--- product_id: 21074930 title: "The Singles As & Bs 1952-1960 ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED SET" brand: "little walter" price: "138.19 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/21074930-the-singles-as-and-bs-1952-1960-original-recordings-remastered store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Singles As & Bs 1952-1960 ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED SET **Brand:** little walter **Price:** 138.19 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Singles As & Bs 1952-1960 ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED SET by little walter - **How much does it cost?** 138.19 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/21074930-the-singles-as-and-bs-1952-1960-original-recordings-remastered) ## Best For - little walter enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted little walter brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Singles As & Bs 1952-1960 ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED SET ## Images ![The Singles As & Bs 1952-1960 ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED SET - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81O3pyC3vvL.jpg) ![The Singles As & Bs 1952-1960 ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED SET - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81fB96JOMaL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Harmonica God *by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2014* Little Walter was the greatest Chicago harp player ever. To be even more accurate, he created the Chicago style of blowing the harp into a harmonica cupped in your hands (as shown on the cover of this CD).There are claims that others played in this style before Walter, but I've never heard any recordings that substantiate that claim.Walter's greatness is such that all other Chicago-style players are forced into a second-rank that needs to be broken up into good/better/best. I'd put Walter Horton in the "best" category, for example, James Cotton in the "better", and Junior Wells in the "good", though if you listen to different recordings you might be inclined to reverse my listing.Too bad Walter became a low-life drunk. A friend saw him playing in England in the 1960s and said he stank of cheap wine, though he played very well--and my friend being a good harp player himself, he was in a position to judge. (Of course, Walter Horton was a drunken wreck too: fortunately, Cotton and Wells avoided this fate).MELLOW DOWN EASY has to be one of the most exciting and accomplished harmonica blues ever recorded. And Walter excels when he's playing both complicated licks (ROLLER COASTER) and relatively simple ones (BLUES WITH A FEELING).Too bad he wasn't a better vocalist, though I doubt he would have done any better if he had been; you listened to Walter for that stunning harp playing--period!He died of a heart attack after a street brawl: what an ignominious ending for a master musician. Makes you think of Mozart being dumped into a public pauper's grave .... ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mississippi saxophone... *by D***K on Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2012* Little Walter Jacobs was not the first harmonica player to use amplification--many before him played into the PA for greater volume--but he was the first to employ an amplifier. This innovation allowed him to vastly broaden the instrument's timbral and dynamic range.An unruly child, Walter rode the blinds from his home in Alexandria, Louisiana, at the age of twelve. he made his way to Helena, Arkansas, where he recieved some instruction from the legendary Sonny Boy Williamson #2. After stopping in Memphis and Saint Louis he ended up in Chicago in 1947, playing for spare change in the Maxwell Street Market. It was there that he caught the attention of Muddy Waters who hired him. He first appeared on Waters' Chess recordings in 1950, playing unamplified harmonica. It was during a Waters session two years later that the band recorded an instrumental called "Your Cat Will Play." Leonard Chess liked what he heard. A few days later he was listening to a playback of the tune. A woman standing at a bus stop in front of the building heard the song and started dancing to it. The song, retitled "Juke," was rushed into release and became Walter's first big hit. With this first record Chess found a winning formula for Walter: a vocal number on one side of the record and an instrumental on the other. This collection of singles compiles the best of them. Some of the supporting musicians include Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Willie Dixon and Fred Below.Five out of five for this one. This is as good as Chicago blues ever got in the fifties. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ King of the Blues Harmonica *by D***P on Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2015* There is nothing I can write that has not already been written about Little Walter. I'll just say that Little Walter was to blues harmonica what Jimi Hendrix was to rock guitar, the greatest ever. Walter scored 14 top 10 hits on Billboard's R&B chart between the years 1952 and 1958 with two, Juke and My Babe, going to number one in 1952 and 1955 respectively. This set has all 12 songs on the classic album, The Best of Little Walter (released in 1957) plus 38 more. In the 1950s Chicago blues was a singles medium. All of the Chess blues albums released in the 50s, with the exception of Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill Broonzy , were collections of previously released singles so this 2-CD set amounts to all of Little Walters released recordings from that decade, both the A and B sides, under his own name. If you are starting your blues collection from the ground up or you are a fan of blues harp, this is an essential purchase. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/21074930-the-singles-as-and-bs-1952-1960-original-recordings-remastered](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/21074930-the-singles-as-and-bs-1952-1960-original-recordings-remastered) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-27*