Champion Jack Dupree
The Blues Of Champion Jack Dupree

Listening notes

The Blues Of Champion Jack Dupree is a 1976 vinyl album by Champion Jack Dupree, released on the Storyville label with catalog number SLP 240. Filed under the Blues genre, it presents a two-sided program that totals approximately 36 minutes and 56 seconds based on the listed track times.

Side A contains four tracks running about 18 minutes and 48 seconds. It opens with Ain’t That A Hard Pill (4:35) and continues with Things I Used To Do (4:40) and Self Pity (4:40), before closing the side with Suicide Blues (4:53). The sequence groups mid-length performances, and each track title is presented with precise timing, indicating a consistent side length across the first half of the album.

Side B features five tracks totaling approximately 18 minutes and 8 seconds. It begins with Have You Ever Been Alone (3:30), followed by Poor House Blues (2:45) and I Want To Settle Down (2:38). The side then includes When I’m Drinking (3:50) and concludes with the album’s longest track, In Prison Too Long (5:25). The shortest track on the album is I Want To Settle Down at 2 minutes and 38 seconds.

Across both sides, the album title and song titles align with the stated Blues genre. The closing positions on each side—Suicide Blues on Side A and In Prison Too Long on Side B—are indicated with their respective track lengths. The release format is vinyl, and the album is identified specifically as Storyville SLP 240 from 1976.

This entry documents the album’s core identifying details—artist, title, label, catalog number, year, format, genre, track sequence, and durations—to support cataloging and reference needs. No additional information about recording circumstances, contributors, reception, or pressings is provided here beyond what is explicitly listed above.