Little Walter Confessin' The Blues (blues)(mp3@320)[rogercc]

LITTLE WALTER CONFESSIN THE BLUES
Label: Geffen
Originally Released: 19 November 1996
Format:Mp3@320


Little Walter was born Marion Walter Jacobs in rural Louisiana. Little Walter made his way north to Chicago via stops in New Orleans and Monroe, Louisiana; St. Helena, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; and St. Louis, Missouri, arriving in the Windy City in 1947. That same year, he made his first recordings for the local Ora Nelle label. Little Walter and Muddy Waters first appeared on a session together when both backed Jimmy Rogers in 1949. Waters backed Little Walter on a session for Parkway Records in January 1950. That August, Little Walter first backed Muddy for the Chess label, and in October, they recorded the Waters classic ΓΓé¼┼ôLouisiana Blues.ΓΓé¼┬¥ Nearly a year after Little WalterΓΓé¼Γäós initial appearance on a Muddy Waters session for Chess, he used an amplified harmonica for the first time on a groundbreaking July 1951 session that yielded ΓΓé¼┼ôShe Moves Me.ΓΓé¼┬¥ Waters was among the earliest to recognize that blues possessed a formidable power when electrified, and with Jimmy Rogers on electric guitar and Little Walter on amplified harp, he had the hottest blues band in Chicago. Little Walter split from WatersΓΓé¼Γäó band after an instrumental showcase of his that was popular with crowds ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ ΓΓé¼┼ôYour Cat Will Play,ΓΓé¼┬¥ retitled ΓΓé¼┼ôJukeΓΓé¼┬¥ when he recorded it ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ became a huge solo hit. A classic juke-joint instrumental, ΓΓé¼┼ôJukeΓΓé¼┬¥ topped the R&B chart for eight weeks in the fall of 1952.

In addition to harmonica, Little Walter played guitar, sang and wrote songs. He recruited a backing band from the Chicago club scene (whom he rechristened the Jukes, after his big song), and they recorded and toured throughout the Fifties. On his own, Little Walter charted 14 Top Ten R&B hits for the Chess labelΓΓé¼Γäós Checker subsidiary. Another single, ΓΓé¼┼ôMy BabeΓΓé¼┬¥ ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ written by Willie Dixon and featuring the melody from the spiritual ΓΓé¼┼ôThis TrainΓΓé¼┬¥ - went to #1. Other sizable hits from Little Walter included ΓΓé¼┼ôSad Hours,ΓΓé¼┬¥ ΓΓé¼┼ôMean Old World,ΓΓé¼┬¥ ΓΓé¼┼ôBlues With a Feeling,ΓΓé¼┬¥ ΓΓé¼┼ôYouΓΓé¼Γäóre So Fine,ΓΓé¼┬¥ ΓΓé¼┼ôOh, BabyΓΓé¼┬¥ and ΓΓé¼╦£Last Night.ΓΓé¼┬¥ At Leonard ChessΓΓé¼Γäós behest, Little Walter continued recording with Muddy Waters, too, adding his unmistakable harmonica to such classics as ΓΓé¼┼ôIΓΓé¼Γäóm Your Hoochie Coochie ManΓΓé¼┬¥ and ΓΓé¼┼ôTrouble No More.ΓΓé¼┬¥
Little WalterΓΓé¼Γäós had a pervasive influence on succeeding generations of harmonica players, especially in Britain, where he was revered by a rising generation of blues-smitten rock and rollers. Unfortunately, his predilection for drinking, fighting and self-destructive behavior caught up with him. Little Walter died in 1968, at the age of 37, from head injuries suffered in a street brawl

Track List:
01. It Ain't Right [02:53]
02. Rocker [03:06]
03. I Got To Find My Baby [02:49]
04. Lights Out [02:45]
05. One More Chance With You [02:54]
06. Crazy Legs [03:23]
07. Temperature [02:40]
08. I Got To Go [02:42]
09. Crazy Mixed Up World [02:00]
10. Quarter To Twelve [03:13]
11. Confessin' The Blues [03:04]
12. The Toddle [02:37]
13. Up The Line [02:07]
14. Rock Bottom [02:18]
15. Mean Old Frisco [02:28]