Fleetwood Mac (et. al) ~ Blues Jam at Chess (1969) {Pure Pleasure Records 7-66227}
Fleetwood Mac (et. al) ~ Blues Jam at Chess
Vinyl transfer in 24/96 & 16/44.1 | 2 LPs | Artwork
Blues, Blues Rock | Pure Pleasure Records 7-66227 (2004)
Blues Jam at Chess was the result of a recording session in early 1969, at Chess Records in Chicago with Fleetwood Mac, then a young British blues band, and a number of famous Chicago Blues artists from whom they drew inspiration.
The Blues Jam in Chicago was recorded January 4, 1969 under the musical guidance of Willie Dixon and Marshall Chess. The original goal of the project was to record with some of the major stars of the Chicago blues scene such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson. The original idea was to record the album in 1968. The January 4th date was less than ideal because many of the hoped for artists were on tour, away for the holidays or skeptical about legal entanglements that may result from recording with a different record label. Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer, the two major blues enthusiasts in the band, were excited about the project but the other band members were more indifferent. Dixon was able to convince Buddy Guy, Honeyboy Edwards, Otis Spann and Walter Horton and a few others to participate in the recording sessions.
TRACKS
Volume 1
Side One
1."Watch Out" (Peter Green) - 4:20
2."Ooh Baby" (Howlin' Wolf) - 4:05
3."South Indiana" (take 1) (Walter Horton) - 3:21
4."South Indiana" (take 2) (Walter Horton) - 3:46
5."Last Night" (Little Walter Jacobs) - 5:01
6."Red Hot Jam" (Peter Green) - 6:02
Side Two
1."I'm Worried" (Elmore James) - 3:46
2."I Held My Baby Last Night" (Elmore James, Jules Taub) - 5:16
3."Madison Blues" (Elmore James) - 4:55
4."I Can't Hold Out" (Elmore James) - 4:48
5."I Need Your Love" (Walter Horton) - 4:31
6."I Got the Blues" (Walter Horton) - 3:59
Volume 2
Side Three
1."World's in a Tangle" (Jimmy Rogers) - 5:25
2."Talk With You" (Danny Kirwan) - 3:27
3."Like It This Way" (Danny Kirwan)) - 4:24
4."Someday Soon Baby" (Otis Spann) - 7:36
5."Hungry Country Girl" (Otis Spann) - 5:46
Side Four
1."Black Jack Blues" (J. T. Brown) - 5:08
2."Everyday I Have the Blues" (Memphis Slim) - 4:54
3."Rockin' Boogie" (Jeremy Spencer) - 3:57
4."Sugar Mama" (Howlin' Wolf)
5."Homework" (Dave Clark, Al Perkins, Otis Rush) - 3:20
PLAYERS
Fleetwood Mac
Peter Green - vocals, guitar
Jeremy Spencer - vocals, guitar, slide guitar
Danny Kirwan - vocals, guitar
John McVie - bass guitar
Mick Fleetwood - drums
Chicago Blues artists
Otis Spann - vocals, piano
David "Honeyboy" Edwards - guitar
Buddy Guy - guitar
Walter "Shakey" Horton - harmonica
J. T. Brown - tenor saxophone
Willie Dixon - acoustic bass
S.P. Leary - drums
EQUIPMENT
-VPI HW-16.5 RCM
-Clearaudio Concept w/ Verify magnetic-bearing tonearm
-Clearaudio Talismann V2 Gold Ebenholz MC
-Musical Suroundings The Phonomena II preamp
-Zoom H4n
-Audioquest interconnects