CD1 
1. You Can't Always Get What You Want - Luther Allison 
2. Got My Mojo Working - Muddy Waters 
3. You Fired Yourself - Otis Rush 
4. Chicago Bound - Jimmy Rogers 
5. Up And Down World - Johnny Adams 
6. I Need You So Bad - Magic Sam 
7. Jinz Blues - Corey Harris 
8. Farther Up The Road - Bobby Bland 
9. I Don't Know - Sonny Boy Williamson          play
10. Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) - T-Bone Walker 
11. My Babe - Little Walter 
12. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Junior Wells 
13. I'm In The Mood - John Lee Hooker           play
14. Shake 'Em On Down - R. L. Burnside 
15. Corrina Corrina - Mississippi John Hurt 

CD2 
1. Toehold - Robert Ward 
2. Voodoo Daddy - Lonnie Brooks 
3. We're Gonna Make It - Little Milton          play
4. Change Of Heart, Change Of Mind - Robert Cray 
5. Keep Your Hands Out Of My Pocket - Otis Spann 
6. Screamin' And Hollerin' Blues - Allen Youngblood Hart 
7. You've Got Me Dizzy - Jimmy Reed 
8. I Don't Know - Ruth Brown 
9. Katie Mae - Lightnin' Hopkins 
10. Best Of Life - Maria Muldaur/Dr. John 
11. Driving Wheel - Robert Lockwood Jr. 
12. Go To The Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair   play
13. Honky Tonk Woman - Taj Mahal 
14. C-Jam Blues - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown 
15. Fool's Paradise - Charles Brown 
16. Meet Me In The City - Junior Kimbrough

Two-disc set of blues recordings that makes the "essential" in the title a very arguable point indeed, unless you consider Junior Wells doing the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" and Taj Mahal doing "Honky Tonk Women" must-haves for the collection. The rest of the set features notable contributions from Muddy Waters, Magic Sam, Jimmy Reed, Lightnin' Hopkins, Professor Longhair, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Rogers, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter, T-Bone Walker, and Bobby Bland. There are also less essential contributions from Robert Cray, Charles Brown, Johnny Adams, Otis Rush and others that tip the scales in the opposite direction. This isn't a bad collection, necessarily, but there are overall far better collections out there to spend your money on. ---Cub Koda, All Music Guide

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CD1
1. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters 
2. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker 
3. Evil (Is Goin' On) - Howlin' Wolf 
4. Turn On Your Love Light - Bobby Bland 
5. I Hear Some Blues Downstairs - Fenton Robinson 
6. Juke - Little Walter                    play
7. I'm A Hog For You Baby - Clifton Chenier 
8. I Need Someone (To Love Me) - Z.Z. Hill 
9. Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King 
10. Hoodoo Man Blues - Junior Wells        play
11. Frigidaire Woman - Son Seals 
12. A Man And The Blues - Buddy Guy 
13. Spann's Boogie Woogie - Otis Spann 
14. Sweet Home Chicago - Lonnie Brooks 
15. Messing With The Blues - James Brown 
16. Baby What You Want Me To Do - Jimmy Reed

CD2
01 Going Down - Freddie King
02 I Ain't Drunk - Albert Collins
03 These Things - Robert Cray
04 Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James
05 All Of Your Love - Magic Sam
06 High Compression - James Cotton         play
07 Help Me - Sonny Boy Williamson
08 I Ain't Superstitious - Willie Dixon
09 Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor
10 I Can't Quit You Baby - Otis Rush
11 I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
12 I'm A King Bee - Slim Harpo             play
13 Down The Road Apiece - Amos Milburn
14 Blue Guitar - Earl Hooker
15 Everyday I Have The Blues - B. B. King

Essential Blues is an attempt to trace the evolution of the music from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and other modern, urban cities. It does a fairly good job in providing a brief history, but the main strength of the collection simply comes from the music. Featuring cuts from Lightnin' Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Slim Harpo, Junior Parker, Elmore James, Albert Collins, and many, many others, it's a quick and effective way to sample a variety of different blues styles. For neophytes, Essential Blues does offer a splendid introduction to the genre. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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CD1
01  Intro - Stanley Bennet Clay
02  Dust My Blues - Elmore James
03  Three O'Clock Blues - B. B.  King
04  Killing Floor - Howlin' Wolf
05  Stop Watching Your Enemies - Koko Taylor
06  Messin' With The Kid - Junoir Wells  play
07  Better Off With The Blues - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown
08  When You Walk Out The Door - Albert King
09  Don't Start Me Talkin' - Sonny Boy Williamson
10  Blues In The Basement - Rufus Thomas
11  Little Bluebird - Little Milton
12  Mojo Hand - Lightnin' Hopkins
13  Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed            play
14  Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker
15  I'll Take Care Of You - Bobby Bland
16  Otis In The Dark - Otis Spann

CD2
1. Master Charge - Albert Collins
2. Mother Nature - Koko Taylor
3. Walking the Back Streets and Crying - Little Milton
4. Give Me Back My Wig - Hound Dog Taylor, Hound Dog Taylor
5. Prisoner of Love - James Brown      play
6. You Upset Me Baby - B.B. King
7. Let's Straighten It Out - Latimore
8. I'll Play the Blues for You - Albert King
9. Must Have Been the Devil - Otis Spann
10. Dimples - John Lee Hooker          play
11. Rainin' in My Heart - Slim Harpo
12. Getaway - Fenton Robinson
13. Too Much Sugar for a Dime - Katie Webster
14. Bright Lights, Big City - Jimmy Reed
15. Driving Wheel - Junior Parker

Essential Blues is an attempt to trace the evolution of the music from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and other modern, urban cities. It does a fairly good job in providing a brief history, but the main strength of the collection simply comes from the music. Featuring cuts from Lightnin' Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, B. B. King, Slim Harpo, Junior Parker, Elmore James, Albert Collins, and many, many others, it's a quick and effective way to sample a variety of different blues styles. For neophytes, Essential Blues does offer a splendid introduction to the genre. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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