by Bill Dahl
Cut during the period when she was between Chess and Alligator, this 15-song selection, cut in a French studio and live in the Netherlands in 1973, is a potent set that finds Koko Taylor ably backed by the Aces, guitarist Jimmy Rogers, and pianist Willie Mabon. Lots of familiar titles -- a live &Wang Dang Doodle,& studio remakes of &I'm a Little Mixed Up& and &Twenty-Nine Ways& -- and a few numbers that aren't usually associated with Chicago's undisputed blues queen.