Muddy, Brass & the Blues

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]

Muddy, Brass & the Blues
Studio album by
Released1966
RecordedJune 22 & 23, 1966
StudioTer Mar Recording Studio, Chicago, IL
GenreBlues
Length30:51
LabelChess
LP 1507
ProducerGene 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Critical reception

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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

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  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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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