CD. Roosevelt Sykes expertly fit his classic down-home piano riffs and style into a fabric that also contained elements of soul funk and R&B. The nine-cut date recently reissued by Original Blues Classics included such laments as I Hate to Be Alone Lonely Day and She Ain t for Nobody as well as the poignant Yes Lawd and less weighty Satellite Baby and Jailbait. Besides Sykes alternately bemused ironic and inviting vocals there s superb tenor sax support from King Curtis Robert Banks tasty organ and steady nimble bass and drum assistance by Leonard Gaskin and drummer Belton Evans. ~ Ron Wynn Rovi