Muddy, Brass & the Blues, sometimes referred to as Brass and the Blues, is an album by the blues musician Muddy Waters, released by Chess Records in 1966.Both Sides Now: Chess Album Discography, Part 1 - LP-1425 to LPS-1553 accessed August 27, 2019Wirz' American Music: Muddy Waters Discography accessed August 27, 2019Wight, P. & Rothwell, F. The Complete Muddy Waters Discography accessed August 27, 2019
Critical reception AllMusic wrote: "Stripped of his guitar once again (the cover photo notwithstanding), Waters proved what a great R&B singer he was—there are moments on this album where he almost crosses over into Otis Redding territory."
Track listing "Corine, Corina" (Bob Miller) – 3:38 "Piney Brown Blues" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 3:16 "Black Night" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 3:22 "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 2:51 "Going Back to Memphis" (Will Shade) – 2:40 "Betty and Dupree" (Chuck Willis) – 3:04 "Sweet Little Angel" (Robert Nighthawk) – 3:33 "Take My Advice" (Jesse Anderson, Gene Barge) – 2:56 "Trouble" – 2:26 "Hard Loser" (McKinley Morganfield) – 3:05
Personnel Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar James Cotton – harmonica Otis Spann – piano James ‘Pee Wee’ Madison, Sam Lawhorn – guitar Calvin Jones – bass Willie Smith – drums Gene Barge – tenor saxophone Unknown musicians – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, trombone, organ
Charts + Chart performance for Muddy, Brass & the Blues Chart (2026) Peakposition Croatian International Albums (HDU) 40
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