 Jimmy Rushing is considered by many jazz critics and historians to be the greatest blues singer of his generation. From 1935 to the late 1940s he was the star vocalist with Count Basie and his Orchestra. The first 20 tracks of this compilation cover this period and include big hits such as, “Goin’ To Chicago Blues”, “Jimmy’s Blues” and “Rusty Dusty Blues”. Jimmy Rushing’s powerful voice could hold its own over the powerful riffing of horn sections in any big band setting and he went on to front other groups including Johnny Otis and Jimmy Mundy as the last 4 tracks of this set attest. Fully detailed liner notes.

• 1. Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)
• 2. Blues In the Dark
• 3. The Blues I Like To Hear
• 4. Do You Wanna Jump, Children?
• 5. You Can Depend On Me
• 6. Evil Blues
• 7. Baby Don't Tell On Me
• 8. How Long Blues
• 9. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
• 10. I Left My Baby
• 11. It's the Same Old South
• 12. Undecided Blues
• 13. Goin' To Chicago Blues
• 14. I'm Gonna Move To the Outskirts of Town
• 15. Rusty Dusty Blues
• 16. Lost the Blackout Blues
• 17. Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You
• 18. Jimmy's Blues
• 19. Take Me Back, Baby
• 20. Harvard Blues
• 21. Jimmy's 'Round the Clock Blues
• 22. My Baby's Business
• 23. Thursday Blues
• 24. Good Morning Blues