Muddy Waters: Long Distance Call
Track
Long Distance Call
Artist
Muddy Waters (guitar, vocals)
CD
Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection (MCA 088 112 301-2)
Musicians:
Muddy Waters (guitar, vocals), Little Walter (harmonica), Big Crawford (bass).
Composed by McKinley Morganfield
.Recorded: Chicago, January 23, 1951
Rating: 94/100 (learn more)
At the session that produced "Honey Bee," Muddy Waters also cut this gently rocking ballad, its slightly stately pace perhaps suggesting the central role he was already occupying in the new electrified genre – mentoring his sidemen, hosting new arrivals to town, becoming the genial godfather of Chicago Blues. Over the next couple of years, Big Crawford would be ousted by bassist/songwriter Willie Dixon, simplistic drummer Elgin Evans would yield to Francis Clay, Jimmy Rogers and Little Walter would become solidly present on all tracks. But for this quiet gem, and "Still a Fool" (Muddy's version of the traditional "Two Trains Running"), plus a few other tracks still ahead, the session crew was kept small and tight, and the Delta was still only two trains or a long distance call away.
Reviewer: Ed Leimbacher
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