Jeanne and Jimmy Cheatham

JEANNE & JIMMY CHEATHAM - BLUES & THE BOOGIE MASTERS (1993)

1. What Do We Do for Fun?    
2. Little Bitty Bluebird Blues
3. Blues and the Boogie Masters    
4. Line in the Sand    
5. Up in Rickey's Room
6. Please Send Me Someone to Love    
7. Lead Dog Blues    
8. Don't Let Me Wake Up    
9. The Lonesome Road    
10. Too Many Goodbyes    
11. Leave That Woman Blues    

by Scott Yanow

The Kansas City swing blues of the Sweet Baby Blues Band is very difficult not to enjoy. Jeannie Cheatham's exuberant vocals (propelled by her forcefully swinging piano) inspire the many soloists on the blues-oriented material, and there is plenty of variety in tempo and feeling to keep this set continually interesting. Among the main soloists are ageless trumpeter Snooky Young, tenorman Rickey Woodard (making his debut on clarinet on two cuts), and guest altoist Hank Crawford, who sits in on four songs.