One of the West Coast's most important and creative forces gets the DEFINITIVE reissue treatment here....While his early recording for MODERN have been expertly reissued by ACE & P-VINE, this collection concentrates on his CHESS- CHECKER- MERCURY & PEACOCK recordings as well as the best IMPERIAL lp release. His Chess lp from 59 is beefed up with bonus tracks and his PEACOCK recordings which have been hard to find on cd for a while include 7 unissued sides. The IMPERIAL lp is a collection of early hard blues sides he cut for IRMA- GEDDISONS- ART TONE- PREMIUM as well his first sides for IMPERIAL........THIS SET IS IT!!!!
