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.

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
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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