Chess Records Stereo 1972 To say that this is "one hell of an album" is an understatement. Most people like blues music, fewer people love it. Muddy Waters bridged the some of the walls that separate blues and pop with his energetic, lifting voice and wailing guitar. If you have, or just listened to, the "Chess Set" or "Electric Mud" of Muddy Waters and you were disappointed, "Fathers and Sons" is the CD for you. Recorded with some of the best players on the scene at the time: Otis Spann (Piano) , Michael Bloomfield (Guitar), Paul Butterfield (Harmonica), Donald "Duck" Dunn (Bass), Sam Lay (Drums), Buddy Miles (Drums on "Got My Mojo Working, Part Two), and others, in a Chicago Studio and live in concert at the Super Cosmic Joy-Scout Jamboree in Chicago (both over 4 days from April 21st to April 24th, 1969), the tunes have a faster tempo, a more uplifting style. As for the tunes other than "Mojo," Muddy's electric guitar sings the blues in ways that reminds us of his importance to British groups, such as "The Beatles" and "The Rolling Stones." Side 1. 1. All Aboard 2:52 2. Mean Disposition 5:42 3. Blow Wind Blow 3:38 4. Can't Lose What You Never Had 3:06 5. Walkin' Thru The Park 3:21 Side 2. 6. Forty Days And Forty Nights 3:08 7. Standin' Round Cryin' 4:05 8. I'm Ready 3:39 9. Twenty Four Hours 4:48 10. Sugar Sweet 2:18 Side 3. 10. Long Distance Call 6:37 11. Baby Please Don't Go 3:03 12. Honey Bee 3:56 Side 4. 13. The Same Thing 5:59 14. Got My Mojo Working, Part 1 3:22 15. Got My Mojo Working, Part 2 5:11
