Muddy Waters- Muddy Waters At Newport 1960 (Chess Acoustic Sounds Series)

Label: Chess / Interscope

Reissued 8/21/2026, Originally released 1960

Recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 3, 1960, At Newport 1960 captures Muddy Waters in electrifying form. Backed by Otis Spann (piano), Pat Hare (guitar), Andrew Stevens (bass), Francis Clay (drums), and James Cotton (harmonica), Waters performs music both rooted in tradition and the modern. At Newport 1960 is a landmark recording that helped bring the blues to a wider audience, cementing Waters' reputation as a father of the electric blues. Standout tracks include "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man," "Baby, Please Don't Go," "Got My Mojo Working," and Langston Hughes' own "Goodbye Newport Blues."

Track listing:

1. I Got My Brand on You [Live at Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
   
2. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man [Live at Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
   
3. Baby Please Don't Go [Live at Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
   
4. Soon Forgotten [Live at Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
   
5. Tiger in Your Tank [Live at Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
   
6. I Feel So Good [Live at Newport Jazz Festival 1960]
   
7. I've Got My Mojo Working [Live at Newport Jazz Festival]
   
8. I've Got My Mojo Working, Pt. 2 [Live at Newport Jazz Festival]
   
9. Goodbye Newport Blues [Live at Newport Jazz Festival 1960]