Blowin' the Blues (2008)

About this title: Although he sang on occasion, and played guitar, too, Little Walter will always be revered for his harmonica skills, and in his own way he was the John Coltrane of the instrument, creating and shaping the sound of the "Mississippi saxophone" into the very template of the Chicago blues style, and any short list of blues harp players starts with this amazing musician. This three-disc, 60-track set provides a balanced overview of Little Walter's career, and includes solo sides as well as samples of his work with the likes of Otis Rush, Muddy Waters, John Brim, Johnny Shines, Jimmy Rogers, and ... read more

Tracks:

1. Juke [Jacobs]
2. Blue Midnight [Jacobs]
3. Crazy Legs [Jacobs]
4. Tell Me Mama [Gillium/Broonzy]
5. Off the Wall [Jacobs]
6. Tonight with a Fool [Jacobs]
7. Driftin' Blues [Jacobs]
8. Fast Boogie [Jacobs]
9. That's It [Jacobs]
10. My Kind of Baby [Jacobs]
11. Blues with a Feeling [Jacobs]
12. Too Late [Jacobs]
13. You're So Fine [Jacobs]
14. Come Back Baby [Jacobs]
15. Rocker [Jacobs]
16. I Love You So [Jacobs/Dixon]
17. Oh Baby [Jacobs]
18. I Got to Find My Baby [Clayton]
19. Big Leg Mamma [Jacobs]
20. Mercy Babe (My Babe) [Dixon]
21. You'd Better Watch Yourself [Jacobs]
22. Blue Light [Jacobs]
23. Last Night [Gaither]
24. Mellow Down Easy [Dixon]
25. Instrumental [Jacobs]
26. Thunderbird [Jacobs]
27. My Babe [Dixon]
28. Roller Coaster [McDaniel]
29. I Hate to See You Go [Jacobs]
30. I Got to Go [Jacobs]
31. Little Girl [Jacobs]
32. Crazy for My Baby [Dixon]
33. Can't Stop Lovin' You [Jacobs]
34. Who [Dixon]
35. Flying Saucer [Jacobs]
36. Teenage Beat [Jacobs]
37. Shake Dancer [Jacobs]
38. Ah'w Baby [Jacobs]
39. Mean Old World [Jacobs]
40. Back Track [Jacobs]
41. Goin' Down Slow [Live] [Oden]
42. Walter's Blues [Live] [Jacobs]
43. Lovin' You All the Time [Live] [Jacobs]
44. Blue Mood [Live] [Hancock]
45. I'm Ready [Dixon]
46. I Just Wanna Make Love to You [Dixon]
47. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man [Dixon]
48. Baby Please Don't Go [Morganfield]
49. They Call Me Muddy Waters [Morganfield]
50. Howlin' Wolf [Morganfield]
51. Evans Shuffle (Ebony Boogie) [Morganfield/Evans]
52. Rattlesnake [Brim]
53. Sloppy Drunk [Carr]
54. Chance to Love [Rogers]
55. That's Alright [Rogers]
56. Me and My Chauffeur Blues [Douglas]
57. Big World [Jones]
58. Dark Road [Jones]
59. Joliet Blues [Shines]
60. So Glad I Found You [Shines]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.