Two of the most popular 'second tier' artists of swamp blues are featured on this twenty-eight-track compilation. Both artists were involved for much of their career with famed Louisiana producer, Jay Miller and although neither artist ever enjoyed a national R&B chart hit, both enjoyed consistent sales and jukebox hits throughout the 50s and 60s.

Guitar Slim's guitar style was highly and somewhat original and was an inspiration to scores of guitarists from Buddy Guy to Jimi Hendrix. Here for the first time, all of his singles for J-B, Imperial, Specialty and ATCO are in one package and of course this includes his phenomenal hit The Things That I Used To Do which topped the Billboard R&B charts for a remarkable 14 weeks selling over a million copies.

After sets from Slim Harpo, Lightnin' Slim and Arthur Gunter, this is Jasmine's fourth look at the recording artists of the famed Excello label. This volume looks at the career of the label’s premier harp player, Lazy Lester who, in addition to his own releases, also performed back up duties on scores of other 45s released by Excello. These are included here as bonus tracks. Lazy Lester is still touring today at the age of 84.

Albert King doesn't require much of an introduction. He was one of the “Three Kings of the Blues.” Arguably next to B.B. he was perhaps the most popular. He was one of the most prominent of the many genuine blues guitarists to have been adopted by the rock world during the mid 1960s. Albert began playing in the late 40s and made his first recordings in 1953 and it is these early sessions that are the focus of this outstanding collection from Jasmine. This is Albert King's first tentative steps towards global popularity compiled in chronological order and with fully detailed liner notes.

R&B paragon Ike Turner's natural fact mastery, limitless capacity for incendiary grooves and towering creativity qualified him as an a unstoppable musical force. As a band leader, arranger, and accompanist, he was without peer, and this rollicking compilation of Turner and his Rhythm Kings backing up the likes of Jackie Brenston, Billy Gayles and Clayton Love captures Turner's irresistible blues hustle at its majestic, bumping peak.

This two CD, 45 track set features the A and B sides of all his releases between 1947 and 1961 and brings together all of his singles for the Peacock and Aladdin labels in one collection. Despite receiving very little chart success, many of his singles were highly original and are now so famous it becomes difficult to understand why. Boogie Uproar, Okie Dokie Stomp, Gate Walks To Board and many others were staples for bar bands for years to come and were a huge influence over guitarists like Johnny Winter, Anson Funderburgh, Stevie Ray Vaughan and particularly, his brother, Jimmie Vaughan. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown didn’t like to be called a bluesman, but whether he liked it or not, he was undeniably a major influence over the genre throughout his lifetime.

Finally, one of the West Coast's most important and creative forces gets the definitive  re-issue treatment here.  While his early recordings for Modern have been expertly

Here, one of the truly great West Coast pioneers of down home blues gets the JSP treatment. This is a collection of his earliest recordings selected and annotated by Neil Slaven. These 113 sides on four discs stand as a testament to his pre-Chess recording legacy. Fulson was the whole package. He was a singer, guitarist, songwriter and bandleader who was practically without peer. All of that is on display in this fine box.

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