It’s weird sometimes, I love this record so much I dreaded having to review it because I felt there’s no way I could do it real justice. It’s one of those albums you want to listen to over and over again because everything is just right. Okay, here we go. It’s a fantastic jump blues recording. There’s Mike Sanchez’s expressive and big voice (always the main focus), a fantastic rhythm section, the big fat black sound and feel of the blues shouters, boogie woogie kings and best black Rock’n’Rollers possessed, and a production value with an explosive live atmosphere and an amazingly clean and full sound that even the little computer speakers make go over big time. Every horn is in the right place, every piano note, every bluesy guitar lick and the few wailing blues harp solos are simply great, too.

“Cadillac Baby” is a strong opener and rocks and rolls and swings and there are more in the same vein. Think Amos Milburn, Wynonie Harris, Jimmy Liggins, Billy Emerson, Junior Walker (covered here). But Mike Sanchez also writes his own and those songs are just as convincing, ranging from slow, soulful blues like “I Need A Woman” to hot rockers and bluesy swinging tunes. Did I mention Mike Sanchez is a member of Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings (besides traveling with his own vintage R&B band) and Knock-Out Greg & Blue Weather are based in Sweden? If vintage blues beat is your thing and you enjoy “newcomers” like Little George Sueref and Nick Curran and masters like Ike Turner, you HAVE to get this jewel. It not only comes with the 16 tracks listed but has 5 more bonus songs filling the CD to almost capacity among them a wonderful ballad “Just Because” (Larry Williams/Lloyd Price) and the ultra cool rockers “Yama Yama Pretty Mama” (in two takes) and “King Kong” (out of this world!). And the artwork is ultra fine with hot pin ups!