1948年〜1954年録音のアリストクラット/チェス音源からのベスト。まずはこのジャケットですね。最高。臭いそうです。何なんでしょう、このインパクトは。ジャケも中身も名盤中の名盤ですね。
ここにはシカゴ・ブルースの「全て」があります。 収録曲の全てがシカゴ・ブルースの名曲。そして、音や曲も最高ですが、“アイ・キャント・ビー・サティスファイドや“ローリン・ストーン”、ちょっとエロ路線?の“フーチー・クーチー・マン”、“アイ・ジャスト・ウォント・トゥ・メイク・ラヴ・トゥ・ユー”なんて、歌詞も最高だと思います。やっぱりこれを聴かなければ始まらないアルバムですね。
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The Best of Muddy Waters
1958 Chess LP 1427
I Just Want To Make Love To You; Long Distance Call ; Louisiana Blues; Honey Bee; Rolling Stone; I'm Ready; Hoochie Coochie Man; She Loves Me; I Want You To Love Me; Standing Around Crying; Still A Fool; I Can't Be Satisfied
Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill Broonzy
1960 Chess LP 1444
The Real Folk Blues
1966 Chess LP 1501
Tell Me Baby; Southbound Train; When I Get To Thinking; Just A Dream (On My Mind); Double Trouble; I Feel So Bad; Baby, I Done Got Wise; Mopper's Blues; Lonesome Road Blues; Hey, Hey
Mannish Boy; Screamin' & Crying; Just To Be With You; Walking In The Park; Walking Blues; Canary Bird; The Same Thing; Gypsy Woman; Rolli' & Tumbling; 40 Days And 40 Nights; Little Geneva; you Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had (Compilation)
Muddy Waters At Newport, 1960
1960 Chess LP 1449
(all live) I Got My Brand On You; Hoochie Coochie Man; Baby, Please Don't Go; Soon Forgotten; Tiger In Your Tank; I Feel So Good; Got My Mojo Working, Part 1; Got My Mojo Working, Part 2; Goodbye Newport Blues
CORINE,CORINA / PINEY BROWN BLUES / BLACK NIGHT / TROUBLE IN MIND / GOING BACK TO MEMPHIS / BETTY AND DUPREE / SWEET LITTLE ANGEL / TAKE MY ADVICE / TROUBLE / HARD LOSER
Why Are People Like That / Going Down To Main Street / Born With Nothing / Caledonia / Funny Sounds / Love,Deep As The Ocean / Let Yhe Good Times Roll / Kansas City / Born With Nothing
ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN' / JUST TO BE WITH YOU / ELECTRIC MAN / TROUBLE NO MORE / "UNK" IN FUNK / DRIVE MY BLUES AWAY / KATIE / WATERBOY WATERBOY / EVERYTHING GONNA BE ALRIGHT
Hoochie Coochie Man / Wakin' Thru The Park / Boogie Woogie Memphis / Rolin' And Tumblin' / How Long / Rock Me / Blow Wind Blow / John Henry / Stack Alee / How Long / All This Piano Boogie / Bye Bye Baby / Love My Baby / When The Sun Goes Down / Someday Baby / Slim's Slow Blues / Gee Ain't It Hard To Find Somebody
@Louisiana Blues/I'm Ready/Honey Bee/I Just Want To Make Love To You/Kind-Hearted Woman/She Moves Me//(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man/Long Distance Call/She's All Right/Rollin' Stone/Standing Around Crying/Too Young To Know; AWalking Thru The Park/Still A Fool/You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had/I Can't Be Satisfied/I Want You To Love Me/Rolling And Tumbling//Just To Be With You/You're Gonna Need My Help/Same Thing/My Life Is Ruined/Baby Please Don't Go/Got My Mojo Working, Part 1
Mannish Boy; Screamin' & Crying; Just To Be With You; Walking In The Park; Walking Blues; Canary Bird; The Same Thing; Gypsy Woman; Rolli' & Tumbling; 40 Days And 40 Nights; Little Geneva; you Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had (Compilation)
Munnish Boy / Bus Driver / I Want To Be Loved / Jealous Hearted Man / I Can't Be Satisfied / The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll / Deep Down In Florida / Crosseyed Cat / Little Girl