William Clarke: Heavy Hittin West Coast Harp

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William Clarke: Heavy Hittin West Coast Harp
Artist: William Clarke
Title: Heavy Hittin West Coast Harp

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Studio recordings most of which had been posthumously released on now long deleted CDs on the small Watch Dog label. Including a previously unreleased recording with Luke Long Gone Miles. Compiled by producer and harmonica player Bob Corritore who also wrote the liner notes. Carefully remastered by Tom Meyer and pressed by Optimal media 180-gram edition in a gatefold sleeve limited to 1.000 copies After some tough early years in which he managed to stay afloat with mostly poorly paid gigs in small clubs and only occasionally came out of Los Angeles or Southern California William Clarke March 21 1951 - November 2 1996 signed with the famous Alligator Records label. With his debut album Blowin Like Hell for the Chicago blues factory the West Coasts blues secret became an endlessly touring international star of the scene With Heavy Hittin West Coast Harp we pay tribute and respect to one of the greatest harmonica stylists. As an instrumentalist William Clarke was strongly influenced by George Harmonica Smith a Chicago contemporary of Little Walter and Walter Horton. Smith came to Los Angeles for a recording session in 1956 and settled on the West Coast. Similar to his iconic idol Smith from whom he learned a lot of tricks in countless joint appearances Clarke was equally at home on the cross harmonica as on the chromatic. The combination of Chicago-style harmonica and the cool groove and swing of West Coast blues and jazz met the open ears of blues fans all over the world. On his first album Hittin Heavy he is accompanied by Hollywood Fats on guitar later recording sessions include Ronnie Earl Junior Watson Rick Holmstrom and Alex Schultz a.m.o. Bob Corritore for many years a prolific blues musician and first-class harp player producer and influencer has compiled this album and written the liner notes for Bear Family.

1.1 Lets Celebrate Life Gone
1.2 Home Is Where The Heart Is
1.3 Chromatic Jump
1.4 Coming Home To My Baby
1.5 Must Be Jelly
1.6 That Aint The Way To Do It
1.7 I Got My Bags Packed
1.8 Hittin Heavy
1.9 When I Get Drunk
1.10 Tribute To George Smith


H 0.38
W 12.32
L 12.37

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