Chicago: The Living Legends

• Artist: Little Brother Montgomery
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• Release Date: 1961
• Total Time: 47:48
• Type: Live
• Genre: Blues

Review

Chicago: The Living Legends was recorded live at the Birdhouse in Chicago. Much of the record is performed by Montgomery solo, although there's a handful of wonderful cuts that feature him with a small group of traditional jazz musicians. Most of the album is devoted to classic songs from the likes of Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton, yet there are a couple of originals thrown in the mix as well. It's all distinguished by Montgomery's wonderful, laidback performances, which make this a little gem. ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Home Again Blues	Irving Berlin, Harry Akst	Little Brother Montgomery	(4:05)
Up the Country Blues	Eurreal Montgomery	Little Brother Montgomery	(4:40)
Saturday Night Function	Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington	Little Brother Montgomery	(5:00)
Michigan Water Blues	Clarence Williams	Little Brother Montgomery	(3:40)
Sweet Daddy (Your Mama's Done Gone Mad)	Traditional	Little Brother Montgomery	(3:11)
Prescriptions for the Blues	Eurreal Montgomery	Little Brother Montgomery	(3:45)
44 Vicksburg	Eurreal Montgomery	Little Brother Montgomery	(2:18)
Trouble in Mind	Janis Joplin, Richard M. Jones, Traditional	Little Brother Montgomery	(3:35)
Riverside Boogie	Eurreal Montgomery	Little Brother Montgomery	(2:42)
Oh, Daddy	Victor Herbert, Christine McVie, Willy Russell	Little Brother Montgomery	(3:28)
Somethin' Keep Worryin' Me Blues	Eurreal Montgomery	Little Brother Montgomery	(5:38)
Cooter Crawl [*]	Eurreal Montgomery	Little Brother Montgomery	(5:46)

Credits

Little Brother Montgomery (Vocals), Rufus Brown (Sax (Tenor)), Phil DeLancie (Digital Remastering), Barrett Clark (Engineer), "Big" Mike McKendrick (?), Chris Albertson (Producer), Rufus Brown (?), Ken Deardoff (Design), Ted Butterman (Cornet), Little Brother Montgomery (Piano), Bobby Gordon (Clarinet), Bobby Gordon (?), "Big" Mike McKendrick (Banjo), Chris Albertson (Liner Notes), Steve Schapiro (Photography), Richard Cohn (Assistant), Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane (Vocals)