The Return of Roosevelt Sykes

The Return of Roosevelt Sykes
Studio album by
Roosevelt Sykes
Released1960
RecordedMarch 1 and 2, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreBlues
Length36:18
LabelBluesville
BVLP 1006
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Roosevelt Sykes chronology
The Return of Roosevelt Sykes
(1960) 		The Honeydripper
(1961)

The Return of Roosevelt Sykes is an album by blues musician Roosevelt Sykes recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[5]

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "Sykes's lyrical images are as vivid and amusing as ever on this 1960 set, with titles like "Set the Meat Outdoors" and "Hangover" among its standouts. Other than drummer Jump Jackson, the quartet behind the pianist is pretty obscure, but they rock his boogies with a vengeance".[4] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings considers the sound balance of the recording to be poor, favouring the guitar and, especially, the bass over Sykes’s piano, and says that Sykes does not sing as well as he usually did.[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Roosevelt Sykes except where noted

  1. "Drivin' Wheel" – 2:25
  2. "Long, Lonesome Night" – 4:15
  3. "Set the Meat Outdoors" – 2:04
  4. "Coming Home" – 3:50
  5. "Stompin' the Boogie" – 2:47
  6. "Number Nine" – 2:27
  7. "Calcutta" – 3:15
  8. "Selfish Woman" (Esmond Edwards) – 2:49
  9. "Hangover" – 3:20
  10. "Night Time Is the Right Time" (James Burke Oden) – 2:38
  11. "Runnin' the Boogie" – 2:31
  12. "Hey Big Momma" (Armand "Jump" Jackson) – 4:24

Personnel

Performance

Production

References

  1. ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed October 29, 2018
  2. ^ Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed October 29, 2018
  3. ^ Wirz' American Music: Roosevelt Sykes discography accessed October 29, 2018
  4. ^ a b Dahl, Bill. Roosevelt Sykes: The Return of Roosevelt Sykes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 620. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.