RE: [Harp-L] Chicago Bound - The truth. SJ

[chicago bluesman <chicagobluesman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There's an important omission in this discussion that has to be included: Jimmy Rogers' seminal set of recordings released in the Vintage Series of LP's as Chess 407 (Chicago Bound) also contains one of the defining recordings of Big Walter Horton--that's him, of course, on Walking By Myself.  It's one of Big Walter's most brilliant moments, arguably one of the most single most influential solos in amplified harp.  Dontcha think?  Just my humble opinion...  The liner notes don't say that Little Walter plays on every tune included on the LP--they correctly credit Big Walter as playing on Walking By Myself but they've got it wrong when they also say he's heard on You're The One--that tune should've been credited to Little Walter.  You can tell right away that it's not Big Walter on You're The One and it's full of trademark Little Walter phrasing.  Mike Leadbitter & Neil Slaven's book, Blues Records, differs from the erroneous liner notes, showing Little Walter on You're The One.  The session which included Big Walter's great Walking By Myself also produced If It Ain't Me, which was originally released only on a 45rpm, until Chess came out with those double albums--the Chess Blues Masters Series--with the goofy cartoon pics of the artists.  You can find the only other tune from the Walking By Myself session featuring Big Walter on that double album.  



> From: SONNYTONE@xxxxxxx
> Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 11:54:15 -0400
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> Subject: [Harp-L] Chicago Bound - The truth. SJ
> 
> Never mind, I have the CD with liner notes. Little Walter IS the harp  
> player on the CD. It was released in 1970 as a Chess LP but obviously it was  
> recorded much earlier, early 50's to be exact. Many of Jimmy's records were  
> cut at the end of Muddy's Sessions. Piano on CB was Eddie Ware, Otis Spann   
> , Big Crawford on Bass, Elgin Evans on Drums. This was the main crew. Also  
> recorded were: Fred Bellow, Drums. AJ Gladney, Drums. Henry Gray on Piano. 
> Muddy  only played guitar on 3 recordings. Ernest Cotton on Tenor Sax. Bob 
> Wood Folk on  guitar, one song. All recordings 1950 - 1955, mostly 51 and 52.. 
> In 1950 - 55 Walter would have had his choice of some very raunchy amps. In 
>  the photo on the back it is Muddy's band, with Henry Strong, who replaced 
> Little  Walter. In the back photo Henry has what is definitely a Premier 120 
> amp,  Jimmy Rogers has what could be a National amp, to my eyes it is very 
> faint, but  the Nataional flying bird I think is what that is, but it does 
> not look like any  National and I have owned most of them at some point.
>  
>  
> This was one of the last recordings LW is playing harp on 7 of the 12  
> songs, no harp on the other 5.  I had heard there was a debate about this,  if 
> anyone had a doubt this should end it. Great CD, Walter is, Walter. Kim plays 
>  on Ludella.
>  
> I hope this was informative. Sonny Jr.