Details: Blue 88s: Unreleased Piano Blues Gems 1938-1942 - Blue 88s is a tremendous assortment of piano blues recorded between 1938-1942 for the Columbia and Okeh labels. 15 of the 17 tracks are beforehand unreleased gems that showcase a number of the premier blues pianists and vocalists of the period: Curtis Jones, Roosevelt Sykes, Willie 'Boodle It' Proper and Poor Boy Burke. Features a 20 web page booklet with an in depth essay by Mark Humphrey on the historical past and recognition of the piano, and blues pianists specifically, plus the lyrics to all of the songs. The legendary Roosevelt Sykes a. okay. a. 'The Honeydripper' is represented on this compilation with 12 tracks, 10 of them beforehand unissued whereas Curtis Jones and Poor Boy Burke have 2 every whereas Willie 'Boodle It' Proper has 1. Nimble fingers, figuring out voices and earthy lyrics abound on this assortment. 'Blues is to music what salt is to meals'