Down Beat - 3/01, p.68
3 out of 5 - "...3 albums consolidated into one tidy package, with state-of-the-art digital sound and fresh liner notes....Guy's playing is richly personal..."
THE COMPLETE VANGUARD RECORDINGS features all the tracks from THIS IS BUDDY GUY (1968), A MAN AND THE BLUES (1968) and HOLD THAT PLANE (1972) as well as previously unreleased live material.
Includes liner notes by Bob Merlis.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar); Phillip Guy, Wayne Bennett (guitar); A.C. Reed (saxophone); Otis Spann (piano); Freebo, Ernest Johnson , Jack Myers (bass guitar); Fred Below, Barry Altschul (drums).