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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.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Leonard Caston, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Little Walter, Harmonica, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Lockwood, Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Below, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Walter Jacobs, Composer - Little Walter, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Walter Jacobs, Author - Little Walter, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Walter Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Little Walter, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Walter Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Little Walter, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Walter Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Little Walter, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Muddy Waters, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Jacobs, Composer - Little Walter, Harmonica, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Rogers, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer - Elgin Evans, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Walter Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Little Walter, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Walter Jacobs, Composer - Little Walter, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Walter Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Little Walter, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Walter Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Little Walter, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WILLIE DIXON, Producer - Walter Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Little Walter, MainArtist - Leonard Chess, Producer - Phil Chess, Producer
℗ 1953 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
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.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:15
- Main artists: Little Walter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Blues
© 2022 UMG Recordings Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1957 UMG Recordings Inc.
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