Though BLUES LEGEND is a deceptively generic album title it cannot be argued that Muddy Waters doesn t deserve the accolade. When he moved from his native Clarksdale Mississippi to Chicago during the great wartime migration of the 40s the former McKinley Morganfield sowed the seeds of a revolution marrying the structures of acoustic Delta blues to the electrified full-band sound of urban jump blues. Waters almost single-handedly created the Chicago blues style thereby inspiring literally generations of musicians around the world. Opening with his classic quot;I m Your Hoochie Coochie Manquot; and closing 10 tracks later with the searing quot;Close to You quot; this brief compilation collects some of the best tracks of Waters tenure at Chess Records in the late 40s and early 50s including the hit quot;Mannish Boyquot; and the interesting advertising-inspired quot;Tiger in Your Tank. quot; Throughout Waters expressive voice and graceful slide guitar shine.