At Newport 1960 (1960)

"For many back in the early '60s, this was their first exposure to live recorded blues, and it's still pretty damn impressive. Muddy, with a band featuring Otis Spann, James Cotton, and guitarist Pat Hare, lays it down tough and cool with a set that literally had 'em dancing in the aisles by the set closer, a rippling version of "Got My Mojo Working," reprised again in a short encore version. Kicking off the album with a version of "I've Got My Brand on You" that positively burns the relatively tame (in comparison) studio take, Waters heads full bore through impressive versions of "Hoochie Coochie Man," Big Bill Broonzy's "Feel So Good," and "Tiger in Your Tank." A great breakthrough moment in blues history, where the jazz audience opened its ears and embraced Chicago blues. This 2001 remaster brings up the details of just about every aspect of the playing, so that one gets a very vivid stage ambience. Added are four studio sides cut by the same group a month prior to the concert." (Cub Koda, Allmusic)