Keb Darge & Little Edith's Legendary Rockin' R&B BBE ****

Whether it's as a DJ lighting up dancefloors or putting compilations like this together, Keb Darge knows his onions when it comes to northern soul and deep funk. This time he's on a different trip, as he and partner Little Edith head back to the 1950s and early '60s for these original jump-up block-rockers from the rare r'n'b department. Darge says in the sleevenotes that he got bored with digging for funk because there was nothing new to discover, hence his interest in these joints. What also probably caught his attention was just how damn infectious these tunes still are. The sassy wallop of Big Maybelle's That's a Pretty Good Love, the wonderful driving buzz behind Teddy McRae's Hi-Fi Baby,and the classy panache of Little Ike and Jimmy Beck on She Can Rockshould provide hours of grooving pleasure. See bbemusic.com

Download tracks :Big Maybelle, That's a Pretty Good Love;Teddy McRae, Hi-Fi Baby;Little Ikeand Jimmy Beck, She Can Rock