Willie Dixon - Giant Of The Blues (2008)

When Willie Dixon left his native Mississippi and traveled north to Chicago, he almost single-handedly dragged the blues with him into the modern era, giving the country blues a hard, new sheen with his deft songwriting, sturdy bass playing, and his considerable talents as a producer and arranger. This two-disc, 47-track set catches Dixon wearing all of his hats, with the first disc featuring him in the studio and in concert (including several live tracks with Johnny Winter) and the second spotlighting his bass playing and production work with the likes of Robert Nighthawk, Eddie Boyd, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Lowell Fulson, Bo Diddley, Willie Mabon, and Howlin' Wolf. What emerges is a well-rounded portrait and introduction to one of the major architects of the modern blues sound.

Tracklist:

Disc: 1

01. You Sure Look Good to Me - The Big Three Trio, Willie Dixon
02. Signifying Monkey - The Big Three Trio, Willie Dixon
03. Reno Blues - The Big Three Trio, Willie Dixon
04. Violent Love - The Big Three Trio, Willie Dixon
05. Cool Kind Woman - The Big Three Trio, Willie Dixon
06. Wang Dang Doodle - Willie Dixon
07. So Long - Willie Dixon
08. Walking the Blues - Willie Dixon
09. Crazy for My Baby - Willie Dixon
10. This Pain in My Heart - Willie Dixon
11. Twenty-Nine Ways (To My Baby's Door) - Willie Dixon
12. All the Time - Willie Dixon
13. Sittin' and Cryin' the Blues [Live] - Willie Dixon
14. Spoonful [Live] - Willie Dixon
15. I Just Wanna Make Love to You [Live] - Willie Dixon
16. Chicago Here I Come [Live] - Willie Dixon
17. Tore Down [Live] - Willie Dixon, Johnny Winter
18. You Know It Ain't Right [Live] - Willie Dixon, Johnny Winter
19. Mean Mistreater/Baby What You Want Me to Do (Medley) [Live] - Willie Dixon, Johnny Winter
20. Roach Stew [Live] - Willie Dixon, Johnny Winter
21. Killing Floor [Live] - Willie Dixon, Johnny Winter

Disc: 2

01. My Sweet Lovin' Woman - Willie Dixon, Robert Nighthawk
02. Black Angel Blues (Sweet Black Angel) - Willie Dixon, Robert Nighthawk
03. Third Degree - Willie Dixon, Robert Nighthawk
04. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters
05. I'm Ready - Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters
06. I Just Wanna Make Love to You - Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters
07. Don't Go No Further - Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters
08. I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love - Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters
09. My Babe (Mercy Babe) - Willie Dixon, Little Walter
10. (I Love You So) Oh Baby - Willie Dixon, Little Walter
11. Crazy for My Baby - Willie Dixon, Little Walter
12. Sloppy Drunk - Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rogers
13. When the Lights Go Out - Willie Dixon, Jimmy Witherspoon
14. I Can't Make It with You - Willie Dixon, Jimmy Witherspoon
15. Do Me Right - Willie Dixon, Lowell Fulson
16. Loving You - Willie Dixon, Lowell Fulson
17. Tollin' Bells - Willie Dixon, Lowell Fulson
18. Diddy Wah Diddy - Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon
19. Pretty Thing - Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon
20. Seventh Son - Willie Dixon, Willie Mabon
21. Evil (Is Going On) - Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf
22. Shake for Me [Live] - Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf
23. Little Red Rooster [Live] - Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf
24. Wang Dang Doodle [Live] - Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf
25. Built for Comfort [Live] - Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf