His Best (Little Walter album)

His Best
Blues musician Little Walter playing a chromatic harmonica.
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 17, 1997 (1997-06-17)[1]
RecordedMay 12, 1952 – December 1960 in Chicago, Illinois[2]
GenreChicago blues
LabelChess/MCA
ProducerLeonard Chess, Phil Chess, Willie Dixon, Andy McKaie[2]
CompilerAndy McKaie, Billy Altman[2]
Little Walter chronology
Confessin' the Blues
(1996)
His Best
(1997)
Little Walter & Otis Rush
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[3]

His Best is a greatest hits album by Chicago blues harmonica player Little Walter, released on June 17, 1997 by MCA and Chess Records as a part of The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (see 1997 in music). The album is seen as the CD successor to the 1958 The Best of Little Walter and features ten of the songs from that album.[1]

  1. ^ a b Koda, Cub. "Overview: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) by Little Walter". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c His Best (CD liner). Little Walter. Chess/MCA. pp. 12–15. CHD-9384.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 403-404. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.