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Muddy Waters - I'm Ready (1978) [2004, Sony Music Direct Japan]

Posted By: jclane

Date: 29 Jan 2014 23:32:16

For the middle album of his Johnny Winter-produced, late-'70s musical trilogy, blues giant Muddy Waters brought a new spirit to some familiar material. Starting with members of Waters' touring band – pianist Pinetop Perkins, bassist Bob Margolin, and drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith – Winter added underrated guitarist (and longtime Waters foil) Jimmy Rogers and extraordinary harp player Big Walter Horton to the mix. The songs recorded for I'm Ready offer a mix of new material and vintage hit singles like the title cut, the mid-'60s jewel "Screamin' and Cryin'," or the Willie Dixon-penned "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man." Waters and band provide these well-worn gems with a little new studio polish, but it is with the newer songs that the performers really shine. On the powerful "33 Years," Waters punctuates his tale of lost love with snaky slide guitar, assisted by Horton's wailing electric harp. "Who Do You Trust" features some of Waters' dirtiest vocals, the bluesman growling the lyrics while Winter layers his twangy slide above Horton's harp and Perkins' mournful ivories. "Rock Me" is old-school blues, Waters revisiting this classic cut for the umpteenth time as Rogers and Horton support his vocals with smoky guitar and guest player Jerry Portnoy adds some subtle but assertive electric harp to the affair. I'm Ready closes with the Sonny Boy Williamson chestnut "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," the high-spirited Waters sounding in good form as Portnoy's harp flails away in the background. Although nearing the end of his career, Waters experienced a well-deserved artistic and commercial resurgence thanks to the three albums recorded with Winter for Blue Sky. Hard Again, I'm Ready, and King Bee all bring a harder edge to Waters' classic performances, with Winter's production heavy on the guitar and lighter on the brassy Chicago blues sound unfamiliar to the rock-oriented target audience. For new listeners trying to get a feel of what the blues is all about, I'm Ready and its bookends are the albums to start with. Once you experience a taste of Muddy Waters, you'll be ready for more.

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Track Listing

01. I'm Ready
02. 33 Years
03. Who Do You Trust?
04. Copper Brown
05. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
06. Mamie
07. Rock Me
08. Screamin' And Cryin'
09. Good Morning Little School Girl

Bonus Tracks:

10. No Escape From The Blues
11. That's Alright
12. Lonely Man Blues

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Personnel

• Muddy Waters – vocal & guitar
• Jimmy Rogers – guitar
• Big Walter Horton – acoustic and amplified harmonica
• Bob Margolin – guitar/bass
• Pinetop Perkins – piano
• Willie "Big Eyes" Smith – drums
• Johnny Winter – guitar
• Jerry Portnoy – amplified harmonica (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9)

Original Released: January 1978
Recorded Date: Westport, Connecticut October–November 1977
CD Released Date: 2004
Format: CD, Album
Length: 56:21
Producer: Johnny Winter