tracks musicians credits related releases

The Best of the Vanguard Years

James Cotton

Initial release : 1999

Vanguard 79536

Martin Fierro plays on this album.

Buy from amazon.com

album cover

Tracks

  • Cotton Crop Blues
  • Blues Keep Falling
  • Love Me or Leave Me
  • Rocket 88
  • West Helena Blues
  • River's Invitation (Mayfield)
  • Honest I Do (Abner/Reed)
  • Got to Get You off My Mind (Burke/Moore)
  • Coast Blues (Cotton/Talbert)
  • Next Time You See Me (Forest/Harvey)
  • Cut You Loose
  • Ain't Nobody's Business (Grisham)
  • Set a Date (Memphis Minnie)
  • Slippin' and Slidin' (Bocage/Collins/Penniman/Smith)
  • Negative 10-4 (Talbert)
  • Next Time You See Me
Musicians

Tracks 1-5;

  • James Cotton - harmonica, vocals
  • James Madison - guitar
  • Otis Spann - piano
  • S.P. Leary - drums
Tracks 6-15;
  • James Cotton - harmonica, vocals
  • Eddie Adams - bass
  • James Cook - guitar
  • Mike Fender - bass trumpet
  • Martin Fierro - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Joe Rodriguez - drums
  • Wayne Talbert - organ, piano
Credits

  • Producer - Samuel Charters (tracks 1-5), Michael Chechik (tracks 6-15)
  • Executive producer (tracks 6-15) - Samuel Charters
  • Compilation Engineer - Captain Jeff Zaraya
  • Compilation Producer - Tom Vickers
  • Liner Notes - Billy Altman
  • Photos courtesy of Ray Flerlage/Chansley Ent.
  • Archives except front cover photo by David Gahr
  • Package Design - Drew Cartwright
Related releases

Martin Fierro plays on tracks 6 to 15 which are taken from;

Tracks 1 to 5 are taken from;
  • Chicago/The Blues/Today, Volume 2, Various Artists, 1966, Vanguard 79217
Track 16 is previously unreleased.


Home