At Newport 1960

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At Newport 1960
At Newport 1960 cover
Live album by Muddy Waters
Released 1960
Recorded July 3, 1960
Genre Chicago blues
Length 32:38
Label MCA/Chess
Professional reviews
Muddy Waters chronology
At Newport 1960 (1960) Sings Big Bill Broonzy (1960)

At Newport 1960 is a live album by Muddy Waters recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival. Waters was backed by a band including Otis Spann, James Cotton, and Pat Hare. In 2003, the album was ranked number 348 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[7] The album is also listed in The Rough Guide to Blues 100 Essential CDs.[8]

This album was remastered and rereleased on CD in 2001 by MCA, including four extra monaural studio tracks.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "I Got My Brand On You" (Dixon) – 4:24
  2. "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man" (Dixon) – 2:50
  3. "Baby, Please Don't Go" (Morganfield) – 2:52
  4. "Soon Forgotten" (Oden) – 4:08
  5. "Tiger In Your Tank" (Dixon) – 4:12
  6. "I Feel So Good" (Broonzy) – 2:48
  7. "Got My Mojo Working" (Foster) – 4:08
  8. "Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 2" (Foster) – 2:38
  9. "Goodbye Newport Blues" (Hughes, Morganfield) – 4:38
  10. "I Got My Brand On You" (Dixon) – 2:22 [9]
  11. "Soon Forgotten" (Oden) – 2:41 [10]
  12. "Tiger In Your Tank" (Dixon) – 2:17 [11]
  13. "Meanest Woman" (Morganfield) – 2:18 [11]
    • Tracks 10-13 are bonus tracks included in the 2001 MCA/Chess release. These were recorded in Chicago in June of 1960.

[edit] Notes and sources

  1. ^ Maurizo Comandini, "Lookin' 'round: Muddy Waters at Newport 1960", All About Jazz (Italian)
  2. ^ Cub Koda & Bruce Eder, "Review: At Newport 1960, All Music Guide
  3. ^ John Sinclair, "Blues & Roots", Blues Access, 46, Summer 2001
  4. ^ Gary W. Miller, "A seminal album for a seminal Bluesman" [requires free subscription], BluesWax, March 13, 2002
  5. ^ "And The Rest: Muddy Waters - Live at Newport/Live (BGO)", fRoots, 162, December 1996
  6. ^ Mark A. Cole, "CD Review: Muddy Waters At Newport 1960", Southwest Blues Magazine, November 2001
  7. ^ "348: At Newport 1960", in "The 500 greatest albums of all time", Rolling Stone, November 2003
  8. ^ Greg Ward, The Rough Guide to Blues 100 Essential CDs, Rough Guides, November 23, 2000, p.177-178 (ISBN 1858285607 )
  9. ^ Originally appeared on Chess CHD2-9348, One More Mile: Chess Collectibles by Muddy Waters
  10. ^ Previously unreleased in the U.S.
  11. ^ a b Originally Chess single 1765