The Best of the Vanguard Years
06/22/1999 | Vanguard Records
Lyrics from The Best of the Vanguard Years
All Music Guide Review
Most of the 18 songs on this fine, if slightly lackluster, compilation come near the end of Spann's 15-year run with Muddy Waters, placing them in the mid- to late '60s. There's plenty of talent here and some of the songs are among the best of Spann's solo efforts, but too much of it seems overly polished compared with the raw, stellar session piano work he did with Waters a decade earlier. Still, a decent assessment of the blues great's final years. ~ Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide
The Best of the Vanguard Years Track Listing
Credits of The Best of the Vanguard Years
- Otis Spann
- Organ, Piano, Main Performer, Vocals
- Lucille Spann
- Vocals
- Lonnie Taylor
- Drums
- Captain Jeff Zaraya
- Compilation Engineer
- Tom Vickers
- Compilation Producer
- David Gahr
- Photography
- Drew Cartwright
- Cover Design
- Jos Davidson
- Bass
- Wayne Robins
- Liner Notes
- Barry Melton
- Guitar
- Samuel Charters
- Producer
- S.P. Leary
- Drums












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