Full-on, sex-hungry, hard-grooving, rock-steady, into-the-future electric blues.
Check out Muddy dancing in his last minute on stage. Otis Spann led the closer — torch-carrying verses by Langston Hughes — because Muddy was so knackered.
Her funkiest record — Eastern-style settings of the writings of Omar Khayyam — with electrified harp, vibes and Japanese koto wrapped up in Richard Evans’ soulful arrangements.
‘Verve By Request.’