Chuck Berry in the '60s: 1968

From St Louie To Frisco - back to YouTube for this lost album.

Album opener 'St Louie to Frisco' is another R&R travel song, small band, rollicking. Good fun. Not as mindblowing as the cover suggests (again) but in line with his 1965 records.

Followed by 'My dear' - ah, this sounds really nice! An almost Band or JJ Cale-style groove. I really like the arrangement: the horns, drums, piano, guitar - all rubbing against each other. This is more like it!

'Soul rockin'' - 'Johnny B. Goode' with horns? This sounds like a pretty tight album. Nice guitar work just past the 1 minute mark. It's not a remarkable composition, just a chance to shine instrumentally.

'Almost grown (1968)' - yeah, and he doesn't shy away from his more rhythmically intricate earlier work. Nice electric piano. A relaxed version, but in control. They're on top of it.

I'd love to hear this album in full.