KOKO TAYLOR - Koko Taylor (1969-2001) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Straight digital reissue of Taylor's debut Chess album from 1969. Produced by Willie Dixon (who can intermittently be heard as a duet partner), the set is one of the strongest representations of the belter's Chess days available, with her immortal smash "Wang Dang Doodle," and the chunky "Twenty-Nine Ways," "I'm a Little Mixed Up," and "Don't Mess with the Messer." Top-flight session musicians on Taylor's 1965-1969 output included guitarists Buddy Guy, Matt Murphy, and Johnny Shines and saxman Gene "Daddy G" Barge. Bill Dahl
Tracklist
1 Love You Like A Woman 2:06
Written-By – Morris Dollison
2 I Love A Lover Like You 2:43
Bass – Willie Dixon
Drums – Clifton James
Guitar – Buddy Guy
Guitar [Possibly] – Johnny Shines, Matt Murphy
Harmonica – Walter "Shakey" Horton
Piano – Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew
Written By – Choice-Glover-Meriwether
3 Don't Mess With The Messer 2:42
Bass – Willie Dixon
Drums – Clifton James
Guitar – Buddy Guy, Matt Murphy
Piano – Lafayette Leake
Written-By – Willie Dixon
4 I Don't Care Who Knows 2:10
Written-By – Willie Dixon
5 Wang Dang Doodle 2:58
Backing Vocals – Willie Dixon
Bass – Jack Meyers
Drums – Fred Below
Guitar – Buddy Guy, Johnny "Twist" Williams
Piano – Lafayette Leake
Saxophone – Donald Hankins, Gene Barge
Written-By – Willie Dixon
6 I'm A Little Mixed Up 2:38
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Written-By – Betty James, Edward Johnson
7 Nitty Gritty 2:42
Bass – Jack Meyers
Drums – Clifton James
Guitar – Buddy Guy
Guitar [Possibly] – Johnny Shines, Matt Murphy
Harmonica – Walter "Shakey" Horton
Piano [Possibly] – Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew, Lafayette Leake
Written By – Koko Taylor
8 Fire 2:28
Guitar – Buddy Guy, Johnny "Twist" Williams
Piano, Organ – Lafayette Leake
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Vocals – Willie Dixon
Written-By – Willie Dixon
9 Whatever I Am You Made Me 2:25
Bass – Willie Dixon
Drums – Clifton James
Guitar – Buddy Guy, Matt Murphy
Piano – Lafayette Leake
Written-By – Willie Dixon
10 Twenty Nine Ways 3:10
Bass – Willie Dixon
Drums – Clifton James
Guitar – Buddy Guy
Guitar [Possibly] – Johnny Shines, Matt Murphy
Harmonica – Walter "Shakey" Horton
Piano [Possibly] – Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew, Lafayette Leake
Written-By – Willie Dixon
11 Insane Asylum 4:18
Guitar – Buddy Guy, Johnny "Twist" Williams
Piano, Organ – Lafayette Leake
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Vocals – Willie Dixon
Written-By – Willie Dixon
12 Yes, It's Good For You 2:40
Written-By – Willie Dixon
- BONUS TRACKS -
13    Love Sick Tears (Previously Unreleased)
Bass – Willie Dixon
Drums – Clifton James
Guitar – Buddy Guy, Matt Murphy
Piano – Lafayette Leake
14    He Always Knocks Me Out (Previously Unreleased)
Bass – Willie Dixon
Drums – Clifton James
Guitar – Buddy Guy
Guitar [Possibly] – Johnny Shines, Matt Murphy
Harmonica – Walter "Shakey" Horton
Piano [Possibly] – Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew, Lafayette Leake