I Was Walking Through the Woods
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Chess |
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Released |
January 30, 1990 |
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Original year of release |
1974 |
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Recorded |
1960 to 1964 |
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Total playing time |
37:04 |
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Producers |
Leonard and Phill Chess |
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Buddy Guy |
Guitar, Vocals |
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Fred Below |
Drums |
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Leonard Caston |
Piano |
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Al Duncan |
Drums |
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Gerry Gibson |
Saxophone |
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Jarrett Gibson |
Sax (Tenor) |
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Lacy Gibson |
Guitar |
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Donald Hankins |
Sax (Baritone) |
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Lafayette Leake |
Piano |
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Jack Myers |
Bass |
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Bob Neely |
Sax (Tenor) |
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Otis Spann |
Piano |
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Junior Wells |
Harmonica, Vocals |
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Maurice White |
Drums |
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Tracks
written by |
playing time |
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| 1. |
Buddy Guy |
4:03 |
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| 2. |
Buddy Guy |
7:11 |
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| 3. |
Buddy Guy |
6:17 |
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| 4. |
Eurreal Montgomery |
2:19 |
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| 5. |
Wille Dixon |
2:52 |
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| 6. |
Buddy Guy/Bill Emerson |
2:28 |
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| 7. |
Willie Dixon/Al Perkins |
3:06 |
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| 8. |
Robert Geddins |
3:00 |
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| 9. |
Buddy Guy |
2:37 |
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| 10. |
Willie Dixon |
3:19 |
Reviews
All-Music Guide (Bill Dahl) - Ten of the mercurial guitarist's best recordings ever for Chess, cut during his early-'60s peak. "First Time I Met the Blues" and "Broken Hearted Blues" are harrowing downbeat blues of enormous power, Guy's shrieks and tremolo-rich guitar bursts boasting an intensity level he's only achieved intermittently ever since. Even better, they're here in stereo -- unlike virtually every other Chess collection to follow.
Amazon.com (Steve Stolder) - Buddy Guy was an essential link between chitin' circuit bluesmen of the '50s and early '60s and the blues revivalists who translated their music for rock audiences in the late '60s and early '70s. Guy's recording career began in 1957 and he backed such legends as Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon, yet his delirious attack made immediate sense to blues newcomers. This 10-song collection highlights his work for Chess from 1960 through 1964. Guy is in his prime as a player and singer, and the sterling supporting cast includes longtime partner Junior Wells, Otis Spann, and Fred Below.
Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD (Frank John Hadley) - Chess sessions player Buddy Guy cried from the heart on this 1970 gathering of ten tracks recorded between 1960 and 1964 as featured guitarist and singer. His axe moves from out of the shadow of B. B. King's, mercilessly cleaving the material, and his vocals dangle as dangerously as exposed live wires. Future partner Junior Wells (on three selections) and a top-drawer rhythm section of Jack Myers, Otis Spann, and Fred Below pack a surprising eventfulness into their ancillary contributions; the three saxophonists are an unappealing window dressing.
All-Music Guide (Mark A. Humphrey) - Searing guitar, tortured vocals -- the best of Guy's early-60s Chess recordings.