Blues Jam in Chicago, Vol. 1

by Fleetwood Mac, Otis Spann

Overview

This set, recorded at Chess Record's Ter-Mar complex in Chicago, pairs Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac with some of the Windy City's blues legends including Willie Dixon, Otis Spann, Buddy Guy, and David "Honeyboy" Edwards. Put together on short notice, and recorded in one day, the sessions have something of a ramshackle feel, but the energy of the performances transcends any shortcomings on this date. Dixon oversaw the proceedings, and can be heard during the between-song banter giving directions and chastising Walter "Shakey" Horton for missing his cues. Since the Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac was so directly influenced by Chicago blues, the session acts as a kind of stylistic homecoming for the band. Bassist John McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood contribute driving rhythms while guitarists Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer lend both rhythms and the occasional lead. Green's stunningly fluid guitar work is at the fore, as usual. But the real treat is picking out the Chess players--Otis Spann's piano on "I Got the Blues," J.T. Brown's tenor sax on Elmore James's "I Can't Hold Out," or Guy and Edwards, who go toe-to-toe with Green on "Red Hot Jam," one of the session's indisputable highlights.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/07/2004
Label:	Columbia / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	5099751644620
Rank:	97640

Tracks

1. Watch Out
2. Ooh Baby
3. South Indiana
4. South Indiana
5. Last Night
6. Red Hot Jam
7. Red Hot Jam
8. I'm Worried
9. I Held My Baby Last Night
10. Madison Blues
11. I Can't Hold Out
12. Bobby's Rock
13. I Need Your Love
14. Horton's Boogie Woogie
15. I Got the Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fleetwood Mac   Primary Artist
John McVie   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
J.T. Brown   Primary Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Big Walter Horton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Mick Fleetwood   Primary Artist,Drums
Buddy Guy   Primary Artist,Guitar
Peter Green   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
S.P. Leary   Primary Artist,Drums
Danny Kirwan   Primary Artist,Guitar
Otis Spann   Primary Artist,Piano
Jeremy Spencer   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Slide Guitar
Willie Dixon   Primary Artist,Bass,Double Bass
David "Honeyboy" Edwards   Guitar

Technical Credits

Howlin' Wolf   Composer
Jules Taub   Composer
Mike Vernon   Producer
Morris Levy   Composer
Jimmy Rogers   Composer
Little Walter   Composer
Peter Green   Composer
Marshall Chess   Producer
Stu Black   Engineer
Big Walter Horton   Composer
Chester Burnett   Composer
Clarence Lewis   Composer
Joe Josea   Composer
Elmore James   Composer
Walter Jacobs   Composer
Horton   Composer