The Essential

~ Release by Little Walter (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Juke
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1952-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Elgin Evans
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1952-05-12) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1952-05-12)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1952-05-12)
membranophone:
Elgin Evans (on 1952-05-12)
recording of:
Juke (on 1952-05-12)
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
2:45
2Can't Hold Out Much Longer
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (on 1952-05-12) and Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) (on 1952-05-12)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1952-05-12)
membranophone:
Elgin Evans (on 1952-05-12)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1952-05-12)
recording of:
Can’t Hold Out Much Longer (on 1952-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
33:01
3Boogie
3:02
4Blue Midnight (alt.)
3:03
5Mean Old World
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1952-10) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1952-10)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-10)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1952-10)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-10)
recording of:
Mean Old World (in 1952-10)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint)
2:55
6Sad Hours
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1952-10) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1952-10)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1952-10)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1952-10)
recording of:
Sad Hours (in 1952-10)
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
3:13
7Don't Need No Horse
3:15
8Tell Me Mama
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1953-01) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1953-01)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953-01)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1953-01)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953-01)
recording of:
Tell Me Mama (in 1953-01)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
2:48
9Off the Wall
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1953-01) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1953-01)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953-01)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1953-01)
recording of:
Off the Wall (in 1953-01)
composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
2:52
10Quarter to Twelve
recording of:
Quarter to Twelve
writer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
3:13
11Blues With a Feeling
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1953) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1953)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1953)
recording of:
Blues With a Feeling (Little Walter version) (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
is based on:
Blues With a Feeling (original Rabon Tarrant / Jack McVea version)
3:08
12Too Late
recording of:
Too Late
writer:
Charles Brown (blues musician), Willie Dixon and John Phillips (blues songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint), C. Mose Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Royalty Network (New York), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Universal Music Publishing Group
2:42
13Fast Boogie
2:52
14Lights Out
recording of:
Lights Out
writer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
2:46
15Fast Large One
2:51
16You're So Fine
guitar:
Dave Myers (in 1953) and Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994) (in 1953)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953)
membranophone:
Fred Below (in 1953)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (in 1953)
recording of:
You’re So Fine (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
3:05
17Oh Baby
recording of:
Oh Baby
writer:
Willie Dixon and Walter Jacobs (performance name for Walter Vinson)
2:46
18I Got to Find My Baby
recording of:
I Got to Find My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Marion Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
2:49
19Last Night (first version)
2:54
20You Better Watch Yourself
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-07-14)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1954-07-14) and Dave Myers (on 1954-07-14)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-07-14)
membranophone:
Fred Below (on 1954-07-14)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1954-07-14)
recording of:
You Better Watch Yourself (on 1954-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
3:05
21Mellow Down Easy
recording of:
Mellow Down Easy
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
2:43
22My Babe
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1955-01-25)
guitar:
Leonard Caston (father of Leonard "Lenny" Caston jr.) (on 1955-01-25) and Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1955-01-25)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-01-25)
membranophone:
Fred Below (on 1955-01-25)
vocals:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1955-01-25)
recording of:
My Babe (on 1955-01-25)
lyricist and arranger:
Willie Dixon
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), Bug Music (music publishing), Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
is based on:
This Train
2:42
23Roller Coaster
recording of:
Roller Coaster
writer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
2:54
24Little Girl
3:05
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