This no-frills reissue of 2003's (recorded in France, 1998), allows a wider audience to hear this exceptional recording, which might have been all but impossible to find on its previous label. Louisiana guitarist/vocalist is well known through his nine discs on and , but harp player is a more obscure, yet tremendously talented bluesman who fans may recognize from his inclusion on 's 1991 . ended up a little lost on that project since he had to share the spotlight with , , and , but here, even working with , he shines. This is a low-key but charming, predominantly acoustic project, split fairly evenly between classics, new tunes, and obscurities. has the better voice, and sings seven of the 12 tracks, but does a fine job on his five tunes, even between verses where he's playing harp. There aren't many -- if any -- overdubs, and the session is as loose and down-home as you'd expect from two seasoned musicians. blows strong, electrified harmonica only slightly less cutting and explosive than (two of whose hits are here), and is particularly impressive on the slow of his original where he switches from amplified to unplugged settings. revisits from his 1989 release -- twice actually -- and the song in both of its versions (the second features on amplified harp) is an album highlight. Other than a cover of that, at nearly eight minutes, should have been pruned to four, the duo keeps the songs and performances concise, but still lazy and swampy. In fact, it sounds like the musicians were lounging on their porch on a sweltering summer's night. This is a relaxed, casual but moving album that goes down easy and doesn't try to be more than what it is, which is what ultimately makes it so successful. ~ Hal Horowitz