Muddy, Brass & the Blues

Muddy, Brass & the Blues
Studio album by Muddy Waters
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
Muddy Waters chronology
The Real Folk Blues (1966) Muddy, Brass & the Blues (1966) More Real Folk Blues (1967)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

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.^[5][6][7]

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."^[1]

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

References

1. "Brass and the Blues - Muddy Waters | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 58.
3. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1217.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 753, 755.
5. Both Sides Now: Chess Album Discography, Part 1 - LP-1425 to LPS-1553 accessed August 27, 2019
6. Wirz' American Music: Muddy Waters Discography accessed August 27, 2019
7. Wight, P. & Rothwell, F. The Complete Muddy Waters Discography accessed August 27, 2019