CD 1 (1947-1954)
1. Gypsy Woman (2:35)
2. Good Looking Woman (2:43)
3. Mean Disposition (2:35)
4. I Can't Be Satisfied (2:42)
5. I Feel Like Going Home (3:10)
6. Train Fare Home Blues (2:49)
7. Mean Red Spider (2:17)
8. Streamline Woman (3:18)
9. Little Geneva (2:47)
10. Rollin' And Tumblin', Part 1 (3:00)
11. Rolling Stone (3:08)
12. Walkin' Blues (2:58)
13. Louisiana Blues (2:54)
14. Evans Shuffle (2:12)
15. Long Distance Call (2:40)
16. Honey Bee (3:22)
17. She Moves Me (2:58)
18. Still A Fool (3:19)
19. Stuff You Gotta Watch (2:49)
20. Standing Around Crying (3:22)
21. Flood (2:40)
22. Baby Please Don't Go (3:17)
23. Blow Wind Blow (3:11)
24. Hoochie Coochie Man (2:45)
CD 2 (1954-1959)
1. I Just Want To Make Love To You (2:51)
2. I'm Ready (3:04)
3. Smokestack Lightnin' (3:08)
4. Young Fashioned Ways (3:01)
5. Mannish Boy (2:56)
6. Trouble No More (2:41)
7. Forty Days And Forty Nights (2:52)
8. Just To Be With You (3:14)
9. Don't Go No Farther (2:55)
10. Diamonds At Your Feet (2:25)
11. I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love (2:51)
12. Rock Me (3:11)
13. Look What You Done (2:22)
14. Got My Mojo Working (2:51)
15. Good News (2:48)
16. Evil (2:19)
17. She's Nineteen Years Old (3:18)
18. Close To You (3:05)
19. Walkin' Thru The Park (2:47)
20. Blues Before Sunrise (with false starts, dialogue) (3:52)
21. Lonesome Road Blues (3:03)
22. Take The Bitter With The Sweet (dialogue, false start, alt. take) (3:52)
23. She's Into Something (2:46)
24. Southbound Train (2:54)
25. Double Trouble (2:46)
CD 3 (1960-1972)
1. I Feel So Good (2:25)
2. You Shook Me (live) (2:46)
3. You Need Love (2:45)
4. Twenty Four Hours (2:31)
5. Elevate Me Mama (alt. take) (3:04)
6. So Glad I'm Living (2:53)
7. My Love Strikes Like Lightning (2:44)
8. You Don't Have To Go (alt. take) (2:50)
9. Things That I Used To Do (3:13)
10. My Home Is In The Delta (3:59)
11. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (3:13)
12. The Same Thing (2:41)
13. You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had (2:56)
14. Short Dress Woman (2:46)
15. Making Friends (2:37)
16. Black Night (hornless alt. mix) (3:18)
17. Bird Nest On The Ground (2:53)
18. Country Boy (live) (4:42)
19. Sugar Sweet (alt. 'Fathers And Sons' take) (2:17)
20. All Aboard (alt. 'Fathers And Sons' take) (2:39)
21. Going Down Slow (live) (4:08)
22. Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man When I'm Gone (original hornless London mix) (5:05)
23. Can't Get No Grindin' (What's The Matter With The Meal) (2:46)
1. Gypsy Woman (2:35)
2. Good Looking Woman (2:43)
3. Mean Disposition (2:35)
4. I Can't Be Satisfied (2:42)
5. I Feel Like Going Home (3:10)
6. Train Fare Home Blues (2:49)
7. Mean Red Spider (2:17)
8. Streamline Woman (3:18)
9. Little Geneva (2:47)
10. Rollin' And Tumblin', Part 1 (3:00)
11. Rolling Stone (3:08)
12. Walkin' Blues (2:58)
13. Louisiana Blues (2:54)
14. Evans Shuffle (2:12)
15. Long Distance Call (2:40)
16. Honey Bee (3:22)
17. She Moves Me (2:58)
18. Still A Fool (3:19)
19. Stuff You Gotta Watch (2:49)
20. Standing Around Crying (3:22)
21. Flood (2:40)
22. Baby Please Don't Go (3:17)
23. Blow Wind Blow (3:11)
24. Hoochie Coochie Man (2:45)
CD 2 (1954-1959)
1. I Just Want To Make Love To You (2:51)
2. I'm Ready (3:04)
3. Smokestack Lightnin' (3:08)
4. Young Fashioned Ways (3:01)
5. Mannish Boy (2:56)
6. Trouble No More (2:41)
7. Forty Days And Forty Nights (2:52)
8. Just To Be With You (3:14)
9. Don't Go No Farther (2:55)
10. Diamonds At Your Feet (2:25)
11. I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love (2:51)
12. Rock Me (3:11)
13. Look What You Done (2:22)
14. Got My Mojo Working (2:51)
15. Good News (2:48)
16. Evil (2:19)
17. She's Nineteen Years Old (3:18)
18. Close To You (3:05)
19. Walkin' Thru The Park (2:47)
20. Blues Before Sunrise (with false starts, dialogue) (3:52)
21. Lonesome Road Blues (3:03)
22. Take The Bitter With The Sweet (dialogue, false start, alt. take) (3:52)
23. She's Into Something (2:46)
24. Southbound Train (2:54)
25. Double Trouble (2:46)
CD 3 (1960-1972)
1. I Feel So Good (2:25)
2. You Shook Me (live) (2:46)
3. You Need Love (2:45)
4. Twenty Four Hours (2:31)
5. Elevate Me Mama (alt. take) (3:04)
6. So Glad I'm Living (2:53)
7. My Love Strikes Like Lightning (2:44)
8. You Don't Have To Go (alt. take) (2:50)
9. Things That I Used To Do (3:13)
10. My Home Is In The Delta (3:59)
11. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (3:13)
12. The Same Thing (2:41)
13. You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had (2:56)
14. Short Dress Woman (2:46)
15. Making Friends (2:37)
16. Black Night (hornless alt. mix) (3:18)
17. Bird Nest On The Ground (2:53)
18. Country Boy (live) (4:42)
19. Sugar Sweet (alt. 'Fathers And Sons' take) (2:17)
20. All Aboard (alt. 'Fathers And Sons' take) (2:39)
21. Going Down Slow (live) (4:08)
22. Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man When I'm Gone (original hornless London mix) (5:05)
23. Can't Get No Grindin' (What's The Matter With The Meal) (2:46)
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Muddy Waters – The Chess Box: O Blues que Acendeu o Fogo de Chicago!
The Chess Box do Muddy Waters, lançado em 1989. São três CDs com 72 faixas que reúnem o melhor dos 25 anos dele na Chess Records, de 1947 a 1972 – puro blues elétrico de Chicago, cru, suado e cheio de alma.
Com a turma dos sonhos – Jimmy Rogers na guitarra, Little Walter na gaita, Otis Spann no piano e Willie Dixon no baixo (e nas letras matadoras) –, Muddy entregava slides inventivos, vocais roucos e batidas que pareciam vir direto das fábricas. “Hoochie Coochie Man”, “Mannish Boy” e “Got My Mojo Working” são hinos que ainda explodem no alto-falante, misturando improvisos soltos com aquele groove urbano que nasceu do Delta e ganhou eletricidade.
Curiosidade: no começo, os irmãos Chess nem deixavam a banda fixa dele gravar junto, preferindo músicos de sessão. Só em 1953 liberaram o time completo e aí o som explodiu. O box ainda traz 23 raridades, takes alternativos com diálogos e falsos inícios, e os encartes do Robert Palmer chamam essas gravações de ápice da expressão musical americana.
The Chess Box do Muddy Waters, lançado em 1989. São três CDs com 72 faixas que reúnem o melhor dos 25 anos dele na Chess Records, de 1947 a 1972 – puro blues elétrico de Chicago, cru, suado e cheio de alma.
Com a turma dos sonhos – Jimmy Rogers na guitarra, Little Walter na gaita, Otis Spann no piano e Willie Dixon no baixo (e nas letras matadoras) –, Muddy entregava slides inventivos, vocais roucos e batidas que pareciam vir direto das fábricas. “Hoochie Coochie Man”, “Mannish Boy” e “Got My Mojo Working” são hinos que ainda explodem no alto-falante, misturando improvisos soltos com aquele groove urbano que nasceu do Delta e ganhou eletricidade.
Curiosidade: no começo, os irmãos Chess nem deixavam a banda fixa dele gravar junto, preferindo músicos de sessão. Só em 1953 liberaram o time completo e aí o som explodiu. O box ainda traz 23 raridades, takes alternativos com diálogos e falsos inícios, e os encartes do Robert Palmer chamam essas gravações de ápice da expressão musical americana.
