The tenth installment of the By the Bayou series still contains a seemingly bottomless pool of great vintage South Louisiana/East Texas blues, swamp pop and R&B.

Once again, this 28- track must-have includes some familiar names as well as some unknowns (Sad Leroy White?). And again Crowley’s resident musical entrepreneur, J.D. Miller, was responsible for recording the majority of this material. The set gets off to a rip-roaring start with Little Victor’s obscure “Papa Lou and Gran,” which is paced by some frantic Little Richard–influenced piano.

Speaking of the Georgia Peach, his one-time backup band, the Upsetters, are present on Lester Robinson’s “Pretty Woman (Take It Home to Grandma).” The track is a virtual note-for-note cover of Sugar Boy‘s Mardi Gras anthem “Jock-A-Mo” (Robinson is the lone New Orleans artist here). A couple of Louisiana’s finest female pianists are prominently featured throughout—Katie Webster’s blistering “Hoo Wee, Sweet Daddy” is especially effective, and of course Carol Fran‘s “One More Chance” is a prototype South Louisiana ballad.

Another “keyboardist” in the mix here is the great Clifton Chenier, and “Hey Ma Ma” is early proof that the squeeze box wasn’t exclusive to just polkas and two-steps. Chenier’s band member Wonder Boy Travis is in the mix too, and his “You Know Yeah” displays their band truly was red hot. Possessing one the greatest all-time blues monikers, Mad Dog Sheffield has a couple tracks, and his Goldband rendering of “Mad Dog” is a real howl. Lazy Lester, Guitar Gable and Tabby Thomas also have superior Crowley tracks included. Mysteriously, maybe the best inclusion on the disc isn’t even mentioned on the cover or notes—Lake Charles’ Guitar Junior’s (Lonnie Brooks) rocker “Roll, Roll, Roll”

At this point, readers/listeners don’t need to be reminded that the sound quality here is superior and the packaging A-1. Keep ’em coming, Ace!