Jimmy Reed - Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed

Title: Blues Masters: The Very Best of Jimmy Reed Artist: Jimmy Reed Release Date: 3/14/2000 Label: Rhino Duration: 44:37 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 081227980221 Genre: Blues Styles: Early R&B, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Harmonica Blues Moods: Earthy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Greasy, Lazy, Relaxed, Gritty, Passionate, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Rollicking, Sparse, Earnest, Playful, Street-Smart Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. High and Lonesome
2. You Don't Have to Go
3. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby
4. I Ain't Got You
5. You Got Me Dizzy
6. Little Rain
7. Honest I Do
8. Odds and Ends
9. Ends and Odds
10. Going to New York
11. Take Out Some Insurance
12. Baby, What You Want Me to Do
13. Hush Hush
14. Big Boss Man
15. Bright Lights, Big City
16. Oh John
17. Shame, Shame, Shame

Year Type Label Catalog # 2000 CD Rhino 79802

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Over the years, many, many Jimmy Reed compilations have been released, including many repackagings of his classic Vee-Jay material. Sometimes, the compilations have been excellent -- the 1993 disc Speak the Lyrics to Me, Mama Reed is a prime example -- other times they've been shabby, and since many of them have featured the same basic songs, it's hard for novices to discern which are worthwhile and which aren't. Fortunately, Rhino's 2000 release The Very Best of Jimmy Reed provides first-timers with an ideal introductory package, while satisfying longtime fans by serving 17 of his very best sides for Vee-Jay. All of the classic songs are here -- "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby," "You've Got Me Dizzy," "Honest I Do," "Take Out Some Insurance," "Going to New York," "Baby What You Want Me to Do," "Big Boss Man," and "Bright Lights Big City" -- along with such stellar, lesser-known items as his first Vee-Jay single "High and Lonesome," "Oh John," the eerie violin-laced "Odds and Ends," and its boogie-minded flip-side "Ends and Odds." It's a well-rounded, compelling collection that proves Reed's music is always satisfying, even if it's all variations on a basic, three-chord boogie. Or, as Reed expert Cub Koda states in the liner notes, it's "nothin' fancy, but it sure hits the spot every single time." The Very Best of Jimmy Reed proves his statement true with 17 timeless tracks. This is an essential cornerstone of any blues collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Duncan Drums Albert King Drums Bob Fisher Remastering Cub Koda Liner Notes, Project Assistant, Sequencing Earl Phillips Drums Eddie Taylor Guitar Henry Gray Piano Hugh Brown Art Direction James Austin Producer Jim Hughes Project Assistant Jimmie Vaughan Producer Jimmy Reed Main Performer John Brim Guitar John Littlejohn Guitar Lee Baker Guitar Lefty Bates Guitar Mama Reed Vocals Marcus "Benjy" Johnson Bass Milton Rector Bass Morris Wilkerson Drums Norma Edwards Editorial Research Phil Upchurch Guitar Steve Woolard Discographical Annotation Ted Myers Project Supervisor Vernell Fournier Drums W.C. Dalton Guitar