This is a generally very well recorded and always stunningly performed document from a pair of concerts off the group's 1971-1972 tour of the United States. Don Nix, Furry Lewis, Jeanne Greene, and the Mt. Zion Band and Choir turn in killer performances on a range of R&B, gospel music, and blues that is downright timeless, and for all of the good of the whole ensemble, Lewis beats them all in his solo spot, represented by five tracks appended to the dozen by the group. Indeed, although there's no shortage of Furry Lewis recordings from the early '60s onward, his work as presented here is some of the best that one can find, showing him in excellent form vocally and instrumentally, and it's easy to see why audiences on this tour often didn't want him to end his set. ~ Bruce Eder