Muddy, Brass & the Blues explained

Muddy, Brass & the Blues
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Muddy Waters
Cover:	Muddy, Brass & the Blues.jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	June 22 & 23, 1966
Studio:	Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chicago, IL
Genre:	Blues
Length:	30:51
Label:	Chess LP 1507
Producer:	Gene Barge, Ralph Bass
Chronology:	Muddy Waters
Prev Title:	The Real Folk Blues
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	More Real Folk Blues
Next Year:	1967

Muddy, Brass & the Blues, sometimes referred to as Brass and the Blues, is an album by the blues musician Muddy Waters, released by Chess Records in 1966.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Stripped of his guitar once again (the cover photo notwithstanding), Waters proved what a great R&B singer he was—there are moments on this album where he almost crosses over into Otis Redding territory."

Track listing

1. "Corine, Corina" (Bob Miller) – 3:38
2. "Piney Brown Blues" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 3:16
3. "Black Night" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 3:22
4. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 2:51
5. "Going Back to Memphis" (Will Shade) – 2:40
6. "Betty and Dupree" (Chuck Willis) – 3:04
7. "Sweet Little Angel" (Robert Nighthawk) – 3:33
8. "Take My Advice" (Jesse Anderson, Gene Barge) – 2:56
9. "Trouble" – 2:26
10. "Hard Loser" (McKinley Morganfield) – 3:05

Personnel

• Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
• James Cotton – harmonica
• Otis Spann – piano
• James ‘Pee Wee’ Madison, Sam Lawhorn – guitar
• Calvin Jones – bass
• Willie Smith – drums
• Gene Barge – tenor saxophone
• Unknown musicians – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, trombone, organ

Notes and References

1. https://www.bsnpubs.com/chess/chess/chess1425.html Both Sides Now: Chess Album Discography, Part 1 - LP-1425 to LPS-1553
2. https://www.wirz.de/music/waters.htm Wirz' American Music: Muddy Waters Discography
3. Wight, P. & Rothwell, F. The Complete Muddy Waters Discography accessed August 27, 2019