Giles Robson & Chris Corcoran - Roller Coaster!: A Ride Through Walter's World (2018)

Personnel:
Giles Robson: Harmonica
Chris Corcoran: Guitar

A wonderfull tribute from one virtuoso to another ...

For those who have been able to experience Giles Robson on our stages, for them this virtuoso on the harp no longer needs an introduction. When I first saw this British harper I was immediately blown off my socks. We write in 2016 and could not at first understand that he remained hidden for the blues enthusiasts in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Giles Robson was already well known in the UK with the band 'Giles Robson & The Dirty Aces', but it was only after that period that he really landed on the crossroads of the blues. His solo debut album 'For Those Who Need The Blues' immediately skyrocketed and he was ready to conquer the rest of Europe. Giles Robson was clearly appreciated for his ability on the blues harp because immediately we could enjoy his virtuosity at various festivals and in various clubs.

For fans of the 'blues harp' it is now enjoyment because together with guitarist Chris Corcoran, this Giles Robson has produced a daring piece. Both have examined the work of Marion Walter Jacobs AKA Little Walter. As a young boy, Giles Robson soon lost his heart to working icons such as Little Walter and Sonny Boy Williamson and with that the old school blues. He found his partner in crime in guitarist Chris Corcoran to withdraw the 'The Shack Studio' by Paul Richardson in Essex, only armed with a harp, guitar and amplifier. Barely a good month later, the result is already canned and this homage to Little Walter has its release on April .

The album of this Giles Robson and Chris Corcoran has 12 songs of which 9 come from the legacy of Little Walter. 'Mr Walter' is one that was written by both interpreters and has two versions on this album. 'Deep South Guitar Blues' is the other non-Walter song. The sound of Giles Robson comes from a 'Honeyboy Amp', handcrafted originals by Andy Smith in order to approach the vintage sound of this harmonica pioneer perfectly.

Both gentlemen open here with 'Juke', the instrumental song of Little Water from 1952 that is considered a 'blues harp standard'. Then we get a haunting version of 'Blue Midnight' with a famous guitar reef, something that was more relevant in that period. The sound of just Giles 'harp and Chris six strings brings us to listen to this' Roller Coaster! back to the period that Chess Records also had its rise. A rise that then also the young wolves of the Stones had not escaped.

With 'Lights Out' we get one from 1951 that is also on Little Walter's album 'Stray Dog Blues'. A song on which the howlin 'sound of Giles Robson will cut through marrow and leg. With 'rocker' they both approach the uplifting sound of the Mississippi Saxophone, which we love all harp lovers. Furthermore, they also do 'Bad Track' and close with the quieter 'Sad Hours'.

Again emphasize that all songs are brought here as instrumental versions on this tribute to one of the greatest blues harper of all time. (Google translation)