Blues Masters, Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics

by BLUES MASTERS 4 / VARIOUS

Overview

Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics is a typically ace installment of the Blues Masters series has examples par excellence from most of the major electric blues harmonica geniuses, including Little Walter, Junior Wells, Sonny Boy Williamson, James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, Billy Boy Arnold, Lazy Lester, and Jimmy Reed. And while there are a few expected classics here (Little Walter's "Juke," Sonny Boy Williamson's "Help Me," Junior Wells' "Messin' with the Kid," Slim Harpo's "I Got Love if You Want It"), there are numerous delightful obscurities, like Jerry "Boogie" McCain's "Steady," Walter Horton's "Easy" (credited to Jimmy & Walter), and Snooky Pryor's "Boogie Twist." Charlie Musselwhite's 11-minute adaptation of the jazz tune "Christo Redemptor" is superb and challenges conventional ideas of what should and shouldn't be done with blues harmonica. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/10/1992
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227112424

Tracks

1. Juke  -  Little Walter
2. Ends and Odds  - Jimmy Reed
3. Rocket 88  - Jackie Brenston  -  Cotton
4. Help Me  - Sonny Boy Williamson
5. Messin' with the Kid  - Mel London  -  Wells
6. Blues with a Feeling  -  Butterfield  -  Little Walter
7. Sugar Coated Love  -  Lazy Lester  - J.D. Miller
8. Steady  - Jerry "Boogie" McCain
9. I'll Be Around  - Chester Burnett  -  Howlin' Wolf
10. I Was Fooled  - Billy Boy Arnold
11. Take a Little Walk with Me  - Robert Jr. Lockwood  - Big John Wrencher
12. Easy  - Big Walter Horton  -  Little Walter
13. Boogie Twist  - Snooky Pryor
14. Wolf Call Boogie  - Coy "Hot Shot" Love
15. Last Night  -  Chicago Blues Band  -  Little Walter  - George Harmonica Smith
16. I Got Love if You Want It  - Slim Harpo
17. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White  -  Fabulous Thunderbirds  - Marcel Louiguy
18. Christo Redemptor  - Charlie Musselwhite  - Duke Pearson

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Billy Boy Arnold   Primary Artist,Harmonica,Vocals
Jerry "Boogie" McCain   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Chicago Blues Band   Primary Artist
Jimmy Reed   Primary Artist,Harmonica
James Cotton Blues Band   Primary Artist
Lazy Lester   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
The Fabulous Thunderbirds   Primary Artist
Little Walter   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Big John Wrencher   Primary Artist,Harmonica
George "Harmonica" Smith   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Charlie Musselwhite   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Coy "Hot Shot" Love   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Howlin' Wolf   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band   Primary Artist
Slim Harpo   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Primary Artist
Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band   Primary Artist
Snooky Pryor   Primary Artist,Harmonica,Vocals
Jody Williams   Guitar
Bill Emerson   Organ
Jimmy Rogers   Guitar
Kim Wilson   Harmonica
Sonny Boy Williamson I   Vocals,Harmonica
Bobby McBride   Guitar
Bob Anderson   Bass
Elgin Edmonds   Drums
Milton Rector   Bass
Ivory Williams   Bass
Clarence "Jockey" Etinne   Drums
Walter "Kid" Smith   Guitar
Al Foreman   Guitar
Fats Perrodin   Bass
Levinsky   Violin
Johnny Junious   Drums
Lawrence Little Sonny Wimberly   Bass
Leonard Davis   Drums
James "Pee Wee" Madison   Guitar
Kenneth Banks   Bass
James Cotton   Vocals,Harmonica
James Vaughn   Guitar
Barry Goldberg   Drums
Pat Hare   Guitar
Eddie Taylor   Guitar
Fran Christina   Drums
Joe Carter   Guitar,Vocals
Earl Phillips   Drums
Harvey Mandel   Guitar
Henry Gray   Piano
Jack Myers   Bass
Lafayette Leake   Organ
Fred Below   Drums
Elvin Bishop   Guitar
Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson   Guitar
Keith Ferguson   Bass
Big Walter Horton   Harmonica
Warren Storm   Drums
Jerome Arnold   Bass
Mark Naftalin   Piano
Robert McCoy   Piano
Jimmy DeBerry   Guitar
Matt "Guitar" Murphy   Guitar
Otis Spann   Piano
Mose Vinson   Piano
Willie Nix   Drums
Al Duncan   Drums
Muddy Waters   Guitar
Guitar Gable   Guitar
Paul Butterfield   Vocals,Harmonica
Bo Diddley   Guitar
Houston Stokes   Drums
Hubert Sumlin   Guitar
S.P. Leary   Drums
Sam Lay   Drums
Michael Bloomfield   Guitar
Buddy Guy   Guitar
Willie Dixon   Bass
Junior Wells   Vocals,Harmonica

Technical Credits

Billy Boy Arnold   Performer,Composer
Chester Burnett   Composer
Snooky Pryor   Performer,Composer
J.D. Miller   Composer
Chicago Blues Band   Performer
Junior Wells   Performer
Sonny Boy Williamson I   Performer
Marcel Louiguy   Composer
Cam Charters   Producer
Jimmy Reed   Composer,Performer
James Cotton   Performer
Cub Koda   Liner Notes
James Cotton Blues Band   Performer
Duke Pearson   Composer
Lazy Lester   Performer
Joe Carter   Performer
The Fabulous Thunderbirds   Performer
Jackie Brenston   Composer
Little Walter   Composer,Performer
Big John Wrencher   Performer
Big Walter Horton   Composer
Charlie Musselwhite   Performer
Denny Bruce   Producer
Little Walter & His Night Cats   Performer
Coy "Hot Shot" Love   Composer,Performer
Howlin' Wolf   Performer
Jimmy & Walter   Performer
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band   Performer
Paul Butterfield   Performer
Slim Harpo   Composer,Performer
Sonny Boy Williamson II   Composer,Performer
Robert Lockwood, Jr.   Composer
Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band   Performer
Jerry "Boogie" McCain   Composer,Performer
Mel London   Composer