McKinley Morganfield A.K.A. Muddy Waters is a compilation album by blues musician Muddy Waters featuring tracks recorded between 1948 and 1953 released by the Chess label in 1971.[1][2][3]
The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame inducted it as a "Classic of Blues Recording" in 1983.[6]AllMusic reviewer Eugene Chadbourne stated "at the time it was one of the best retrospectives of his material available. Every conceivable classic by Waters is present here, in an intelligently edited presentation that flows through a dozen years of the great bluesman's career. The trip starts with a solo, pure Delta blues sound in 1948, but by 1960 a sophisticated, swinging Chicago blues combo style had been established for several years, with Waters an acknowledged master".[4]
Track listing
All compositions credited to McKinley Morganfield except where noted
Recorded in Chicago, IL in December 1947 (track 16), November 1948 (track 5), July 12, 1949 (track 20), February 1950 (track 10 & 18), October 23, 1950 (track 1), January 23, 1951 (tracks 3, 8, 12), July 11, 1951 (tracks 6 & 14), May 12, 1952 (track 11), December 1952 or January 9, 1953 (tracks 9 & 22), September 24, 1953 (track 17), January 7, 1954 (track 7), April 13, 1954 (track 4), September 1, 1954 (track 2), June 29, 1956 (track 19), August 1958 (track 13), July 3, 1960 (tracks 23 & 24), April 9, 1964 (track 15, 21)
