16 tracks - limited edition 180g vinyl pressing.
Both as a sideman and bandleader, Little Walter revolutionized the sound of blues harmonica through amplification, clasping a mike to the harp as he played. While he may not have been the first bluesman to play amplified harmonica, he explored its possibilities most fully.
This LP puts together 16 remastered studio tracks Little Walter made as a leader for the Chess Records subsidiary label Checker, originally released between 1952 and 1962. Featuring Muddy Waters, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Willie Dixon, and Otis Spann, among others.
These sides make consistently absorbing listening. These '50s sessions defined what electric blues was and what it could do, music that today is still invigorating and essential. - ***** AllMusic