Juke Joint Blues is another fine reclamation project from Japan's busy P-Vine Records, collecting singles and rarities from the Modern, RPM, Kent, and Meteor labels, many of them previously unreleased. Why some of these sides weren't issued back in the day is a mystery, since everything here is solid early R&B, done with fervor and a loose, ragged elegance. Almost half the disc is given over to ten tracks from Long Gone Miles, with the great George Smith on harmonica, including a wonderful and spirited version of Fats Domino's "Hello Josephine." Other highlights here are Walter Miller's desperate and tortured vocal on "My Last Mile," the odd, sparse percussion (which would make Tom Waits proud) on Jim Lockhart's "Boogie Woogie Baby," and four fine vocal turns by Eddie Lang, especially on "I'm Beggin' With Tears," which builds marvelously over an infectious "Iko Iko" rhythm. Fans of early R&B will treasure this well-sequenced compilation. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide