Wake Up and Live!

[6] The album was produced by Dixon's guitarist, Port Barlow, who used vintage recording equipment to achieve a 1950s sound.

[9] "My Song Is Don't Worry" is adapted from a poem Dixon used as his answering machine message.

[11] The Chicago Tribune noted that, "unlike some of the bland revivalists now exploiting [jump blues], Dixon helped to develop the idiom, and his supple piano style and infectious vocals render this set irresistible.

"[12] The Vancouver Sun stated that Dixon "plays the jazz-blues of the 1950s, with his piano and vocals leading the way, acoustic bass providing the bottom and, on most tracks, a horn section kicking in for the ride.

"[16] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette determined that the album "shows how alive and vital the music remains.