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This slim yet potent sampler of Guy's excellent early-'60s work for Chess will no doubt please newcomers looking for a bargain introduction to the blues guitarist/vocalist's prime sides. With his guitar tapped for maximum intensity, spiky and tremolo-heavy, and those vocals all pathos-rich screams and in-the-pocket bravado, Guy especially hits bedrock on the blues-personified narrative "The First Time I Met the Blues" and the perennial "My Time After a While"; from lean combo cuts to horn-rich swingers, the remaining tracks never stray too far from this high-quality mark. And ensuring a fine ride throughout, regal blues veterans like Junior Wells, Otis Spann, and Fred Below help provide the tasty accompaniment. A solid shot from one of Chicago blues' second-generation stars.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Myers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Chisholm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neely, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Rice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Myers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Chisholm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neely, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Rice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Myers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Chisholm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neely, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Rice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eurreal Montgomery, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Brother Montgomery, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Neely, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Meyers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Junior Wells, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Myers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Chisholm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neely, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Rice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Duncan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Billy "The Kid" Emerson, ComposerLyricist - Lacy Gibson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lafayette Leake, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Myers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Perkins, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Junior Wells, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Myers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Chisholm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neely, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Rice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice White, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Dean Badger, ComposerLyricist - Robert Geddins, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Meyers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Junior Wells, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Myers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Chisholm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neely, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Rice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Myers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Chisholm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neely, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Rice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Junior Wells, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Guy, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Myers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Chisholm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neely, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Rice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Guy, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Myers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Chisholm, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Neely, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Donald Hankins, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jarrett Gibson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Rice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
This slim yet potent sampler of Guy's excellent early-'60s work for Chess will no doubt please newcomers looking for a bargain introduction to the blues guitarist/vocalist's prime sides. With his guitar tapped for maximum intensity, spiky and tremolo-heavy, and those vocals all pathos-rich screams and in-the-pocket bravado, Guy especially hits bedrock on the blues-personified narrative "The First Time I Met the Blues" and the perennial "My Time After a While"; from lean combo cuts to horn-rich swingers, the remaining tracks never stray too far from this high-quality mark. And ensuring a fine ride throughout, regal blues veterans like Junior Wells, Otis Spann, and Fred Below help provide the tasty accompaniment. A solid shot from one of Chicago blues' second-generation stars.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:37
- Main artists: Buddy Guy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Blues
© 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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