Big Walter HORTON - Big Walter Horton With Carey Bell 1973

Big Walter HORTON - Big Walter Horton With Carey Bell 1973

Blues

The teacher/pupil angle might be a bit unwieldy here — Bell was already a formidable harpist in his own right by 1972, when Horton made this album — but there's no denying that a stylistic bond existed between the two. A highly showcase for the often recalcitrant harp master, and only his second domestic set as a leader.
By Bill Dahl. AMG.
**
Big Walter Horton- Harmonica and Vocals
CAREY BELL- Harmonica
Eddie Taylor- Guitar
Joe Harper- Bass
Frank swam- Drums
**
01. Have A Good Time 3:48
02. Christine 4:03
03. Lovin' My Baby 2:50
04. Little Boy Blue 3:14
05. Can't Hold Out Much Longer 2:51
06. Under The Sun 3:51
07. Tell Me Baby 3:15
08. Have Mercy 3:45
09. That Ain't It 2:40
10. Temptation Blues 3:43
11. Trouble In Mind 4:38
**
NoPassword
*
DLink
*

Big Walter HORTON - Little Boy Blue 1980

Big Walter HORTON - Little Boy Blue 1980

Blues

A 1980 live recording in Boston. Working with a pickup band consisting of Ronnie Earl on guitar, Mudcat Ward on bass, and Ola Dixon on drums, Horton catches fire and quite simply blows his heart out. The album features some of Horton's best late-period playing.
By Cub Koda, All Music Guide
**
Big Walter Horton- (Harmonica),(Vocals),
Left Hand Frank- (Guitar),
Ola Dixon- (Drums),
Ronnie Horvath- (Guitar),
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones- (Vocals),
Michael Ward- (Bass),
Little Anthony- (Piano)
**
01.I Cry for You
02.Lord Knows I Tried
03.Country Girl
04.Walter's Shuffle 
05.06.Little Boy Blue 
07.It's Not Easy 
08.Two Old Maids 
09.What's on Your Worried Mind?
10.Walter's Swing Big
**
NoPassword
*
DLink
*

Big Walter HORTON & Alfred Blues King HARRIS - Harmonica Blues Kings 1987

Big Walter HORTON & Alfred Blues King HARRIS - Harmonica Blues Kings 1987

Blues

This is very early amplified Walter, recorded in the fall of 1954 for the Black-owned United/States labels. On four of the cuts, Big Walter is playing backup harp and solos for singer Tommy Brown; the other two cuts represent Big Walter's first Chicago record under his own name. Includes the definitive recording of the classic Walter tune "Hard Hearted Woman." Reissued on compact disc by Delmark in 2000.
By Michael Erlewine,All music.
**
If you are looking for great Chicago Blues this would be a good album to look into. Moments into the first track, I felt very refreshed by this album. Maybe it was Big Walter's perfect tone, or the pure, steady groove by his band (which in the first track includes Lafayette Leake, Willie Dixon and Fred Below), but whatever it was, I was hooked. The first two tracks, as the album notes point out, are Big Walter Horton's first recordings under his own name. Other tracks with Horton in them have him backing up vocalist Tommy Brown who's performance is also great.
Tracks 1-8 are with Big Walter Horton and Tracks 9-16 have Alfred "Blues King" Harris on harmonica, who is someone I was not familiar with before picking up this album. His harmonica playing is a little bit more breathy than Big Walter's but that's not bad at all, just different. A little more Jimmy Reed with some Sonny Boy Williamson II, but with a different approach than both of them. All in all, it's a great Chicago Blues album. One thing that I also like about this disc is that just about all the songs are relatively obscure and even if they are well known they haven't been overdone to my ears. I, by the way although not anything close to a Blues buff, am more of just a BIG BIG Blues fan (over 350 Blues albums and growing by the week). So really, you can see why lesser known songs make the disc sound much more refreshing for me, personally.
By R. Suzuka.
**
01. Back Home to Mama
02. Hard-Hearted Woman
03. Southern Women
04. Remember Me
05. Card Game
06. Nosey Neighbors
07. Hard-Hearted Woman - (alternate take)
08. Back Home to Mama - (alternate take)
09. My Life Blues
10. Up Side the Wall
11. Gold Digger
12. Sundown Boogie Blues
13. Miss Ida
14. Great Lakes Boogie
15. Blues and Trouble
16. Up Side the Wall - (alternate take)
**
NoPassword
*
DLink
*

Big Walter HORTON - Can't Keep Loving You 1976

Big Walter HORTON - Can't Keep Loving You 1976

Blues

Probably from the mid-'70s, this is later Horton, with John Nicholas on guitar and Ron Levy on piano. The album features a variety of material, including a good version of "Hard Hearted Woman." Not vintage, but worth a listen.
By Michael Erlewine, All Music Guide.
**
Big Walter Horton- (Vocals, Harmonica);
John Nicholas- (Vocals, Guitar);
Mark Kazanoff- (Saxophone);
Ron Levy- (Piano);
Larry Peduzzi- (Bass);
Terry Bingham- (Drums).
**
01. Skip It (3:35)
02. Hard Hearted Woman (2:43)
03. Tin Pan Alley (4:42
04. Walter's Boogie (3:03)
05. Sugar Mama (3:12)
06. Honeydripper (2:46)
07. West Wind (3:01)
08. Can't Keep Lovin' You (2:43)
09. Careless Love (4:35)
10. Gettin' Outta Town (2:49)
**
NoPassword
*
DLink
*