Although he’d been on the Chicago scene since the 1950s, backing Bo Diddley on some of his earliest Chess waxings, this was harpist “Mad Dog” Lester Davenport’s long-overdue debut album. And a fine one it was, too, filled with mainstream Windy City blues immersed in the ’50s tradition. His band for the project included pianist Sunnyland Slim and guitarist John Primer. – Bill Dahl
