The Legendary Blues Band - Red Hot 'N' Blue (1983) {1994, Reissue}

For their second album, the Legendary Blues Band -- featuring members of Muddy Waters backing band, including Pinetop Perkins, Peter Ward, Calvin Jones, Jerry Portnoy and Willie Smith -- nearly captured the big, powerful sound of Muddy at his peak. Perkins and Jones don't have the same presence as Waters, but they're fine vocalists in their own right, and the band itself has the same intoxicating rush that made such latter-day Muddy efforts as Hard Again so enjoyable. And that means that Red Hot 'N' Blue is as close to Waters as you're going to get without Muddy himself -- and that means it's one of the better Chicago blues records of its era. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music

Track List

01. Money [2:43]
02. Crazy 'Bout That Thing [3:02]
03. I Almost Lost My Mind [5:46]
04. Streamlined Baby [2:53]
05. Do The Get Down [2:40]
06. Loverboy [2:59]
07. Come Back Baby [3:19]
08. How Long [3:34]
09. High Heel Sneakers [3:44]
10. Blues For Big Nate [3:03]

Personnel
Guitar - Duke Robillard, Peter Ward
Harmonica - Jerry Portnoy
Piano - Pinetop Perkins
Bass - Calvin Jones
Drums - Willie Smith
Alto Saxophone - Rich Lataille
Baritone Saxophone - Doug James
Tenor Saxophone - Greg Piccolo