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Editorial Review:
Marion "Little Walter" Jacobs is perhaps the most influential harmonica player on contemporary blues, and his collection is a great place to start. He was trained by Muddy Waters, but brought a more swinging feel to blues. Muddy and his band accompany Little Walter on many hits, as do Robert "Jr." Lockwood, the Aces, and other Chicago greats. In the 1950s, Little Walter's popularity eclipsed even Waters', his style a little more relaxed and pop-oriented. Walter's versions of many songs are the standards: "Blues with a Feeling," "You're So Fine," "Juke." Great stuff. --Robert Gordon
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Genius This CD is the best place to start when looking to buy a Little Walter CD as it features 20 of the very best tracks that he recorded during his golden period with Chess in the 1950's when he chalked up hit after hit on the US r&b charts and the 20 tracks here are proof that Little Walter was (and still is) the finest blues harmonica player the world has ever seen. From his first big hit `Juke' in 1952, the CD includes most of his big r&b hits including `Sad Hours', `Off The Wall', `My Babe' etc... more info
Best Available Yes this is currently the best selection of Little Walter's tunes available right now. If you enjoy blues then buy this album.
****½ This is the best available single-disc overview of Little Walter Jacobs' career.
The highly renowned blues harmonica player was not a singer of the caliber of Muddy Waters, or a songwriter to rival Sonny Boy Williamson (II), but his recording career spanned some 20 years, and there are more than enough gems in his catalogue to fill this disc to the point of overflowing.
"His Best" has the best sound currently available, and excellent liner notes, and while the double-disc "The Essential Little Walter"... more info
Top quality Blues Wow, Little Walter can do things with a harmonica that most can only dream of. Experts still aren't sure just how he achieved some of the sounds that he created with what is essentially a rather simple instrument.
Mostly recording during the 50's, Little Walter was a pioneer in bringing electric amplification to the harmonica, and taking it a step further, much like Hendrix did with the guitar. Fans of Blues music will more than likely have other versions by other artists of the songs on the album, the... more info
