Otis Spann Discography ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Dates are recording dates whenever possible. CDs: Cryin' Time Vanguard 1969 VMD-6514 The Biggest Thing Since Colossus Blue Horizon 9-Jan-69 475972-2 Cracked Spanner Head Decca/Deram Nov-68 POCD-1981 Chicago Blues Testament 1965-66 TCD 5005 The Blues Never Die! Delmark 21-Nov-64 OBCCD530-2 The Blues of Otis Spann ... plus See For Miles 4-May-64 SEECD 389 The Blues Is Where It's At Beat Goes On 1964 BGOCD 221 The Bottom of the Blues Beat Goes On 1963 BGOCD 92 Blues Masters - Vol. 10 Storyville 16-Oct-63 STCD 8010 Otis Spann Is the Blues Candid 23-Aug-60 CCD 79001 Walking the Blues Candid 23-Aug-60 CCD 79025 Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & Otis Spann The Bosses of the Blues Vol. 2 BMG/Bluebird 13-Aug-69 8312-2-RB Complete Candid Otis Spann/Lightnin' Hopkins Sessions 23-Aug-60 Mosaic 139 As sideman: * Muddy Waters Fathers & Sons Chess Apr-69 CHD-92522 Mud in Your Ear Muse Sep-67 MCD 6004 Super Blues Join Forces Chess/MCA 4-Jan-67 CHD-9168 The Super Super Blues Band Chess/MCA Sep-67 CHD-9169 More Real Folk Blues Chess 1967 CHD-9278 Live 1966 P-VINE 1966 ? The Real Folk Blues Chess 1966 CHD-9274 Brass and the Blues Chess Jun-66 CHD-? Folk Singer (2/12 tracks) MFSL/Chess Apr-64 UDCD 593 Hoochie Coochie Man LRC 1964 CDC 9050 At Newport Live 1960 MCA 3-Jul-60 CHD-31269 Sings Big Bill Broonzy Chess Jul-59 CHD-5907 Live in 1958 (Manchester) Interstate 26-Oct-58 MW 261058 * Guy, Buddy A Man & the Blues Vanguard 1968 VMD-79272 I Was Walking Through The Woods Chess 16-Dec-60 CHD-9315 * Young, Johnny w/ James Cotton and Big Walter ("Shakey" Horton) Chicago Blues (12/24 tracks) Arhoolie 1965-67 CD-325 And His Friends (3/18 tracks) Testament 1962-66 TCD 5003 * Hooker, John Lee Live at Cafe Au Go-Go BGO/Bluesway 1967 BGOCD 39 * Wells, Junior Southside Blues Jam Delmark Dec-69/Jan-70 DD-628 * Fleetwood Mac w/ Willie Dixon, "Shakey" Horton & "Honeyboy" Edwards Live in Chicago 1969 Blue Horizon Jan-69 9 45283-2 * Jones, Floyd & Eddie Taylor Masters of Modern Blues Testament Jun-66 TCD 5001 * Shines, Johnny Masters of Modern Blues Testament Jun-66 TCD 5002 * Big Mama Thornton Ball 'N Chain Arhoolie ? CD-305 * Bo Diddley Bo's Blues (5/22 tracks) Checker/Ace 1955-60 CDCH 396 * Vanguard Compilations Otis Spann's South Side Chicago: The Blues Today Vol. 1 (5/15 tracks) 1966 VMD-79216 Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet Chicago: The Blues Today Vol. 2 (5/14 tracks) 1966 VMD-79217 LPs & Videos: I wish I could find a complete listing of Chess sessions with Spann. I know he was a sideman for the following artists on some Chess releases: Various Aristocrat & Chess singles w/ Muddy Waters (1952-66) [some of these are available on the Muddy Waters Chess Box] As sideman on LPs and singles from: Howlin' Wolf Sonny Boy Williamson Little Walter Chuck Berry According to Pete Welding's liner notes for _Chicago Blues_ (Testament 2211), Spann recorded four unissued sides for Chess. Spann also layed down the soundtrack to a documentary on the Blues directed by John Jeremy called _Blues Like Showers Of Rain_. It's all interviews to Spann's music while panning over stills, and only 30 mns., but if you're a completist... Based on All-Music Guide discography: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Album List Date Label Number Code ------------------------------ ---- ------------ ------ ---- Complete Candid Recordings 1992 Mosaic 139 C Blues Masters - Vol. 10 1991 Storyville 8010 C Vintage Blues 1988 Charly/Chess 3 C+ Walking the Blues 1987 Candid 79025 C* Rarest 1984 JSP 1070 Nobody Knows Chicago Like I Do 1983 Charly 1062 Cry Before I Go 1974 Bluesway 6070 Blues Rocks 1974 Blues Time 29010 Heart Heavy with Trouble 1973 Bluesway 6063 Sweet Giant of the Blues 1970 Blues Time 9006 % Otis Spann 1970 Everest 216 Everlasting Blues, The 1970 Spivey 1013 Cryin' Time 1970 Vanguard 6514 C Cracked Spanner Head 1969 Deram 1036 C# Blues Never Die, The 1969 Prestige 530 C Biggest Thing Since Colossus 1969 Blue Horizon 4802 CF Raw Blues 1967 London 543 C@ Bottom of the Blues, The 1968 Bluesway 6013 CL Nobody Knows My Trouble 1967 Polydor 545030 Blues Is Where It's At 1967 HMV 3609 CL Chicago Blues 1965-6 Testament 2211 C Blues of Otis Spann 1964 Decca 4615 C Portrait in Blues 1963 Storyville 157 & Piano Blues 1963 Storyville 168 & Otis Spann Is the Blues 1960 Candid 79001 C* The Blues Barons ? Vanguard 662196 C~ Half Ain't Been Told ? Black Cat ? + 2 singles and 2 other tracks from late 50's. * Albums included entirely in the _Complete Candid Recordings_ 3 CD set. % His last album, available on CD as _The Bosses of the Blues Vol. 2_. # Remix of _The Blues Of Otis Spann_. @ Compilation with 4 tracks from _The Blues Of Otis Spann_. & Albums included entirely in _Blues Masters - Vol. 10_. ~ Compilation with 1 track from _Cryin' Time_. C Available on CD. L Live set. F With Fleetwood Mac members. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maintained by Gilles Bacon (gilles@netcom.com). Please e-mail comments, suggestions, additions, corrections.
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