Otis Rush - I'm Satisfied. The 1956-1962 Cobra, Chess & Duke Sides (2016)

Left-handed Chicago electric blues guitar giant Otis Rush is a living link to a Chicago blues scene ruled by the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Little Walter in the late ‘50s. But the harsh reality that Rush has never quite attained the status of those icons in no way is a reflection on his talents; he is in fact an unsung legend who along with Buddy Guy helped to definethat distinctive, wailing “West Side” Chicago guitar sound that is widely copied by generations of followers all over the world today. This quintessential release contains 26 remastered tracks from Rush’s early years, backed by master players like Willie Dixon, Little Walter and Ike Turner. Included here is a variety of the electric blues and R&B sides Rush recorded for legendary labels such as Cobra, Chess, and Duke, between 1956 and 1962. “I Can’t Quit You Baby”, “Double Trouble” (later covered by Eric Clapton and John Mayall), “I’m Satisfied”, “Groaning the Blues”, “So Many Roads, So Many Trains”, and “It Takes Time”, are all featured here. These fabulous songs are true snapshots of that period. Some of the material here isn’t available in other collections, nor have these recordings ever been previously compiled together on the same CD.

PERSONNEL:
OTIS RUSH, vocals and lead guitar, plus:

Little Walter (harmonica), Ike Turner, Matt Murphy (guitar),
Willie Dixon (bass), Lafayette Leake (piano),
Odie Payne, Fred Below (drums),
Harold Ashby, James “Red” Holloway (tenor saxophone), among others.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Otis Rush - Sit Down Baby (2:23)
1.02 - Otis Rush - Violent Love (2:26)
1.03 - Otis Rush - My Baby Is a Good 'Un (2:41)
1.04 - Otis Rush - If You Were Mine (3:07)
1.05 - Otis Rush - My Love Will Never Die (3:08)
1.06 - Otis Rush - Keep on Loving Me Baby (2:21)
1.07 - Otis Rush - All Your Love (I Miss Loving) (2:39)
1.08 - Otis Rush - I'm Satisfied (2:24)
1.09 - Otis Rush - Double Trouble (2:45)
1.10 - Otis Rush - Homework (2:39)
1.11 - Otis Rush - Jump Sister Bessie (2:35)
1.12 - Otis Rush - I Love That Woman (3:02)
1.13 - Otis Rush - You Know My Love (2:40)
1.14 - Otis Rush - I Can't Stop Baby (2:15)
1.15 - Otis Rush - She's a Good 'Un (2:50)
1.16 - Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby (3:07)
1.17 - Otis Rush - Groaning the Blues (3:05)
1.18 - Otis Rush - Three Times a Fool (2:51)
1.19 - Otis Rush - Checking on My Baby (2:58)
1.20 - Otis Rush - I Have to Laugh (2:30)
1.21 - Otis Rush - Sit Down Baby (Alternate Take) (1:51)
1.22 - Otis Rush - She's a Good 'Un (Alternate Take) (3:20)
1.23 - Otis Rush - Double Trouble (Alternate Take) (5:11)
1.24 - Otis Rush - My Love Will Never Die (Alternate Take) (3:07)
1.25 - Otis Rush - So Many Roads, So Many Trains (3:13)
1.26 - Otis Rush - It Takes Time (2:47)