| Live in Chicago | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | June 3, 1995, November 4, 1995 and May 7, 1997 | |||
| Venue | The Chicago Blues Festival and Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago and Zoo Bar, Lincoln, Nebraska | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 131:41 | |||
| Label | Ruf/Alligator ALCD 4869 | |||
| Producer | Jim Gaines | |||
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Live in Chicago is a live album by the American blues musician Luther Allison, recorded in Chicago in 1995 and Nebraska in 1997 and released by the Alligator label in 1999. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [4] |
Allmusic reviewer Cub Koda stated "Pulled from performances at the Chicago Blues Festival, Buddy Guy's Legends club with a couple of strays recorded in Lincoln, NE, that were too good not to include, this two-disc set captures Allison at the absolute peak of his powers ... Luther simply played his heart and spirit out right to the end and these recordings spotlight it in a very fine manner. One of the label's best". [3] The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings said "the band is so well rehearsed that these versions of songs from the three previous Ruf/Alligator albums are easily the equal of the studio originals, apart from the longueurs of stage performance that don't translate to the living room. Rock-blues bombast is also present but for the most part kept in check". [4]
All compositions by Luther Allson and James Solberg except where noted
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