Muddy Waters: Classic Concerts presents three smoking live shows from 1960, 1968, and 1977. While the footage is deeply important as a historical document of American music, especially the Newport Jazz Festival from 1960, it also serves as a stunning testament to the power that Muddy could bring to a stage with his near hypnotic and rousing brand of blues.

The first segment comes from the Newport Jazz Festival 1960. This has been available for decades in audio form as one of the greatest blues albums of all time, the raw Muddy Waters At Newport 1960. Muddy and his band, including long time cohort Otis Span on piano and the legendary James Cotton on harmonica, spin through a rousing set of blues numbers with an unstoppable vigor. The next segment comes from the Copenhagen Jazz Festival in Denmark, 1968. The final segment comes from 1977 at the Molde Jazz Festival in Norway. The footage, the only in color on the disc, is fantastic & features Muddy’s late 70's band rippin’ and snortin’ through a number of blues standards.

Newport Jazz Festival, Long Island (1960) 01. (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 02. Tiger in Your Tank 03. Rollin’ Stone 04. Got My Mojo Working 05. Mean Mistreater/Going To Chicago Blues Medley (26 Minutes)

Copenhagen Jazz Festival (1968) 06. Back At The Chicken Shack 07. Train Fare Blues 08. (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 09. Long Distance Call 10. Nobody Knows My Trouble 11. Cold Cold Feeling 12. Tiger In Your Tank (35 Minutes)

Molde Jazz Festival, Norway (1977) 13. Evan’s Shuffle 14. Prison Bound Blues 15. Blow Wind Blow 16. (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 17. Baby Please Don’t Go 18. Can’t Get No Grindin’ 19. You Don’t Have To Go 20. Got My Mojo Working (38 Minutes)

Bonus Features: 21. The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock & Roll, England (9-7-1977) 22. Interview - Old Grey Whistle Test, England (1-1-1972) 23. Interview - Molde Jazz Festival (1-8-1977) (16 Minutes)

Sound: Stereo & Mono Region: 4 Colour & B&W Running Time: 1 Hour 27 Minutes