This loveable pianist and singer sustained a long recording and performing career, the last decades of which he was frequently heard as a soloist.
Although this was an artistically defendable position and Sykes made the most of the solo context, he was quick to admit in interviews that he was most known as a bandleader in his romping, stomping days, and these were bands that featured horns and arrangements of a style somewhere between Kansas City and New Orleans.
Producer Bob Koester gets kudos for bringing about a studio session for Sykes involving such a group later in his career.
What a great combination of players is involved, including the brilliant guitarist Robert Jr.
Lockwood, the crack rhythm section of Dave Myers and Fred Below, and two horn players whose affiliation with the bandleader goes back to the '30s and '40s.
One of them, trumpeter King Kolax, is a name who frequently shows up in discographies of jazz great John Coltrane, who played in the Kolax band when he was a whippersnapper.
These legendary players hardly sit on their laurels; they use the opportunity to lay down really beautiful music, the rocking and fun-loving spirit of Sykes looking down on all of it like some kind of barbecue munching holy spirit.
One of the best recordings on the Delmark label, and that is saying a mouthful.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feel Like Blowing My HornRoosevelt Sykes | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | I'm a NutPublic Domain | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | Blues Will Prank With Your SoulRoosevelt Sykes | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Jubilee TimeRoosevelt Sykes | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | All Days Are Good DaysRoosevelt Sykes | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 6 | Rock-A-Bye BirdieRoosevelt Sykes | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Moving BluesRoosevelt Sykes | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Don't Bat Your EyeRoosevelt Sykes | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | All Days Are Good DaysRoosevelt Sykes | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 10 | Eagle Rock Me, BabyRoosevelt Sykes | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Jubilee TimeRoosevelt Sykes | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 12 | My Harmstring's Poppin' | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 13 | Jubilee Time (alternate) | Willie Dixon, Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 14 | All Days are Good Days (alternate) | Willie Dixon, Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 15 | Sykes' Gumbuugie | Willie Dixon, Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 16 | Love The One You Are With | Roosevelt Sykes | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 56 mins | 130 MB | |||||
| 56 mins | 317 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Below | Drums |
| 2 | Stu Black | Engineer |
| 3 | Al Brandtner | Design |
| 4 | Jim Brinsfield | Photography |
| 5 | Honeydrippers | Guest Artist |
| 6 | Bob Koester | Liner Notes |
| 7 | Robert G. Koester | Photography, Producer, Supervisor |
| 8 | King Kolax | Trumpet |
| 9 | Robert Lockwood, Jr. | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 10 | Oett "Sax" Mallard | Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) |
| 11 | Dave Myers | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 12 | Public Domain | Composer |
| 13 | Andre Souffrant | Cover Photo |
| 14 | Roosevelt Sykes | Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |