Night Beat, Sam Cooke, 1963, :37
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Cooke's glorious, golden vocals over sparse and sometimes (as in "Lost and Lookin'") totally absent instrumentation. It's not all rocking, but it's powerful, moody and evocative. Favorites: "Mean Old World," "Little Red Rooster," "Shake, Rattle & Roll," "You Gotta Move."
