Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live

by Muddy Waters

Overview

Accompanied by Johnny Winter and his band, Muddy Waters turns in an enthusiastic performance on Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live. The set list contains most of his biggest hits, and the sound quality and performances are mostly energetic. Still, there's something faintly repetitive about this record. For one thing, there's only one song here, "Deep Down in Florida," that comes from any of Waters' recent albums. All of the others are old standards, which makes this album rather superfluous, since there are equally forceful performances of these cuts elsewhere. It doesn't help any that "Deep Down in Florida" isn't an especially noteworthy song, sounding more like a rewrite of Waters' older, better cuts. Without much in the way of new material, or anything especially notable about the performances, it sometimes comes off as little more than a set of Muddy Waters' greatest hits, with applause as the sole new ingredient. The addition of Johnny Winter is surprisingly unexceptional as well, since Winter fades into the background as much as any other bandmember. None of it is unlistenable, but it's hardly indispensable. Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live is a nice addition to the Muddy Waters catalog, but it's not nearly as essential as his earlier work. ~ Victor W. Valdivia

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/2015
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8718469537136
Rank:	50813

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Muddy Waters   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
James Cotton   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Johnny Winter   Guest Artist,Guitar
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith   Guest Artist,Drums
Bob Margolin   Guest Artist,Guitar
Jerry Portnoy   Harp
Pinetop Perkins   Piano
Charles Calmese   Bass
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson   Guitar
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones   Bass

Technical Credits

Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer
Avery Parrish   Composer
Joe Lee Williams   Composer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Walter Jacobs   Composer
Sam Hopkins   Composer
Pinetop Smith   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer
Johnny Winter   Producer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Mel London   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Preston Foster   Composer