Pass that bottle to me
Johnny Heering | Bethel, CT United States | 01/31/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This CD features the highlights from Atlantic Records first five years of operation. This is rhythm and blues music from the pre-rock and roll era. To be honest, the very earliest cuts here are not that exciting to me. They are mostly rather generic sounding r&b instrumentals. The CD really picks up steam around the second half of the album. With great vocal groups like the Clovers and the Cardinals, and great soloists like Ruth Brown and Joe Turner, it doesn't get much better than that. If you are interested in the history of rhythm and blues, this is a good place to start."