BIG WALTER HORTON - King Of The Harmonica Players 1953-1975 (Expanded 2009)

Two obscure LPs by harmonica master Big Walter Horton have found their way onto CD for the very first time. Big Walter Horton / King Of The Harmonica Players is now out on the Deltacat label.
This CD features 24 cuts; 17 of which were recorded in the early to mid 1970s with backing by Floyd Jones and Johnny Young. The other 10 are vintage recordings from the 50′s featuring Horton playing with Tampa Red, Sunnyland Slim, Willie Dixon and Jimmy DeBerry.
Horton’s harmonica was magical with its bell-like tone and perfect phrasing, and his legacy lives on through reissues like this one.Big Walter Horton, sometimes known as Shakey Walter Horton, is one of the most influential blues harmonica players of all time, and a particular pioneer in the field of amplified harmonica. He isn't as widely known as his fellow Chicago blues pioneers Little Walter and Sonny Boy Williamson II, due mostly to the fact that, as a rather shy, quiet individual, he never had much taste for leading his own bands or recording sessions. But his style was utterly distinctive, marked by an enormous, horn-like tone, virtuosic single-note lines, fluid phrasing, and an expansive sense of space. Horton's amplified harp work graced sides by Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Otis Rush, Johnny Shines, Tampa Red, and many others; he was frequently cited as an inspiration by younger players, and most accounts of his life mention a testimonial from legendary bassist/songwriter Willie Dixon, who once called Horton "the best harmonica player I ever heard." (Allmusic)
INFO: http://crossharpchronicles.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/two-previously-un-released-lps-of-big-walter-horton-tracks-released-on-one-cd-by-deltacat/trax:

1. JUKE 2. LA CUCARACHA / LA PALOMA- (solo 1970) 3. I HATE TO SEE THE SUN GO DOWN- (w/ Floyd Jones 1970) 4. GOIN’ BACK TO ST. LOUIS- (w/ Floyd Jones 1970) 5. CRAWLING KING SNAKE- (w/ Floyd Jones 1970) 6. AIN’T IT A SHAME-(solo 1970) 7. SHE LEFT ME A MULE TO RIDE- (w/ Johnny Young 1966) 8. THAT’S WRONG LITTLE MAMA- (w/ Johnny Young 1966) 9. SHE’S GOT A NICKLE- (w/ Floyd Jones) 10. DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE- (w/ Floyd Jones) 11. STOCKYARD BLUES- (w/ Floyd Jones) 12. WHEN THE MOON RISE HIGH- (w/ Floyd Jones) 13. TALK ABOUT YOUR DADDY- (w/ Floyd Jones 1975) 14. MR. FREDDIE’S BLUES- (w/ Floyd Jones 1975) 15. HEY LITTLE GIRL- (w/ Floyd Jones 1975) 16. OVERSEAS BLUES- (w/ Floyd Jones 1975) 17. TAKE A LITTLE WALK- (w/ Floyd Jones 1975)

VINTAGE 50′s RECORDINGS

18. EASY- ( w/ Jimmy DeBerry 1953) 19. EVALENA- (w/ Tampa Red 1953) 20. HAVE A GOOD TIME- (w/ Willie Dixon 1956) 21. NEED MY BABY- (w/ Willie Dixon 1956) 22. IT’S YOU BABY- (w/ Sunnyland Slim 1956) 23. HIGHWAY 61- (w/ Sunnyland Slim 1956) 24. BACK HOME TO MAMA- (w/ Willie Dixon 1954)

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