AMG Review of Back Home Blues

Thom Owens
All Music Guide

Back Home Blues collects several tracks Lowell Fulson cut early in his career for Swing Time, when he was performing jump blues. This is high-energy, enjoyable blues -- even though Fulson doesn't sound as comfortable with jump blues as he does with postwar Chicago and Southern blues, he is completely credible on these performances. It's an essential purchase for Fulson fans who want to dig deep into his roots.