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The Vol. 2 designation of this limited-edition double CD may confuse some people, who might reasonably wonder where "Vol. 1" is. Actually, "Vol. 1" was Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection, which came out as a regular retail release in stores and covered Muddy Waters' complete recorded output from 1947 through September of 1952. Picking up right where that release left off, this much more elaborately packaged 51-track double-CD set captures Muddy at the peak of his game, dominating the Chicago blues scene (and, almost equally so, the national blues dialogue) and bursting with understated confidence and energy -- in his playing as well as his singing -- in the early years. The set takes listeners song by song across the mid-'50s, coinciding with the arrival of rock & roll and the subtle changes the latter caused in even his music -- switching away from playing guitar and turning that responsibility over to younger musicians in the course of trying to compete in a world dominated by ever younger rock & rollers. The producers have done an impressive technical job, the sound on the individual songs being consistently clean and sharp, even if many of the early-'50s masters don't exactly lend themselves to high-resolution playback. They're also offering a large handful of alternate takes scattered throughout the two discs, illuminating Muddy and his band working through some of these pieces to get to the finished versions with which they were happy. The annotation by Mary Katherine Aldin paints a vivid picture of the participants (especially Willie Dixon) and the backgrounds to the individual sessions and songs -- her notes are appended by a very handsome color and black-and-white photo array and a full sessionography. One factor that may cause potential buyers to hesitate on this set is the cost -- as a Hip-O Select release it lists for $50, and that is steep; on the other hand, the listening will keep any serious blues fan busy for quite a while. And given the fact that Muddy Waters only recorded singles in those days -- he didn't do an actual album session until the Big Bill Broonzy tribute LP at the end of the decade -- a set like this is the logical way to absorb his work from this phase of his career.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Big Crawford, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Big Crawford, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Big Crawford, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Edmunds, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1953 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocals, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES MOORE, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
CHESTER BURNETT, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin R. London, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
DISC 2
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hap Walker, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BO DIDDLEY, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin R. London, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
Muddy Waters, MainArtist - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Norman Dayron, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Geffen Records
Bernard Roth, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernard Roth, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Walter Horton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Walter Horton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Walter Horton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, MainArtist - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Preston Foster, ComposerLyricist - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Little Walter, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Unknown, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Johnson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 Geffen Records
Unknown, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Johnson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 Geffen Records
Unknown, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Johnson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 Geffen Records
Unknown, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Johnson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Oden, ComposerLyricist - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Oden, ComposerLyricist - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Geffen Records
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - McKinley Morganfield, ComposerLyricist - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Muddy Waters, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Cotton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Spann, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Pat Hare, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Francis Clay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
The Vol. 2 designation of this limited-edition double CD may confuse some people, who might reasonably wonder where "Vol. 1" is. Actually, "Vol. 1" was Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection, which came out as a regular retail release in stores and covered Muddy Waters' complete recorded output from 1947 through September of 1952. Picking up right where that release left off, this much more elaborately packaged 51-track double-CD set captures Muddy at the peak of his game, dominating the Chicago blues scene (and, almost equally so, the national blues dialogue) and bursting with understated confidence and energy -- in his playing as well as his singing -- in the early years. The set takes listeners song by song across the mid-'50s, coinciding with the arrival of rock & roll and the subtle changes the latter caused in even his music -- switching away from playing guitar and turning that responsibility over to younger musicians in the course of trying to compete in a world dominated by ever younger rock & rollers. The producers have done an impressive technical job, the sound on the individual songs being consistently clean and sharp, even if many of the early-'50s masters don't exactly lend themselves to high-resolution playback. They're also offering a large handful of alternate takes scattered throughout the two discs, illuminating Muddy and his band working through some of these pieces to get to the finished versions with which they were happy. The annotation by Mary Katherine Aldin paints a vivid picture of the participants (especially Willie Dixon) and the backgrounds to the individual sessions and songs -- her notes are appended by a very handsome color and black-and-white photo array and a full sessionography. One factor that may cause potential buyers to hesitate on this set is the cost -- as a Hip-O Select release it lists for $50, and that is steep; on the other hand, the listening will keep any serious blues fan busy for quite a while. And given the fact that Muddy Waters only recorded singles in those days -- he didn't do an actual album session until the Big Bill Broonzy tribute LP at the end of the decade -- a set like this is the logical way to absorb his work from this phase of his career.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
Informationen zu dem Album
- 2 Disc(s) - 51 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 02:24:09
- Künstler: Muddy Waters
- Komponist: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Blues
© 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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