The Blues, Vol. 2 [Chess/MCA]

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All Music Guide - Ken Chang
Only Chess Records could issue a blues compilation so laden with standards without even venturing beyond its own vault. This no-frills 1963 collection (later reissued by MCA) celebrates every blues powerhouse Chess ever had -- including Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, and Little Walter -- and packs into 31 minutes what feels like a motherlode of rock & roll roots. Countless reissuings of this material over the years have perhaps rendered The Blues, Vol. 2 a cheap relic in the current blues market; MCA, after all, gave the Chess catalog a celebrity facelift with the advent of the Chess 50th Anniversary Collection series in 1997. (Blues listeners who ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Ken Chang
Only Chess Records could issue a blues compilation so laden with standards without even venturing beyond its own vault. This no-frills 1963 collection (later reissued by MCA) celebrates every blues powerhouse Chess ever had -- including Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, and Little Walter -- and packs into 31 minutes what feels like a motherlode of rock & roll roots. Countless reissuings of this material over the years have perhaps rendered The Blues, Vol. 2 a cheap relic in the current blues market; MCA, after all, gave the Chess catalog a celebrity facelift with the advent of the Chess 50th Anniversary Collection series in 1997. (Blues listeners who demand extensive documentation with their CD purchases are advised to go there.) But if you can ferret out a copy of The Blues, Vol. 2 -- check the vinyl bins, the discount bins, and the public libraries -- it's certainly worth the effort, if nothing else than to realize that the blues don't need fancy packaging to keep you riveted.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Label: MCA
  • UPC: 076731126326
  • Catalog Number: 31263

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Thirty Days - Chuck Berry (2:22)
  2. 2 Sugar Mama - John Lee Hooker (3:12)
  3. 3 Evil - Howlin' Wolf (2:50)
  4. 4 Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters (2:52)
  5. 5 I'm a Man - Bo Diddley (2:46)
  6. 6 Blues with a Feeling - Little Walter (3:04)
  7. 7 Key to the Highway - Little Walter (2:40)
  8. 8 It Ain't No Secret - Jimmy Witherspoon (2:55)
  9. 9 Wee Wee Hours - Chuck Berry (3:00)
  10. 10 Ten Years Ago - Buddy Guy (2:35)
  11. 11 So Many Roads, So Many Trains - Otis Rush (3:08)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
James Cotton Harmonica
Willie Dixon Bass
Henry Gray Piano
Buddy Guy Guitar, Vocals, Track Performer
John Lee Hooker Guitar, Vocals, Track Performer
Little Walter Harmonica, Vocals, Track Performer
Matt "Guitar" Murphy Guitar
Louis Myers Guitar
Hubert Sumlin Guitar
Junior Wells Harmonica
Chuck Berry Guitar, Vocals, Track Performer
Eddie Chamblee Tenor Saxophone
Johnnie Johnson Piano
Jody Williams Guitar
Lester Davenport Harmonica
Fred Below Drums
Bo Diddley Guitar, Vocals, Track Performer
Howlin' Wolf Harmonica, Vocals, Track Performer
Francis Clay Drums
Jarrett Gibson Tenor Saxophone
Jerome Green Maracas
Donald Hankins Baritone Saxophone
Pat Hare Guitar
George Hunter Drums
Frank Kirkland Drums
Lafayette Leake Piano
Muddy Waters Guitar, Vocals, Track Performer
Jack Myers Bass
Bob Neely Tenor Saxophone
Odie Payne Jr. Drums
Earl Phillips Drums
Otis Rush Guitar, Vocals, Track Performer
Otis Spann Piano
Andrew Stephenson Bass
Jasper Thomas Drums
Luther Tucker Guitar
Jimmy Witherspoon Vocals, Track Performer
Dave Myers Guitar
Technical Credits
Little Walter Composer
Esmond Edwards Contributor
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