The closing read of Muddy Waters’ “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” is only 4:33, but makes one wish it were three times that long. The version of “Mean Town Blues” on this set becomes the definitive one - in large part because of Derringer’s complementary counterpoint lead work - as does “It’s My Own Fault,” which transcends its slow tempo and becomes something wholly other. The furious abandon he plays with is unchallenged on any of his live records it’s Elmore James by way of Mike Bloomfield with Winter's gnarly single-string fills, full of distortion and barely controlled volume. “Highway 61 Revisited" here contains the slide guitar workout fromWinter we hoped for on the Second Winter album and never got. The improvisation and guitar challenges are voluminous, wildly energetic, and creative. The former clocks in at 22 minutes and the latter at 18. The other two cuts that are duplicated, “It’s My Own Fault” and “Mean Town Blues,” are both much longer on this gig. That said, the symbiotic interplay between Winter and second lead guitarist Rick Derringer (who went by his real name of Zehringer then) on this version sounds like a switchblade duel. For listeners who are casting a wary eye at this review, one need only compare the two versions of “Good Morning Little School Girl,” which are only a second different in length. The sound quality is phenomenal and the energy on this gig not only rivals that of the previous record, it leaves it in the dust. This is the Johnny Winter And group simply tearing it up on a selection of originals and covers. Sony let Collectors' Choice take some prime stuff from the vaults for this one. It smokes, but not as hard as this set, recorded a week or two before at the Fillmore East in 1970. As a single LP it clocked in at just under 40 minutes. That record, taken from performances at the Fillmore East and from a gig in Florida, was comprised mainly of rock & roll covers and a couple of originals. Johnny Winter (guitar, vocals), Rick Derringer (guitar), Randy Jo Hobbs (bass), Bobby Caldwell (drums)įor decades now, we’ve thought of Live Johnny Winter And as the seminal live JW document from the early part of his career. Good Morning Little School Girl - 4:37 3.
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