Do you wanna jump, children? : 1937-1946

"Though sometimes dismissed by blues cognoscenti as a big band and pop vocalist, he deserves to be ranked among the most important blues singers of his generation for his role as the dean of the Kansas City school of blues shouters ... Jasmine's Bob Fisher selected this disc's 24 selections with an eye toward presenting Rushing as a blues singer ... These (...) are his seminal recordings, and it's good to have this many of them assembled in one place".