Little Walter - The Complete Checker Singles As & Bs 1952-60 (2016)

Little Walter Jacobs was blues harmonica player, singer, songwriter and occasional guitarist who revolutionised the way that the harmonica was played and recorded, bringing a new dimension to the blues during the 1950s. He was one of the first artists to amplify his harmonica by holding it to a microphone and maybe the first artist on any instrument deliberately to use electronic distortion as part of his range of sounds. He was a member of Muddy Waters band, appearing on many of his records during the 1950s, but from 1952 recorded for the Chess subsidiary Checker, his releases regularly featuring a harmonica-led instrumental on one side and a vocal performance on the others. He scored an R&B No. 1 with his first solo single Juke, and another one a few years later with what became a staple of blues bands the world over My Babe. Little Walter became the only harmonica player to be inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame. This great value 52-track collection, comprises all of his Checker A & B sides from 1952 to 1960 plus two bonus tracks from 1961 and 1962, and includes all of his 15 R&B chart hits.

TRACKLIST

CD1:
01. Juke (With The Night Cats) (2:42)
02. Can't Hold Out Much Longer (With The Night Cats) (2:58)
03. Mean Old World (With The Night Cats) (2:52)
04. Sad Hours (With The Night Cats) (3:09)
05. Don't Have To Hunt No More (2:59)
06. Tonight With A Fool (2:50)
07. Off The Wall (With The Night Cats) (2:47)
08. Tell Me Mama (With The Night Cats) (2:43)
09. Blues With A Feeling (With The Jukes) (3:04)
10. Quarter To Twelve (With The Jukes) (3:10)
11. Lights Out (With The Jukes) (2:43)
12. You're So Fine (With The Jukes) (3:02)
13. Rocker (With The Jukes) (3:03)
14. Oh Baby (With The Jukes) (2:43)
15. You Better Watch Yourself (With The Jukes) (3:02)
16. Blue Lights (With The Jukes) (3:12)
17. Last Night (With The Jukes) (2:42)
18. Mellow Down Easy (With The Jukes) (2:40)
19. My Babe (With The Jukes) (2:39)
20. Thunderbird (With The Jukes) (2:46)
21. Roller Coaster (With The Jukes) (2:51)
22. I Got To Go (With The Jukes) (2:39)
23. Too Late (With The Jukes) (2:37)
24. Come Back Baby (With The Jukes) (3:02)
25. Who (With The Jukes) (2:21)

CD 2:

01. It Ain't Right (With The Jukes) (2:51)
02. One More Chance With You (With The Jukes) (2:51)
03. Flying Saucer (With The Jukes) (3:00)
04. Teenage Beat (With The Jukes) (2:59)
05. Just A Feeling (With The Jukes) (2:52)
06. It's Too Late Brother (With The Jukes) (2:39)
07. Take Me Back (With The Jukes) (3:03)
08. Nobody But You (With The Jukes) (2:04)
09. Everybody Needs Somebody (With The Jukes) (2:51)
10. Boom, Boom Out Goes The Lights (With The Jukes) (2:47)
11. Temperature (With The Jukes) (2:38)
12. The Toddle (2:34)
13. Confessin' The Blues (3:01)
14. Key To The Highway (With The Jukes) (2:43)
15. Rock Bottom (With The Jukes) (2:15)
16. My Baby's Sweeter (2:26)
17. Crazy Mixed Up World (1:58)
18. Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2:48)
19. Back Track (2:47)
20. Me And Piney Brown (2:30)
21. Break It Up (2:24)
22. Ah'w Baby (2:51)
23. I've Had My Fun (1:59)
24. My Babe (1960 Version) (2:30)
25. Blue Midnight (3:00)
26. I Don't Play (2:17)
27. Just Your Fool (2:22)