Joe is a gem, a real deep and original bluesman... This fine recording captures his magic and will bring joy and pleasure to any lover of the blues.

A civic musical treasure... Duskin's booming rich voice and piano blues immediately take you back to the birth of the blues -- Cincinnati style.

Joe's barrelhouse piano and booming voice are timeless... living, breathing history.

It's piano blues, pure and simple, and played by a man who has spent a lifetime loving it, and waited nearly half his life to get a chance to play it.

This recording easily puts Big Joe in the same category as his idols, as well as any of the other great blues piano players from yesterday and today...

A a thoughtful and well produced outing featuring a dream rhythm section... Duskin's rich, expressive vocals are filled with shade and color while his sparse and gently swinging piano playing conjures up the ghosts of Jimmy Yancey and Albert Ammons.

Joe Duskin at 83 is still dynamic dynamite... a living legend and a giant among Blues pianists. He deserves to be acknowledged as a Blues King and Patriarch of Boogie-Woogie Piano.

Duskin’s two-fisted skills on the piano and his powerful, expressive vocals will remind you of Champion Jack Dupree, Memphis Slim, and Roosevelt Sykes... A tip of the hat to Yellow Dog Records for getting this legendary piano man back in the studio again.

Evokes masters of coloration like Jimmy Yancey... a blessed relief in the current age of instrumental overkill.

[Duskin] plays with passion, possesses a voice that harks back to the blues greats, and, most of all knows how to have a good time.... no Blues collection would be complete without Big Joe Duskin.

Swaggering 83-year old Big Joe Duskin gets his due with this delightful Yellow Dog release...

The well-seasoned Duskin pounds the piano and shouts up an absolute storm... great, great stuff!

This record falls into the classification of a 'drop the needle record,' which means that no matter where you start listening, you are going to get a gem... A serious contender for the Vault's “Great Blues Record That You Might Have Missed” award for 2004.

He still delivers a rocking groove... his voice has the authority of a beloved elder.

Duskin still demonstrates a bawdy, raucous swagger on boogie piano... a lively offering proficiently performed by a master bluesman who still has the groove and puts a fresh spin on those good old blues.

Real blues musicians and lovers know that although the subjects may be hard, the blues is meant to help ever, hurt never; make you feel good, despite it all... Big Joe Duskin is a big helping hand.

What a gem this is! Big Joe's Boogie-Woogie piano playing and blues cryin' are classic. This is a must have for any blues enthusiast.

Big Joe's husky baritone voice remains bold and exuberant... this album is a hell of a lot of fun.

The session is a living, breathing representation of an artist with a big voice, fast hands and the instincts to reach into your soul...

The Cincinnati artist, one of the fathers of boogie-woogie blues music, showed the audience that he can still rock on a keyboard and roll out his big ol' voice...

Those who are unfamiliar with Duskin's past pairings with British rockers will find Peter Frampton an unlikely guest artist...

In one of the more novel pairings, Peter Frampton turns up on the September 7 Yellow Dog Records release...

Frampton exquisitely complements Duskin's piano and vocals on the tracks... gets the ultimate compliment from Duskin: "Let me tell you, that guy can run B.B. King out of town. He knows what to do with guitars."

A soulful, heartfelt mix of wonderful stride piano, bluesy vocals and minimal but just right rhythms... joyful and uplifting.

Boogie Woogie Piano lovers, rejoice! Mr. Duskin seems to have evaded fame, but he is a top-rank boogie player and singer... At 83, he is still in top form. This is true Blues satisfaction.

Give me a real deal recording by a veteran such as Big Joe Duskin any day... In between the notes you hear the big heaved sigh that communicates more than lightning pyrotechnics ever will.

Duskin spreads the word with a sly grin and a twinkle in his eye... The result is a hearty blend of slide guitar and rollicking piano to accompany Duskin's vocal adventures.

The entire CD felt more like a concert in Duskin’s living room than a recording... Big Joe is an exceptionally gracious host, and you’ll feel so at ease in his presence that you’ll want to revisit this disc over and over.

The 83-year-old Cincinnati boogie-woogie piano legend was in his element last Thursday night in Memphis... one of the featured performers on the stage at the Handy Awards, which included an all-star lineup of contemporary blues stars.

A great recording, a must have and vastly becoming a favorite of mine!

This CD is the real deal, well worth visiting by fans of the blues or any genre of Americana..

Caught my attention with the first track, and kept me all the way through to the final tune. And then I went back and played it again.

In Duskin's playing one literally hears the roots of rock... there's the bawdy, raucous swagger to his piano style and always the uniquely African-American sly lyrics and double-entendres.

His preacher father once told Joe, because he wanted to play the Blues, ”God will send you to Hell for this”. Well then Joe, if this is the case, thankx for stickin’ to and givin’ us your lifetime of the Blues and I’d be more than glad to join you there.

One of the seminal figures in Cincinnati music history...