Blues pianist Champion Jack Dupree took his New Orleans-born, boogie-woogie style north to Chicago and Indianapolis and gave it some blues backbone via meetings with Leroy Carr and Tampa Red. The first fruits of that education were his early '40s sides for Okeh, which are available on Columbia's New Orleans Barrelhouse Boogie. While his Okeh sides paired Dupree with a rhythm section, the reissue of his later recordings for the Joe Davis label, 45-46, feature him alone at the piano. The intimacy of the solo setting and the energy of his swaggering vocal delivery keep these sides engaging. Dupree supplies variety by way of subject matter that takes in domestic strife ("Outside Man"), politics ("F.D.R. Blues"), and drinking ("Rum Cola Blues"). For fans of both Champion Jack Dupree and the blues, 1945-46 is worth getting; you'll not only get some fine boogie-woogie blues, but also hear how Dupree influenced blues and rock & roll greats like Memphis Slim and Fats Domino.Stephen Cook, Allmusictrax:
01 Rum Cola Blues 02 She Makes Good Jelly 03 Johnson Street Boogie Woogie 04 I'm Going Down with You 05 F.D.R. Blues 06 God Bless Our New President 07 County Jail Special 08 Fisherman's Blues 09 Black Wolf 10 Lover's Lane 11 Walkin' by Myself 12 Outside Man 13 Forget It Mama 14 You've Been Drunk 15 Santa Claus Blues 16 Gin Mill Sal 17 Love Strike Blues 18 Wet Deck Mama 19 Big Legged Woman 20 I'm a Doctor for Women
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