DUPREE, CHAMPION JACK - Rocks (Sealed) (CD)

Multi-label compilation features Dupree classics originally on the Red Robin, Groove,Apollo, Vik, and Atlantic labels—all of them blistering rockers Jack’s all-star sidemen include guitarists Brownie McGhee, his brother ‘Stick’ McGhee, and Larry Dale and sax blasters Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor, King Curtis, and Pete Brown. Dupree’s hybrid of New Orleans R&B and New York blues was singular. No other Dupree collection encompasses so many vintage labels. In-depth liner notes by compiler Bill Dahl cover the entirety of Dupree’s spectacular career as a pioneering blues and barrelhouse pianist. Rare photos and illustrations in the booklet.