The Return of Roosevelt Sykes
Studio album by Roosevelt Sykes
Released	1960
Recorded	March 1 and 2, 1960
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Blues
Length	36:18
Label	Bluesville BVLP 1006
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Roosevelt Sykes chronology
The Return of Roosevelt Sykes (1960) The Honeydripper (1961)

The Return of Roosevelt Sykes is an album by blues musician Roosevelt Sykes recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[5]

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "Sykes's lyrical images are as vivid and amusing as ever on this 1960 set, with titles like "Set the Meat Outdoors" and "Hangover" among its standouts. Other than drummer Jump Jackson, the quartet behind the pianist is pretty obscure, but they rock his boogies with a vengeance". ^[4] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings considers the sound balance of the recording to be poor, favouring the guitar and, especially, the bass over Sykes’s piano, and says that Sykes does not sing as well as he usually did. ^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Roosevelt Sykes except where noted

1. " Drivin' Wheel" – 2:25
2. "Long, Lonesome Night" – 4:15
3. "Set the Meat Outdoors" – 2:04
4. "Coming Home" – 3:50
5. "Stompin' the Boogie" – 2:47
6. "Number Nine" – 2:27
7. "Calcutta" – 3:15
8. "Selfish Woman" (Esmond Edwards) – 2:49
9. "Hangover" – 3:20
10. " Night Time Is the Right Time" ( James Burke Oden) – 2:38
11. "Runnin' the Boogie" – 2:31
12. "Hey Big Momma" ( Armand "Jump" Jackson) – 4:24

Personnel

Performance

• Roosevelt Sykes – piano, vocals
• Clarence Perry Jr. – tenor saxophone
• Floyd Ball, Frank Ingalls – guitar, bass guitar
• Armand "Jump" Jackson – drums

Production

• Esmond Edwards – supervision
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References