"In January of 1969, British power blues quintet Fleetwood Mac came to Chess Records studios to jam with the likes of Willie Dixon, S.P. Leary, Honeyboy Edwards, and longtime Muddy Waters' pianist Otis Spann. The sessions were so rich and fruitful that three-fifths of the Mac (specifically bassist John McVie and guitarists Peter Green and Danny Kirwin) impressed Spann enough to cut a record with them at the same sessions. While the classic "Country Girl" and a seven-minute "Someday Soon Baby" (which features a lengthy intro from Green on which Spann can be heard barely off mic telling the rest of the band to "let him play on") ended up on the Mac's "Blues Jam At Chess" double set: remaining cuts included "Dig You" and "Walkin'" and are a near perfect match of Spann's exciting, emotive singing and the Mac's youthful muscle. "The Biggest Thing Since Colossus" was released on Mac manager/producer/strongman Mike Vernon's London-based Blue Horizon label." (John Duffy, Allmusic)
"This collection of Wells' debut recordings for the States label adds four previously unheard tracks along with the original 13-track vinyl lineup. Wells' legacy begins with these landmark sides, featuring Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Johnnie Jones, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, and the Aces in the lineup at various points. Whether it's a slow one like his original take on "Hoodoo Man" or a jump number like "Cut That Out," the grooves are classic Chicago and a mile deep. Most telling are the acoustic duets with Louis Myers recorded between the 1953 and 1954 studio sessions and the fine instrumentals like "Junior's Wail" and "Eagle Rock." Although at the start of a long career, it's obvious that Junior Wells was already a young man with a style all his own, ready to make blues history. File under essential." (Allmusic)
Elementaire chicagoblues. Opnamen uit 1966 en 1968 van de gitarist/mandolinespeler/zanger, waarop hij begeleid wordt door Otis Spann (piano), Walter Horton en James Cotton (mondharmonica's). Youngs zang is doorleefd, maar laat steeds een aangenaam sprankje ironie horen. De begeleiding is spaarzaam en laat die stem op de voorgrond staan, al kunnen vooral de mondharmonica's met scheurende soli voor de dag komen. De door Young soms gehanteerde mandoline is een opmerkelijk contrast in deze urbane muziek.
Was de pianist in de band van Muddy Waters. Deze plaat bevat de lp's "The Blues is where it's at" uit 1966 en "Bottom of the Blues" uit 1967. Muddy Waters is zelf ook te horen.
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