Ball, Tom – Sourcebook of Little Walter

Description

In this essential collection for blues harp players, author Tom Ball sets out to discuss, understand and demystify some of the playing of the phenomenal Walters: the legendary Big Walter Horton and Little Walter Jacobs. Includes asampling of the best licks from each artist’s repertoire, mapped out in easy-to-read harmonica tablature and played on CD by Ball, plus extensive notes on each musician’s style, bios and discographies, rare photos, a bibliography,harmonica basics, notes on amplification and equipment, and much more!

Contents

1. Acknowledgements/About The Author
2. Amplification And Both Walters’ Equipment
3. Bibliography
4. Big Walter 1918-1981
5. Big Walter’s Style
6. Bonus Tracks
7. Cd Track Listing
8. Discographies
9. Introduction
10. Little Walter 1930-1968
11. Little Walter’s Style
12. More Licks: ‘Sloppy Joe’
13. More Licks: Walter Licks
14. Remedial Blues Harp
15. Seeing ‘Big’ And Trying To See ‘Little’
16. Some Big Walter Licks
17. Some Little Walter Licks
18. The Licks
19. Tongue Block