Chicago/The Blues/Today! is a series of three blues albums by various artists. It was recorded in late 1965 and released in 1966.
In 1965 Samuel Charters at Vanguard Records asked nine different blues artists to come into the studio and record several songs each, so that he could produce a sampler of Chicago blues music. The albums made a significant impression on some now-well-known American and English rock musicians, who at the time had not had much exposure to electric blues.
The artists featured on Chicago/The Blues/Today! are Junior Wells, J. B. Hutto, Otis Spann, James Cotton, Otis Rush, Homesick James, Johnny Young, Johnny Shines, and Big Walter Horton. Also contributing are other musicians such as Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, and Floyd Jones.
Tracklist:
Chicago / The Blues / Today! Vol. 1
A1 Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band*– A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson 4:07
A2 Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band*– It Hurts Me Too 2:44
A3 Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band*– Messin' With The Kid 2:22
A4 Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band*– Vietcong Blues 4:58
A5 Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band*– All Night Long 3:45
A6 J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*– Going Ahead 2:03
A7 J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*– Please Help 2:52
B1 J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*– Too Much Alcohol 2:29
B2 J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*– Married Woman Blues 3:06
B3 J.B. Hutto And His Hawks*– That's The Truth 2:46
B4 Otis Spann's South Side Piano– Marie 2:29
B5 Otis Spann's South Side Piano– Burning Fire 3:15
B6 Otis Spann's South Side Piano– S.P. Blues 2:51
B7 Otis Spann's South Side Piano– Sometime I Wonder 3:27
B8 Otis Spann's South Side Piano– Spann's Stomp 2:20
Chicago / The Blues / Today! Vol. 2
C1 Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet– Cotton Crop Blues 2:19
C2 Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet– The Blues Keep Falling 4:00
C3 Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet– Love Me Or Leave Me 3:25
C4 Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet– Rocket 88 2:03
C5 Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet– West Helena Blues 3:28
C6 The Otis Rush Blues Band– Everything's Going To Turn Out Alright 3:51
C7 The Otis Rush Blues Band– It's A Mean Old World 2:22
D1 The Otis Rush Blues Band– I Can't Quit You Baby 3:13
D2 The Otis Rush Blues Band– Rock 3:32
D3 The Otis Rush Blues Band– It's My Own Fault 5:55
D4 Homesick James And His Dusters– Dust My Broom 3:15
D5 Homesick James And His Dusters– Somebody Been Talkin' 2:16
D6 Homesick James And His Dusters– Set A Date 2:44
D7 Homesick James And His Dusters– So Mean To Me 2:50
Chicago / The Blues / Today! Vol. 3
E1 Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band– One More Time 2:26
E2 Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band– Kid Man Blues 3:00
E3 Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band– My Black Mare 3:41
E4 Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band– Stealin' Back 3:17
E5 Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band– I Got Mine In Time 4:17
E6 Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band– Tighten Up On It 3:11
F1 The Johnny Shines Blues Band– Dynaflow Blues 2:35
F2 The Johnny Shines Blues Band– Black Spider Blues 3:12
F3 The Johnny Shines Blues Band– Layin' Down My Shoes And Clothes 2:24
F4 The Johnny Shines Blues Band– If I Get Lucky 3:23
F5 Big Walter Horton's Blues Harp Band– Rockin' My Boogie 3:26
F6 The Johnny Shines Blues Band– Mr. Boweevil 3:11
F7 The Johnny Shines Blues Band– Hey, Hey 2:23
