Fine 16-song selection from the California-based pianist's 1961 sessions for
Chris Strachwitz's
Arhoolie logo. A trio of sympathetic cohorts (harpist
Sidney Maiden
, guitarist
K.C. Douglas
, and drummer
Otis Cherry
) give the music a rough-edged barroom feel as
Dee
pounds out
"After the Fight,"
"Call the Asylum," and a nice remake of his dour "One Room Country Shack." ~ Bill Dahl