The Breeze Kings, voted Atlanta’s top blues band four out of the past six years, feature a sound deeply rooted in 1950s Chicago blues, but they also sneak in a healthy helping of Delta blues and R&B into the mix as well.

Their recent release, 2003’s You Got To Bring Some To Get Some (Veritone Records), showcases their considerable talents well on 14 tracks that groove from start to finish. There’s plenty of vintage Chicago material here with well-done covers of “Hidden Charms” and “I Love The Life I Live,” along with some very good originals that have that Chicago feel as well, such as “Up The Country,” “Casanova Man,” and “How‘s It Feel To Be Rich.”

“Sorry That You Put Me Down”  has a Mississippi Hill Country groove to it and “Going To Decatur” has some great Delta type slide guitar.  Another notable cover is Charlie Rich’s “Don’t Put No Headstone On My Grave,” which features a great vocal by charismatic frontman/harpman Carlos “Breeze” Capote.  Guitarist Jim Ransone’s fretwork is also a standout, as is the rock-solid rhythm section of Dave Roth on bass (and occasional vocals) and Mark Yarbrough on drums.

The disc closes with a smoking rendition of, of all things, “The Pink Panther Theme.”  The Breeze Kings are also supported on several tracks by the Gimme Dolla Orchestra.  You Got To Bring Some To Get Some is an excellent disc of great blues that should not be missed.