Artist: Little Walter
Album: The Best of Little Walter
Genre: Blues
Released: 1958 [2005]
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Little Walter -- aka Marion Walter Jacobs -- wasn't the first great harmonica player in the blues, but the instrument had a whole new force and personality after he was done with it. Little Walter was a technically gifted player with a dark, powerful sound, but he also approached the chromatic harmonica in a new way earlier players had not, and by using a microphone and amplifier to power his harp, he created sounds that were fierce, wild, and dramatic. Walter first rose to fame playing with Muddy Waters' band, but he also became a solo star, cutting his first hit on his own, "Juke," at the tail end of a Waters session in 1952, and becoming one of the few harp players to make it as a headliner. The Best of Little Walter features 12 songs from Walter's years with Chess Records, which remained his recording home from the release of "Juke" until his death in 1968. Selections include "Juke," "Blues with a Feeling," "Sad Hours," "My Babe," and more.
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming
Tracklist
01 - My Babe
02 - Sad Hours
03 - You're So Fine
04 - Last Night
05 - Blues with a Feeling
06 - Can't Hold Out Much Longer
07 - Juke
08 - Mean Old World
09 - Off the Wall
10 - You Better Watch Yourself
11 - Blue Lights
12 - Tell Me Mamma
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