Elmore James & John Brim - Whose Muddy Shoes (Japan Remastered) (1969/1994)
Artist: Elmore James & John Brim
Title: Whose Muddy Shoes
Year Of Release: 1969/1994
Label: Chess
Genre: Blues, Electric Chicago Blues
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 48:38
Total Size: 118/207 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Whose Muddy Shoes
Year Of Release: 1969/1994
Label: Chess
Genre: Blues, Electric Chicago Blues
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks, .cue, log)
Total Time: 48:38
Total Size: 118/207 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
01. John Brim / Ice Cream Man (2:46)
02. Elmore James / Whose Muddy Shoes (3:17)
03. Elmore James / Madison Blues (2:24)
04. Elmore James / I See My Baby (3:03)
05. John Brim / You Got Me (2:58)
06. Elmore James / My Best Friend (3:22)
07. Elmore James / The Sun Is Shining (2:46)
08. John Brim / Lifetime Baby (3:03)
09. Elmore James / Talk To Me Baby (I Can't Hold Out) (2:17)
10. John Brim / Rattlesnake (3:10)
11. John Brim / Be Careful (2:42)
12. Elmore James / Dust My Broom (3:01)
13. Elmore James / Tool Bag Boogie (2:39)
14. John Brim / Tough Times (3:01)
15. Elmore James / Call It Stormy Monday (2:27)
Bonus Tracks:
16. Elmore James / The Sun Is Shining [alternate] (2:44)
17. John Brim / Gary Stomp (2:49)
Elmore James had recorded a session for Chess in 1953 before settling down with the Bihari Brothers and again in 1960, shortly before starting his final recordings for Bobby Robinson's Fire, Fury and Enjoy labels. This collects up all of them with the bonus addition of an alternate take of "The Sun Is Shining," which can be interpreted as a precursor to his later hit "The Sky Is Crying." The earlier sides from 1953 lack his inimitable slide, but the 1960 session produced classics like "Talk to Me Baby," "Madison Blues" and a powerful reading of T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday." These tracks of James working with the Chess production team are delightfully fleshed out with a half-dozen gems by the highly underrated John Brim, some of which include stellar harp work by Little Walter ("Rattlesnake," "Be Careful" -- on which Walter stops playing in several spots to become an ad-lib backup vocalist -- and "You Got Me") as well as the original version of "Ice Cream Man," better known to rock fans from Van Halen's cover version of it from their debut album.