JIMMY WALKER

    No se dispone de mucha información acerca del pianista JIMMY WALKER., nacido en Memphis en 1905 emigró a los tres años a Chicago en donde empezaría a tocar piano, se le relaciona con el Boogie-Woogie de esta ciudad, aunque repetimos la documentación referente al mismo es mas bien escasa.En la fotografía la portada  uno de los pocos discos que dejó grabados, en este caso una compilación junto a otros artistas a él se le conocen ROUGH & READY de 1964 y SMALL TOWN BABY de 1983 , que podéis oir una pieza.  

Biography

Pianist Jimmy Walker, associated with the blues scene in Chicago, should not be confused with James "Jim Daddy" Walker, linked likewise to the blues scene in Kansas City. The former was actually born a few years earlier than the latter, 1905 rather than maybe 1912, and also outstrips in a variety of fame markers such as having an actual agreed-upon date of birth as well as several releases under his own name.

The latter would be where the real interest would lie for blues fans used to the vigor and spark of the Chicago scene. Several complete sessions have been released in which this artist held forth in great freedom, playing as a soloist or with drum accompaniment that approaches perfection. Walker uses the recording medium to express his desires, "Getting Out of Town" in a shuffle of a hurry, inquiring like a lot of other people as to "Where's the Money," rotting away in a "Small Town," and even urging the typical blues couch potato to "Come on, Get Your Morning Exercise." The excellent Testament label was the first to track Walker with the superb 1964 album entitled Rough and Ready.

                                 

1983 - Jimmy Walker piano - Steve Cushing drums

                                                   
                 

Going Back To Texas - Jimmy Walker & Erwin Helfer

Various Artists - Testament Records Sampler Audio CD Release Date: April 18, 1995