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1	Little Walter And His Night Cats* -	Juke	2:43
		Drums - Elgin Edmonds* Guitar - Jimmy Rogers , Muddy Waters Harmonica - Little Walter Written-By - Jacobs*
2	Jimmy Reed -	Ends & Odds	2:24
		Drums - Earl Phillips Guitar - Eddie Taylor (2) , Jimmy Reed Harmonica - Jimmy Reed Violin - "Levinsky"* Written-By - Reed*
3	Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet -	Rocket 88	2:05
		Drums - S. P. Leary Guitar - Pee Wee Madison Harmonica - Jimmy Cotton* Piano - Otis Spann Vocals - Jimmy Cotton* Written-By - Brenston*
4	Sonny Boy Williamson (2) -	Help Me	3:09
		Bass - Milton Rector Drums - Al Duncan Guitar - Matt Murphy Harmonica - Sonny Boy Williamson (2) Organ [Possibly] - Billy Emerson , Lafayette Leake Vocals - Sonny Boy Williamson (2) Written-By - Williamson*
5	Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band -	Messin' With The Kid	2:23
		Bass - Jack Meyers Drums - Fred Below Guitar - Buddy Guy Harmonica - Junior Wells Vocals - Junior Wells Written-By - London*
6	Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The -	Blues With A Feeling	4:24
		Bass - Jerome Arnold Drums - Sam Lay Guitar - Elvin Bishop , Mike Bloomfield Harmonica - Paul Butterfield Piano - Mark Naftalin Vocals - Paul Butterfield Written-By - Jacobs*
7	Lazy Lester -	Sugar Coated Love	2:44
		Drums - Warren Storm Guitar - Al Forman , Bobby McBride Harmonica - Lazy Lester Vocals - Lazy Lester Written-By - Miller*
8	Jerry McCain -	Steady	2:08
		Bass - Ivory Williams Drums - Leon Davis Guitar - Bo Diddley Harmonica - Jerry McCain Piano - Robert McCoy Written-By - McCain*
9	Howlin' Wolf -	I'll Be Around	3:13
		Bass - Willie Dixon Drums - Earl Philips* Guitar - Hubert Sumlin , Jody Williams Harmonica - Howlin' Wolf Piano - Otis Spann Vocals - Howlin' Wolf Written-By - Burnett*
10	Billy Boy Arnold -	I Was Fooled	2:50
		Bass - Milton Rector Drums - Earl Philips* Guitar - Jody Williams Harmonica - Billy Boy Arnold Piano - Henry Gray Vocals - Billy Boy Arnold Written-By - Arnold*
11	Big John Wrencher With Joe Carter -	Take A Little Walk With Me	2:35
		Drums - Johnny Junious Guitar - Joe Carter , Walter "Big Red" Smith Harmonica - Big John Wrencher Vocals - Joe Carter Written-By - Lockwood, Jr.*
12	Jimmy* & Walter* -	Easy	2:58
		Drums - Willie Nix Guitar - Jimmy DeBerry Harmonica - Walter Horton* Written-By - Horton*
13	Snooky Pryor -	Boogie Twist	2:47
		Bass - Unknown* Drums - Unknown* Guitar - Unknown* Harmonica - Snooky Pryor Vocals - Snooky Pryor Written-By - Pryor*
14	Hot Shot Love -	Wolf Call Boogie	2:37
		Bass - Kenneth Banks (2) Drums - Houston Stokes Guitar - Pat Hare Harmonica - Coy Love Piano - Mose Vinson Vocals - Coy Love Written-By - Love*
15	George "Harmonica" Smith And The Chicago Blues Band -	Last Night	4:22
		Bass - Lawrence "Little Sonny" Wimberly* Drums - S. P. Leary Guitar - Luther Johnson , Muddy Waters Harmonica - George Smith (4) Piano - Otis Spann Vocals - George Smith (4) Written-By - Jacobs*
16	Slim Harpo -	I Got Love If You Want It	2:48
		Bass - Fats Perrodin Drums - Clarence "Jockey" Etienne Guitar [Possibly] - Guitar Gable Harmonica - Slim Harpo Vocals - Slim Harpo Written-By - Moore*
17	Fabulous Thunderbirds, The -	Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White	1:59
		Bass - Keith Ferguson Drums - Fran Christina Guitar - Jimmy Vaughn* Harmonica - Kim Wilson Producer - Denny Bruce Written-By - Louiguy
18	Charlie Musselwhite -	Christo Redemptor	11:46
		Bass - Bob Anderson Drums - Fred Below, Jr.* Guitar - Harvey Mandel Harmonica - Charlie Musselwhite Keyboards - Barry Goldberg Producer - Sam Charters* Written-By - Pearson*

Credits

Artwork By [Art Direction] - Geoff Gans
Artwork By [Logo Design] - Glenn Parsons
Artwork By [Package Design] - Brigid Pearson , Rachel Gutek
Compilation Producer [Series Producer] - James Austin
Compiled By - Cub Koda
Mastered By [Remastering] - Bob Fisher
Other [Liner Notes] - Cub Koda
Other [Series Consultant] - Peter Guralnick
Photography - Denny Bruce , John Broven , Michael Ochs Archives , Ray Flerlage , Showtime Music Productions

Notes

"The Essential Blues Collection"

Tracks 7 & 12 to 14 are CD Bonus Tracks.

Remastered at Digital Domain.

Track 1: Recorded Chicago, May 12, 1952. Checker single #758, Aug. 1952.
Track 2: Recorded Chicago, Sept. 5, 1957. Vee-Jay single #304, Dec. 1958.
Track 3: Recorded Chicago, Dec. 1965. From the album Chicago The Blues Today, Vol. 2, Vanguard #9217, 1966.
Track 4: Recorded Chicago, Jan. 11, 1963. Checker single #1036, 1963.
Track 5: Recorded Chicago, late 1965. From the album Chicago The Blues Today, Vol. 1, Vanguard #9216, 1966.
Track 6: Session location and date unknown. From the album The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Elektra #7294, Nov. 1965.
Track 7: Recorded Crowley, LA, 1958. Excello single #2143, Aug. 1958.
Track 8: Recorded Birmingham, Alabama, 1961. Rex single #1014, 1961.
Track 9: Recorded Chicago, Oct. 1954. Chess single #1584, Oct. 1954.
Track 10: Recorded Chicago, May 1955. Vee-Jay single #146, Jan. 1955.
Track 11: Recorded Chicago, 1976. From the album Low Blows, Rooster Blues #7610, 1988.
Track 12: Recorded Memphis, early 1953. Sun single #180, March 1953.
Track 13: Recorded Chicago, probably late 1950s. JOB single #1126, 1963.
Track 14: Recorded Memphis, Jan. 8, 1954. Sun single #196, Jan. 1954.
Track 15: Recorded Los Angeles, Oct. 3, 1968. From the album Blues With A Feeling, A Tribute To Little Walter, World Pacific #21887, 1969.
Track 16: Recorded Crowley, LA, 1957. Excello single #2113, July 1957.
Track 17: Session location and date unknown. From the album Butt Rockin', Chrysalis #1319, 1981.
Track 18: Session location and date unknown. From the album Tennessee Woman, Vanguard #6528, 1967.

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