing, which is eccentric. The drums are too far forward, and everyone alse's singing and playing keep switching from relatively clear to muffled and distant; Sunnyland Slim, of all people, sounds as if he's singing in the next room. There's better material available by all concerned, and it renders this CD redundant.

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CHICAGO BLUES ALL-STARS
01 Intro
02 Chicago Boogie
03 Hard Hearted Woman
04 Lord, You Don't Want Me
05 Wee Wee Hours
06 Wrinkles
07 I Sit and Cry the Blues
08 29 Ways
09 My Babe
10 Harp Instrumental
11 Piano Instrumental
12 When the Saints Go Marching In
13 Study War No More

THE PATTERSON SINGERS
14 Let Us Pray Together
15 My Mind On Freedom
16 Free at Last
17 It's My Way
18 It's My Way Continued
19 Wade in the Water >
     We Don't Want No War

SISTER ROSETTA THARPE
01 That's All
02 Rain Song?
03 Up Above My Head
04 Games People Play
05 Nobody Know the Trouble I've Seen
06 Oh Happy Day

STARS OF FAITH
07 I Live for Jesus
08 Traveling Shoes
09 Deep River
10 Dry Bones
11 We Shall be Changed

Featuring:
Willie Dixon - Bass
Shaky Horton - Harmonica
Lafayette Leake - Piano
Clifton James - Drums
Lee Jackson – Guitar

Gospel Singers:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 
Stars of Faith, 
The Patterson Singers

FM Broadcast.

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01 - Fat Mama
02 - German Babies
03 - Baby I Need Your Love
04 - Little Boy Blue
05 - 29 Ways
06 - See See Rider
07 - I Love The World
08 - Put It All In There
09 - Chicago Is Loaded With The
10 - She Gotta Thing Goin' On
11 - Everytime I Get To Drink

 
Willie Dixon (bass,vocals), 
Sunnyland Slim (piano,vocals), 
Big Walter Shakey Horton (harmonica,vocals), 
Johnny Shines (guitar,vocals), 
Clifton James (drums,vocals)

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