Little Walter – Boss Blues Harmonica

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Label:	Orbis – BLU NC 020
Series:	The Blues Collection – 20
Format:	CD, Compilation
Country:	UK
Released:	1995
Genre:	Blues
Style:	Harmonica Blues, Chicago Blues

Tracklist

1	Tell Me Mama	2:45
2	You're So Fine	3:02
3	Last Night	2:41
4	My Babe	2:32
5	Juke	2:41
6	Can't Hold Out Much Longer	2:57
7	Mean Old World	2:52
8	Sad Hours	3:09
9	Too Late	2:33
10	Thunderbird	2:47
11	I Got To Go	2:41
12	Boom, Boom Out Goes The Light	2:42
13	Teenage Beat	2:57
14	Just A Feeling	2:53
15	Shake Dancer	2:43
16	Ah'w Baby	2:48
17	It's Too Late Brother	2:37
18	Just Your Fool	2:23

Credits

Bass – Willie Dixon (tracks: 1, 3, 11, 16, 18)
Drums – Elga Edmonds (tracks: 5, 6), Fred Below (tracks: 1 to 4, 7 to 18)
Guitar – Dave Myers (tracks: 1, 2, 7 to 9), David Myers* (tracks: 3), Fred Robinson* (tracks: 18), Jimmy Lee Robinson* (tracks: 17, 18), Jimmy Rogers (tracks: 5, 6), Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston* (tracks: 4, 10), Louis Myers (tracks: 1, 2, 7 to 9), Luther Tucker (tracks: 11 to 18), Muddy Waters (tracks: 5, 6), Robert Lockwood Jr. (tracks: 3, 4, 10 to 17)
Piano – Otis Spann (tracks: 18)
Vocals, Harmonica – Little Walter
Written-By – Al Duncan (tracks: 17), Lewis* (tracks: 12), Walter Jacobs (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10, 11, 13 to 16, 18), Willie Dixon (tracks: 4, 9)

Notes

Issue 20 of the UK version of "The Blues Collection". Made in England.

Original CHESS recordings.
Licensed from Charly Records International Aps by courtesy of Red Dog Express Inc.
This compilation ℗ & © MCMLXXXVIII Charly Records Ltd.
℗ Editions Atlas, Paris 1992.
℗ Orbis Publishing 1994.

Recorded 1952 - 60 in Chicago:
#1: March 4th, 1953
#2, #9: September 1953
#3: October 5th, 1954
#4, #10: January 25th, 1955
#5: May 12th, 1952
#6: May 12th, 1952
#7, #8: October 1952
#11: April 28th, 1955
#12: December 1955
#13: July 27th, 1956
#14, #17: July 27h, 1956
#15: March 5th, 1957
#16: June 20th, 1957
#18: December 1960

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout: BLUNC020

Other Versions (5 of 9)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Boss Blues Harmonica (CD, Album, Compilation)	Chess	CD RED 4	UK	1988
Recently Edited	Boss Blues Harmonica (CD, Compilation)	Blues Collection - I Maestri Del Blues E Del Rhythm'N'Blues	BLU - CD 3023	Switzerland	1992
New Submission	Boss Blues Harmonica (CD, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo)	Editions Atlas	BLU-CD 3023	France	1992
New Submission	Boss Blues Harmonica (CD, Compilation)	Chess	CD RED 4	Europe	1994
Recently Edited	Boss Blues Harmonica (CD, Compilation)	Orbis	BLU GNC 020	Europe	1995

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Reviews

NattyBeGood Nov 11, 2023
The Blues Collection albums are great and usually come with a thin book containing extra information and details about the featured artist.

Boss Blues is a compilation of Little Walter’s more well known songs. It’s a great introduction to this phenomenal artist and a must-have for anyone that’s interested in blues harmonica, Chicago blues, legends of the blues, amplified blues harmonica, and you’ll never sound as badass as Little Walter blues!