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Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell

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{{Infobox album

| name = Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell

| type = Studio album

| artist = Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell

| cover = Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell.jpg

| released = 1972

| recorded = April 4, 1972

| studio = Sound Studios, Chicago

| genre = Blues

| length = 38:07

| label = Alligator
4702

| producer = Carey Bell, Bruce Iglauer

| chronology = Big Walter Horton

| prev_title = King of the Harmonica Players

| prev_year = 1972

| next_title = Walter 'Shakey' Horton with Hot Cottage

| next_year = 1972

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Carey Bell

| type = studio

| prev_title = Carey Bell's Blues Harp

| prev_year = 1969

| title = Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell

| year = 1972

| next_title = Last Night

| next_year = 1973

}}

}}

Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell is an album by the American blues musicians Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell, recorded in Chicago in 1972 and released by the Alligator label.{{cite web |url=https://www.alligator.com/albums/Big-Walter-Horton-With-Carey-Bell/ |publisher=Alligator Records |title=Big Walter Horton With Carey Bell |accessdate= October 31, 2019}}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.wirz.de/music/horton.htm |website=Wirz' American Music |title=Walter Horton discography |accessdate=October 31, 2019}}

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Russell |first1=Tony |last2=Smith |first2=Chris |title=The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |year=2006 |edition=|publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-140-51384-4|page=284}}

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The Allmusic reviewer, Bill Dahl, wrote, "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."{{AllMusic|first=Bill|last=Dahl |class=album |id=mw0000654737 |title= Big Walter Horton: Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell – Review |accessdate= October 31, 2019}}

Track listing

All compositions by Big Walter Horton except where noted

  1. "Have a Good Time" − 3:48
  2. "Christine" − 4:03
  3. "Lovin' My Baby" − 2:50
  4. "Little Boy Blue" − 3:14
  5. "Can't Hold Out Much Longer" − 2:52
  6. "Under the Sun" − 3:51
  7. "Tell Me Baby" − 3:15
  8. "Have Mercy" − 3:45
  9. "That Ain't It" (James A. Lane) − 2:41
  10. "Temptation" − 3:43
  11. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) − 4:38

Personnel

  • Big Walter Horton − harmonica, vocals
  • Carey Bell − second harmonica, bass{{ambiguous|date=June 2024}}
  • Eddie Taylor − guitar
  • Joe Harper − bass{{ambiguous|date=June 2024}}
  • Frank Swan – drums

References

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Category:Alligator Records albums

Category:1972 albums

Category:Big Walter Horton albums

Category:Carey Bell albums