Audio CD review:
Muddy Waters - 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Muddy Waters (Millennium Collection)

Muddy Waters - 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Muddy Waters (Millennium Collection)

Band: Muddy Waters Title: 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Muddy Waters (Millennium Collection) Rating: Release Date: 23 March, 1999 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: I Just Want To Make Love To You 2: Long Distance Call 3: I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 4: Honey Bee 5: I'm Ready 6: Trouble No More 7: Mannish Boy 8: Rock Me 9: Sugar Sweet 10: Forty Days And Forty Nights 11: Got My Mojo Working

Editoral Review True, it's a little lacking in the amount of material--just 12 tracks over the span of 32 minutes--but every one of these songs is a stone blues classic. Muddy Waters's entry in MCA's 20th Century Masters is as good as the budget-minded series gets. The set is well focused, too, sticking with some of the great singles Waters recorded for the Chess label between 1951 and 1956--"I Just Want to Make Love to You," "Mannish Boy," "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man," "Got My Mojo Working," and other tunes that are the very cornerstone of Chicago blues. There are other worthy Waters collections covering roughly the same period, notably His Best 1947-55, but this set is fine, too. It's short, yes, but very, very sweet. --Daniel Durchholz .. You can see a complete list of all Muddy Waters discography, or go back to the Muddy Waters tabs