His Best (Little-Walter-Album)
Occupation
- Little Walter (vocals, harmonica )
- Muddy Waters (guitar, slide guitar )
- Dave Myers, Fred Robinson, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Jimmy Rogers, Leonard Caston, Louis Myers, Luther Tucker, Robert Lockwood, Jr. ( guitar)
- Otis Spann (piano)
- Fred Below, Billy Stepney, George Hunter (drums)
- Willie Dixon ( bass)
His Best is a compilation album by Little Walter, which was published in 1997 as part of the Chess 50th Anniversary Collection on MCA / Chess.
General
As a member of Muddy Waters band and as a solo artist was Walter Littele the architects of the Chicago blues. So he was the first harmonica player to his harmonica electrically amplified and thus created a new sound. The album brings a cross section of his work and includes his most famous songs ( Juke ), slow numbers ( Mean Old World) and rocking tracks ( Boom, Boom Out Goes the Light). As with all titles in the Chess 50th Anniversary Collection album is well put together, brings for each career section suitable examples is technically processed and in a nice package. The album replaces the previous best compilation "The Best of Little Walter ", which was published in 1988. From it also ten of the twelve tracks were taken (except Blue Light and You Better Watch Yourself).
Title list
Recording data
- Titles 1 and 2: Chicago, May 12, 1952
- Title 3 and 4: Chicago, October 1952
- Title 5 and 6: Chicago, March 4, 1953
- Title 7-9: Chicago, July 23, 1953
- Title 10 and 11: Chicago, October 5, 1954
- Title 12: Chicago, January 25, 1955
- Title 13: Chicago, April 28, 1955
- Title 14: Chicago, August 12, 1955
- Title 15 and 16: Chicago, December 1955
- Title 17: Chicago, January 1958
- Title 18: Chicago, August 1958
- Title 19: Chicago, July 21, 1959
- Title 20: Chicago, December 1960
Critics votes
- CD Universe: His Best is a ground-floor necessity for any library blues (His Best is the basis for any Blue collection. )
- Amazon Editorial Review: ... his collection is a great place to start ( ... to meet Walter a good start. )
- Cub Koda: If you've never experienced the innovative instrumental genius of Little Walter, classics ...... will come as a major revelation " Essential first purchase" does not even begin to describe it. . ( If you've never experienced the innovative instrumental genius of Little Walter, ...... these classics are a revelation sein.Grundlegender first purchase is not enough as the first description.
- About Blues: ... the album offering up 20 Reasons Why Little Walter is the most influential harp player in blues history. (.. the album has twenty reasons why Little Walter is the most influential harmonica player in the Blue history.