Live in the Windy City (2000)

About this title: This is a rehash of a very bad CD on the Tomato label entitled Blues Masters. It consists of extremely lo-fi recordings of Otis Rush and Little Walter performing separately with two entirely different backing groups. Purportedly recorded at the Chicago Blues Festival in 1967, the Otis Rush four-song set sounds more like a club recording than an outdoor festival date, but because the sound is so muffled and grainy, it's a tough call. There's only one real blues in the mix: the disc's opener, "It's Hard for Me to Believe, Baby." Otis then whips off two James Brown numbers, "May Be the ... read more

Tracks:

1. It's Hard for Me to Believe Baby [Rush]
2. Maybe the Last Time [Brown]
3. I Feel Good [Brown]
4. Otis' Blues [Rush]
5. Goin' Down Slow [Oden]
6. Walter's Blues [Little Walter]
7. Lovin' You All the Time [Little Walter]
8. Blue Mood [Hancock]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.