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VA - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959-68 (2001) 3CD Set

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VA - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959-68 (2001) 3CD Set

VA - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959-68 (2001) 3CD Set
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 874 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 395 Mb | Scans ~ 35 Mb | 02:52:09
Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Folk-Blues | Label: Vanguard | # 193/95-2

This three-CD set documents some historic country-blues performances by the likes of Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Bukka White, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Mance Lipscomb. The urban side of things is well represented by Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters with Otis Spann, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The Chambers Brothers turning in a riveting rendition of “See See Rider.” Included here are 11 previously unreleased tracks. A must for acoustic-blues fans.

VA - The Perfect Blues Collection: 25 Original Albums (2011) 25 CD Box Set

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VA - The Perfect Blues Collection: 25 Original Albums (2011) 25 CD Box Set

VA - The Perfect Blues Collection: 25 Original Albums (2011) 25 CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 6.3 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 3 Gb | Scans included
Label: Sony Music | # 886977200922 | Time: 18:49:52
Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Jazz-Blues, Gospel, Blues-Rock

25 CD box set. Following the model of The Perfect Jazz Collection, this format comes in a cube lift off lid box, holding 25 original albums by 25 different artists. All original albums are replicated in mini jacket sleeves. This excellent value package, contains albums by legendary performers from the Blues genre ranging from 1951-2003; across some real classic albums, from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Aretha Franklin, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal, Etta James and many others.

Otis Spann - I Wanna Go Home (Heritage of the Blues) (2003)

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Otis Spann - I Wanna Go Home (Heritage of the Blues) (2003)

Otis Spann - I Wanna Go Home (Heritage of the Blues) (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 241 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 137 Mb | Scans included
Chicago Blues, Piano Blues | Label: Hightone | # HCD 8155 | Time: 00:45:32

Pianist Otis Spann played in Muddy Waters' band from 1953 to 1970, and was instrumental in creating the electric Chicago blues sound. These 11 tracks were recorded in the mid-'60s by Down Beat magazine editor Pete Welding, and were previously released as Otis Spann's Chicago Blues on Testament Records. This reissue omits the solo Spann material from the original disc and highlights the group recordings featuring S.P. Leary, Johnny Young, James Cotton, Willie Dixon, and Muddy Waters. While not as revolutionary as the records Spann played on with Muddy in the late '50s, you can't deny this lineup of seminal Chicago bluesmen doing what they did best.

Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf - Muddy & The Wolf (1982)

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Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf - Muddy & The Wolf (1982)

Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf - Muddy & The Wolf (1982)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 258 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 114 Mb | Scans included
Chicago Blues | Label: Chess, MCA | # CHD-9100 | Time: 00:42:59

The title is a bit of a ringer, since this isn't a collaborative effort in any way, shape, or form. Muddy & the Wolf contains a half-dozen live Muddy Waters tracks with backing from Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Otis Spann, the material culled from the Fathers & Sons sessions. The set also features tracks by Howlin' Wolf from his London sessions with Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr. File under "just OK."

Otis Spann - The Bottom Of The Blues (1968) Reissue 1990

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Otis Spann - The Bottom Of The Blues (1968) Reissue 1990

Otis Spann - The Bottom Of The Blues (1968) Reissue 1990
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 186 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 92 Mb | Scans included
Chicago Blues, Piano Blues | Label: BGO | # BGOCD92 | Time: 00:36:47

An integral member of the nonpareil Muddy Waters band of the 1950s and '60s, pianist Otis Spann took his sweet time in launching a full-fledged solo career. But his own discography is a satisfying one nonetheless, offering ample proof as to why so many aficionados considered him then and now Chicago's leading post-war blues pianist.

Otis Spann - The Blues Of Otis Spann (1964) & Cracked Spanner Head (1969) 2CDs Reissue 2005

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Otis Spann - The Blues Of Otis Spann (1964) & Cracked Spanner Head (1969) 2CDs Reissue 2005

Otis Spann - The Blues Of Otis Spann (1964) & Cracked Spanner Head (1969) 2CD Reissue 2005
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 443 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 255 Mb | Scans included
Chicago Blues, Piano Blues | Label: BGO | # BGOCD668 | Time: 01:29:53

Two sixties albums, both recorded in London for the Decca and Deram labels by Muddy Waters' pianist Otis Spann. Features a range of top British Blues players including Muddy himself on Cracked Spanner Head.

Otis Spann - Otis Spann Is The Blues (Remastered) (1960/2022)

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Otis Spann - Otis Spann Is The Blues (Remastered) (1960/2022)

Otis Spann - Otis Spann Is The Blues (Remastered) (1960/2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 266 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 103 Mb | 00:44:26
Blues | Label: Candid Records

Otis Spann may not have been the blues, but he was sure close to being the blues pianist. Spann provided wonderful, imaginative, tasty piano solos and better-than-average vocals, and was arguably the best player whose style was more restrained than animated. Not that he couldn't rock the house, but Spann's forte was making you think as well as making you dance, and the tracks on Otis Spann Is the Blues will do both.

Otis Spann - The Blues Is Where It's At (1966) [Reissue 1994] (Re-up)

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Otis Spann - The Blues Is Where It's At (1966) [Reissue 1994] (Re-up)

Otis Spann - The Blues Is Where It's At (1966) [Reissue 1994]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 180 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 74 MB | Covers - 15 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: BGO Records (BGOCD221)

This is the deep blues featuring arguably Chicago's greatest blues pianist playing with one of the best bands Muddy Waters ever fronted. Besides Otis and Muddy(who only plays on a few tracks) the band features Sammy Lawhorn on one lead guitar, Luther Georgia Boy Snake Johnson on the other lead, Mac Arnold on the electric bass, Francis Clay on the drums and George Smith on the harmonica. If you know anything about the history of the Chicago blues in the sixties, all of these names should be familiar. These guys are great individual players and a great tight band. This is the quintessential Chicago sound. These guys know when to fill, when to lay out and when to just plain let it all out. They can solo for two measures or take their time. This is an almost perfect blues band. At the center of the sound is Otis with his great soulful voice and his wonderful playing.

Otis Spann - The Biggest Thing Since Colossus (1969) (Re-up)

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Otis Spann - The Biggest Thing Since Colossus (1969) (Re-up)

Otis Spann - The Biggest Thing Since Colossus (1969)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 256 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 94 MB | Covers - 28 MB
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Columbia (COL 475972-2)

In January of 1969, British power blues quintet Fleetwood Mac came to Chess Records studios to jam with the likes of Willie Dixon, S.P. Leary, Honeyboy Edwards, and longtime Muddy Waters' pianist Otis Spann. The sessions were so rich and fruitful that three-fifths of the Mac (specifically bassist John McVie and guitarists Peter Green and Danny Kirwin) impressed Spann enough to cut a record with them at the same sessions. While the classic "Country Girl" and a seven-minute "Someday Soon Baby" (which features a lengthy intro from Green on which Spann can be heard barely off mic telling the rest of the band to "let him play on") ended up on the Mac's Blues Jam at Chess double set: remaining cuts included "Dig You" and "Walkin'" and are a near perfect match of Spann's exciting, emotive singing and the Mac's youthful muscle…

Otis Spann - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2006) 2CDs

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Otis Spann - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2006) 2CDs

Otis Spann - The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2006) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 770 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 310 Mb | Scans included
Label: Columbia/Blue Horizon | # 82876822902 | Time: 02:12:01
Chicago Blues, Electric Blues, Piano Blues

Two CD collection featuring Spann's recordings for the Blue Horizon label. Pianist Spann was an integral member of Muddy Waters' band throughout the '50s and '60s, and these recordings on his own were cut for the British blues label towards the end of the '60s. 28 tracks total, including previously unreleased recordings, alternate takes and false starts. Also features the original versions of 'Can't Do Me No Good', 'Bloody Murder', 'Someday Soon Baby' and 'Hungry Country Girl'.

Eddie Boyd, Lafaette Leake, Willie Mabon, Otis Spann - Chess Blues Piano Greats [Recorded 1951-1972] (1997)

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Eddie Boyd, Lafaette Leake, Willie Mabon, Otis Spann - Chess Blues Piano Greats [Recorded 1951-1972] (1997)

Eddie Boyd, Lafaette Leake, Willie Mabon, Otis Spann - Chess Blues Piano Greats [Recorded 1951-1972] (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 691 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 332 MB | Covers - 81 MB
Genre: Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Chess/MCA Records (CHD2-9385)

Back before the electric guitar became the primary focal instrument of the blues, two-fisted piano players dominated the genre, and record companies flocked to record them. Chess Records was no exception, and this two-disc, 45-track anthology shines the spotlight on four of the best who ever sat on the piano stool at the Chess studios. The first disc begins with 20 tracks from Eddie Boyd (eight of them previously unissued in the U.S.), full of introspective reflection and the darkest of moods. Kicking off with one of his big hits, "24 Hours," and the dourness of Boyd's work reaches epic proportions on tunes like "I Began to Sing the Blues," "Third Degree," and "Blues for Baby," the latter featuring stellar jazz guitar runs and chordal work from Robert Jr. Lockwood…

Otis Spann With Muddy Waters And His Band - Live The Life [Recorded 1964-1969] (1997)

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Otis Spann With Muddy Waters And His Band - Live The Life [Recorded 1964-1969] (1997)

Otis Spann With Muddy Waters And His Band - Live The Life [Recorded 1964-1969] (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 383 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 168 MB | Covers - 19 MB
Genre: Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Testament/Hightone Records (TCD 6001)

This release includes 16 rare and previously unissued Otis Spann tracks recorded between 1964 and 1969. Featuring the blues piano genius in both a solo context and supporting a bevy of Chicago artists in a variety of settings, this plows through Pete Welding's old Testament tape vaults to uncover new treasures by the carload. Muddy Waters is listed on the front cover and, indeed, 12 of the 16 songs here are played in his company, most of it in the unusual role of backup musician to Spann. The compilation begins with five songs from a Martin Luther King tribute concert in 1968 featuring Spann and Waters on acoustic guitar performing as an "unplugged" duo, including a heartfelt "Tribute to Martin Luther King" standing next to his own tribute to Big Maceo Merriweather, "Worried Life Blues"…