1 	Mean Case Of The Blues	4:32
2 	Send For Me	3:26
3 	Check Up On My Baby	4:49
4 	Love Being Loved By You	4:01
5 	Make It If You Try	4:49
6 	Hard Way To Make An Easy Living	5:04
7 	Look What You Done	5:12
8 	Come On Down	3:11
9 	Party At My House	3:07
10 	Don't Take My Blues	6:33

Backing Vocals [Backup Vocals] – Alyssa Jaquelyn
Bass – Dave Knopf
Blues Harp [Harp] – Billy Branch
Drums – Brian Jones (tracks: 9, 10), Jerry Porter
Guitar – Mark Wydra
Keyboards – Alan Batts, Jerry Soto
Saxophone [Sax] – Mike Peavy
Trumpet – Steven Frost
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Eddy Clearwater 

Eddy Clearwater has just come down with a mean case of the blues and that's the best news imaginable for the venerable Chicago blues veteran's legion of fans. Clearwater's slashing guitar attack hails directly from the same 1950s West Side school that spawned Magic Sam, Luther Allison and Freddy King -- taut and shimmering in its intensity. Never one to rest on his considerable laurels, the lean-and-lanky southpaw guitarist displays a highly admirable versatility throughout this varied set. When Eddy Clearwater comes down with a mean case of the blues, that's sure cause for rejoicing among Chicago blues enthusiasts. So is the release of this album. ---Editorial Reviews, amazon.com

Clearwater comes up with a compelling mix of tunes on this 10-track outing, his first for the Bullseye Blues imprint. The southpaw guitarist covers a wide range of styles (as befitting a true West Side guitarist, where versatility is a badge of merit) including Magic Sam's "Look Whatcha Done," and Nat King Cole's "Send for Me," Gene Allison's "You Can Make It If You Try" and Clearwater originals like "Party at My House," "Don't Take My Blues," "Hard Way to Make an Easy Living," "Love Being Loved By You," and the title track. Produced by Eddy and utilizing his regular working band with guest appearances from Jerry Soto on keyboards, Mike Peavey on saxophone, Steven Frost on trumpet and Billy Branch on harmonica, this is the Chief just laying it down simple and hard, doing what he does best -- delivering taut and shimmering West Side guitar and vocals with a vengeance. ---Cub Koda, AllMusic Review

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01. A Good Leavin' Alone
02. Reservation Blues
03. Hypnotized
04. Gotta Move On
05. Blue Over You
06. Trouble, Trouble
07. Came Up The Hard Way
08. They Call Me The Chief
09. Black Night
10. Hoochie Coochie Man
11. Every Day I Have the Blues
12. Poison Ivy
13. I'm Gonna Move
14. Last Night
15. One Day
16. Somebody Please Help Me
17. I Came Up The Hard Way
18. Stormy Monday Blues
19. Blues For Breakfast
20. Chicago Daily Blues
21. You Upset Me Baby
22. Mean Case Of The Blues
23. Send For Me
24. Love Being Loved By You
25. Don't Take My Blues
26. Winds Of Change
27. Blues Cruise
28. Susie-Q
29. Easy Is My Style
30. Everything To Gain

Once dismissed by purists as a Chuck Berry imitator (and an accurate one at that), tall, lean, and lanky Chicago southpaw Eddy Clearwater is now recognized as a prime progenitor of West Side-style blues guitar. That's not to say he won't liven up a gig with a little duck-walking or a frat party rendition of "Shout"; after all, Clearwater brings a wide array of influences to the party. Gospel, country, '50s rock, and deep-down blues are all incorporated into his slashing guitar attack. But when he puts his mind to it, "The Chief" (a nickname accrued from his penchant for donning Native American headdresses on-stage) is one of the Windy City's finest bluesmen.

Eddy Harrington split Birmingham, AL, for Chicago in 1950, initially billing himself on the city's South and West sides as Guitar Eddy. His uncle, Rev. Houston H. Harrington, handed his nephew his initial recording opportunity; the good reverend operated a small label, Atomic-H. Eddy made the most of it, laying down a shimmering minor-key instrumental, "A-Minor Cha Cha," and the Berry-derived "Hillbilly Blues" (both on Delmark's Chicago Ain't Nothin' but a Blues Band anthology).

Drummer Jump Jackson invented Eddy's stage moniker as a takeoff on the name of Muddy Waters. As Clear Waters, he waxed another terrific Berry knock-off, "Cool Water," for Jackson's LaSalle logo. By the time he journeyed to Cincinnati in 1961 to cut the glorious auto rocker "I Was Gone," a joyous "A Real Good Time," and the timely "Twist Like This" for Federal Records producer Sonny Thompson, he was officially Eddy Clearwater. Things were sparse for quite a while after that; Clearwater occasionally secured a live gig dishing out rock and country ditties when blues jobs dried up.

But Rooster Blues' 1980 release of The Chief, an extraordinarily strong album by any standards, announced to the world that Eddy Clearwater's ascendancy to Chicago blues stardom was officially underway. The '90s found Clearwater waxing two encores for Rooster Blues, a set for Blind Pig (1992's Help Yourself), Mean Case of the Blues, in 1996 on his reactivated Cleartone Records, followed by Cool Blues Walk in 1998, Chicago Daily Blues in 1999, and Reservation Blues in mid-2000. With consistently exciting live performances, Clearwater cemented his reputation as a masterful showman whose principal goal is to provide his fans with a real good time. Keeping in that tradition, Clearwater teamed up with like minded showmen Los Straitjackets, releasing Rock n Roll City in 2003 on Rounder, followed five years later by his first session for the Alligator label, West Side Strut. ---Bill Dahl, allmusic.com

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1	Black Night			
2	Chicago Daily Blues			
3	My Babe			
4	(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man			
5	Rock Me Baby			
6	Every Day I Have the Blues		
7	Things I Used to Do, The			
8	You Don't Have to Go			
9	Poison Ivy 

Eddy Clearwater – guitar, vocals
Jimmy Dawkins - guitar
Sylvester Boines – bass
Freddy Below – drums

Chicago blues guitarist Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater might be a classic example of the ancient axiom. A Windy City resident for over 50 years, Clearwater slowly but surely built his reputation working the local interstate club circuit, playing mostly cover tunes, including blues for African-American audiences and Chuck Berry-inspired rock and roll for suburban white kids.

Dressed in his trademark Native American headdress, Clearwater, born Eddy Harrington in 1935 in Mississippi of African-American/Cherokee parentage, has been exciting blues audiences worldwide for decades. His albums on Rooster Blues, Delmark, Evidence, Blind Pig, several European labels, and most recently, Bullseye Blues and Jazz, have all sold respectably, and after building strong followings in the Chicago urban and suburban area and overseas (where many American blues musicians find greater acceptance and success), Clearwater has finally established himself as a world class blues guitarist in his own homeland. ---Bob Cianci, vintageguitar.com

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1 	A Good Leavin' Alone	4:12
2 	Hypnotized	4:10
3 	Gotta Move On		4:39
4 	Walking Through The Park	4:09
5 	Do Unto Others		4:22
6 	Blue Over You	3:56
7 	Trouble, Trouble	6:09
8 	Too Old To Get Married		3:53
9 	Came Up The Hard Way	6:12
10 	They Call Me The Chief	4:22
11 	Rock-A-Blues Baby	3:42
12 	A Time For Peace	3:20

Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater – guitars, vocals
Lonnie Brooks - guitars, vocals (8)
Ronnie Baker Brooks – guitar, vocals (9)
Jimmy Johnson – vocals (5)
Otis Clay – vocals (5)
Earnest Williamson – clarinet
Dennis Taylor – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Steve Herrman  - trumpet
Daryl Coutts – organ, piano
Billy Branch - harmonica
Carlton Armstrong, Ronnie Baker Brooks – bass
Maurice "Moe" Taylor – drums
Jean-Christopher Leroy, Maurice "Moe" Taylor, Ronnie Baker Brooks – percussion
Steve Herrman - arranger

The Chief Eddy Clearwater's West Side Strut is his first release for the Alligator label, and while nothing here is a surprise, Clearwater's Chicago blues/Chuck Berry hybrid remains evident as he works his way through a mix of rock & roll, country, soul, and gospel. Along with Clearwater is a stellar group of fellow Windy City musicians led by second guitarist (and producer) Ronnie Baker Brooks and his band, a horn section, and appearances by Billy Branch on harp, guitarist Lonnie Brooks, and backup vocals by Otis Clay and Jimmy Johnson. Spirited cover versions of Muddy Waters' "Walking Through the Park" and Lowell Fulson's "Trouble, Trouble" are highlights, as are the gutbucket blues "A Good Leavin' Alone," "Blue Over You," and the autobiographical "They Call Me the Chief." West Side Strut is another solid effort for the Chief and Alligator, as well. ---Al Campbell, Rovi

This is one of the best Blues discs to come out this year, if not the last 5 years, with great artists like Lonnie & Ronnie Brooks, Otis Clay, Billy Branch!! Eddie “The Chief” Clearwater struts his legendary talents on this one. If you want to get the full effect you must catch him live… but you have to pick up this CD today… this is one of the must have Blues CDs for 2008. --- blueswebradio.com

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1. Winds Of Change 4:55
2. I Wouldn't Lay My Guitar Down 4:27
3. Find Yourself 5:35
4. Reservation Blues 6:15
5. Walls Of Hate 3:57
6. Running Along 7:41
7. Blues Cruise 6:01
8. Susie-q 2:57
9. Easy Is My Style 3:53
10. Everything To Gain 5:03
11. Sweet Little Rock & Roller 4:06

Musicians:
Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater (vocals, guitar); 
Duke Robillard (guitar); 
Carey Bell (harmonica); 
Dennis Taylor, Doug James (saxophone); 
Matt McCabe (piano); 
John Packer, Patrick McKeever (bass); 
Jeff McAllister (drums, percussion).

Eddy Clearwater is equally talented as a blues singer and as an improvising guitarist. On Reservation Blues, he ranges from Chicago blues to rock & roll, throwing in a couple instrumentals too. His repertoire includes both socially relevant lyrics and good-time music, featuring some of the latter when the former gets a bit too somber. Although there are some solid solos from his supporting players (including three guitar spots for Duke Robillard, two fine solos from tenor saxophonist Dennis Taylor, and a guest appearance by Carey Bell on harmonica during "Find Yourself"), Clearwater is the main star throughout. Fortunately, he is heard in prime form, whether happily jamming "I Wouldn't Lay My Guitar Down" and "Blues Cruise" or singing in a more serious mood on "Winds of Change" and "Everything to Gain." A gem. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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