Lefty Dizz & Big Moose Walker Chicago Blues Festival 1979 (CD, Japan)

(Ultra-Vybe Records) 13 tracks

One of the first recordings to feature Lefty Dizz in the lead role - recorded at a time when the singer/guitarist was a young star on the Chicago scene, but gets some major attention here thanks to an overseas recording! Lefty is as great as you'd expect from his name - a strong personality, but never in a way that's cheesy or over-the-top like it might be in the hands of a major record label - just balanced with the right kind of Chicago roots energy, in a group that also features piano and some vocals from Big Moose Walker and additional guitar from Willie James Lyons. Tracks include “Blue Shadow,” “RM Blues,” “Take Out Some Insurance,” “Things That I Used To Do,” “All Right OK You Win,” “One Eyed Woman” and “Lake Shore Drive Boogie.” The CD contains the bonus tracks “Shake For Me”, “Funny Acting Woman” and “Blue Shadow (take 1)”.