Essential Little Walter (1993)
Little Walter, born Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), was an American blues harmonica player, whose revolutionary approach to his instrument has earned him comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix, for innovation and impact on succeeding generations. His virtuosity and musical innovations fundamentally altered many listeners' expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica. Little Walter was inducted to the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 in the "sideman" category making him the first and only artist ever to be inducted specifically for his work as a harmonica player.
Little Walter joined Muddy Waters' band in 1948, and by 1950, he was playing acoustic (unamplified) harmonica on Muddy's recordings for Chess Records. The first appearance on record of amplified harmonica was Little Walter's performance on Muddy's "Country Boy" (Chess 1452), recorded on July 11, 1951. For years after his departure from Muddy's band in 1952, Little Walter continued to be brought in to play on his recording sessions, and as a result his harmonica is featured on most of Muddy's classic recordings from the 1950s.
Jacobs had put his career as a bandleader on hold when he joined Muddy's band, but stepped back out front once and for all when he recorded as a bandleader for Chess's subsidiary label Checker Records on 12 May 1952. The first completed take of the first song attempted at his debut session became his first hit, spending eight weeks in the number-one position on the Billboard R&B chart – the song was "Juke", and it is still the only harmonica instrumental ever to become a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B.
Little Walter scored fourteen top-ten hits on the Billboard R&B charts between 1952 and 1958, including two number-one hits (the second being "My Babe" in 1955), a level of commercial success never achieved by his former boss Waters, nor by his fellow Chess blues artists Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson II.
Essential Little Walter collects the best from the blues harpist’s career, with remastered sound (as of ’93). Most of these tracks are the original 45 versions, mixed with a handful of previously unreleased tracks. The compilation includes 46 tracks and lots of stompin’ Chicago blues.
CD 1
01.Juke (Single Version) (2:46)
02.Can’t Hold Out Much Longer (Single Version) (3:01)
03.Boogie (3:02)
04.Blue Midnight (Alt.) (3:03)
05.Mean Old World (Single Version) (2:55)
06.Sad Hours (Single Version) (3:13)
07.Don’t Need No Horse (3:16)
08.Tell Me Mama (Single Version) (2:49)
09.Off The Wall (Single Version) (2:52)
10.Quarter To Twelve (Single Version) (3:13)
11.Blues With A Feeling (Single Version) (3:08)
12.Too Late (Single Version) (2:42)
13.Fast Boogie (2:53)
14.Lights Out (Single Version) (2:46)
15.Fast Large One (2:51)
16.You’re So Fine (Single Version) (3:05)
17.Oh Baby (Single Version) (2:46)
18.I Got To Find My Baby (Single Version) (2:49)
19.Last Night (First Version) (2:55)
20.You Better Watch Yourself (Single Version) (3:05)
21.Mellow Down Easy (Single Version) (2:43)
22.My Babe (Single Version) (2:42)
23.Roller Coaster (Single Version) (2:54)
24.Little Girl (3:04)
CD 2
01.Hate To See You Go (Single Version) (2:19)
02.Boom, Boom Out Goes The Light (Single Version) (2:51)
03.It Ain’t Right (Single Version) (2:55)
04.It’s Too Late Brother (Single Version) (2:42)
05.Just A Feeling (Single Version) (2:54)
06.Ah’w Baby (2:54)
07.I’ve Had My Fun (2:14)
08.Confessin’ The Blues (Single Version) (3:04)
09.Key To The Highway (Single Version) (2:46)
10.Walkin’ On (2:37)
11.You Gonna Be Sorry (Someday Baby) (Alt.) (3:08)
12.Crazy Mixed Up World (Single Version) (2:01)
13.Worried Life (2:42)
14.Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (Single Version) (2:50)
15.Back Track (Single Version) (2:50)
16.Blue And Lonesome (Single Version) (2:56)
17.I Don’t Play (Single Version) (2:19)
18.As Long As I Have You (Single Version) (2:40)
19.Just Your Fool (Single Version) (2:25)
20.Up The Line (Single Version) (2:08)
21.Southern Feeling (2:59)
22.Dead Presidents (Single Version) (2:50)
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: FhG
MPEG-1 layer 3
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