This digipack set of early 50's New Orleans R&B covers the hard to find MERCURY sessions of Fess along with many of the singers also recorded at the session.....Classic early shuffle boogie sounds with the unique afro-cuban influences well to the fore.......Also included are some swinging blues sides from the JAY McSHANN band from the early days....killer diller!!!!.......

1. Garfield Avenue Boogie - Charles "Crown Prince" Waterford
2. Crown Prince Blues - Charles "Crown Prince" Waterford
3. Shipyard Woman Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon
4. W.B. Blues - Walter Brown
5. Sloppy Drunk - Walter Brown
6. Lovin' a Beggar - Walter Brown
7. Miss Lollipop's Confession - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy
8. Love Troubles - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy
9. Baby Get Wise - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy
10. Byrd's Blues - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers (Professor Longhair)
11. Her Mind Is Gone - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers (Professor Longhair)
12. Baldhead - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers (Professor Longhair)
13. Hey Now Baby - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers (Professor Longhair)
14. Oh Well - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers (Professor Longhair)
15. Boogie's the Thing - George Miller & His Mid-Riffs
16. She Won't Leave No More - Joseph "Little Joe" Gaines
17. Mercury Boogie - Hosie Dwine Craven (Mr Brown)
18. Hadacol Bounce - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers (Professor Longhair)
19. Longhair Stomp - Roy Byrd
20. Been Fooling Around - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers (Professor Longhair)
21. In the Wee Wee Hours - Roy Byrd & His Blues Jumpers (Professor Longhair)
22. Streetwalkin' Daddy - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy
23. Job For A Jockey -  Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy
24. Still My Little Angel Child - Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy
25. Cloudy Weather Blues - Preacher Lee Graves
26. Sixty Years and a Day - Preacher Lee Graves