(1952) Chess ''West Winds Are Blowing'' (Take 1) Walter Horton

STUDIO SESSION FOR WALTER HORTON
AT THE MEMPHIS RECORDING SERVICE FOR CHESS RECORDS 1952

SUN RECORDING STUDIO
706 UNION AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
STUDIO SESSION: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 1952
SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN
PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - SAM C. PHILLIPS

"WEST WINDS ARE BLOWING"
Composer: - Walter Horton
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Burton Limited
Matrix number: - None - Take 1 - Not Originally Issued (3:04)
Recorded: - September 15, 1952
Released: - 1986
First appearance: - Charly Records (LP) 33rpm SUNBOX 105 mono
SUN RECORDS - THE BLUES YEARS 1950 - 1956
Reissued: - 1992 Bear Family Records (CD) 500/200rpm BCD 15524-8 mono
JOE HILL LOUIS - THE BE-BOP BOY

Why Chess shelved this and its projected flip is baffling, as musically it is extremely powerful, the combination of harp and lead guitar from Joe Hill Louis during the break being particularly effective. The instruments blend together perfectly, and the musicians play with an empathy which is notoriously difficult to capture in a studio setting. (BT)

Name (Or. No. Of Instruments)
Walter Horton - Vocal and Harmonica
Jack Kelly - Piano
Joe Hill Louis - Guitar
Willie Nix - Drums

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