The U.K.'s Proper imprint usually gets it right when it comes to reissues. That said, the trio of Chicago blues collections they released in 2009 -- the other two being Rollin' Stone and a Muddy Waters comp entitled I'm Ready (not to be confused with the Blue Sky title of the same name) -- are all stellar. This set collects 20 tracks by the cream of the Chicago crop (some first generation, some second): Little Walter Walter Horton, Jimmy Rogers, James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Robert Jr. Lockwood. All but Lockwood have more than one track on the set, making for a unified, stomping ride through the heyday of Chicago blues. The price on these Proper titles is certainly right, and even if the liners are a little sketchy, the music on this sampler can't be beat.
Various Artists
Muddy Waters: The Headhunters
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AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek
Track Listing
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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Little Walter | 02:44 | Amazon | |||
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Little Walter | 02:55 | Amazon | |||
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Little Walter | 02:35 | Amazon | |||
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Little Walter | 02:56 | Amazon | |||
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Buddy Guy | 03:03 | Amazon | |||
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Buddy Guy | 02:38 | Amazon | |||
7 | 02:22 | Amazon | |||||
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03:00 | Amazon | ||||
9 | 02:48 | Amazon | |||||
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Junior Wells | 03:06 | Amazon | |||
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Junior Wells | 02:28 | Amazon | |||
12 |
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Junior Wells | 03:16 | Amazon | |||
13 |
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Jimmy Rogers | 02:50 | Amazon | |||
14 |
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Jimmy Rogers | 01:59 | Amazon | |||
15 |
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Jimmy Rogers | 02:51 | Amazon | |||
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02:40 | Amazon | ||||
17 |
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02:45 | Amazon | ||||
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Big Walter Horton | 03:00 | Amazon | |||
19 |
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Big Walter Horton | 02:22 | Amazon | |||
20 |
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Big Walter Horton | 02:18 | Amazon |