Lazy Lester - Lester's Stomp! The Lazy Lester Singles Collection 1965-62

Size: 150,5 MB
Time: 64:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

1. I'm Gonna Leave You Baby (2:12)
2. Lester's Stomp (1:53)
3. Go Ahead (2:24)
4. They Call Me Lazy (2:55)
5. I Told My Little Woman (2:53)
6. Tell Me Pretty Baby (2:18)
7. I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter (2:42)
8. Sugar Coated Love (2:43)
9. I Hear You Knockin' (2:10)
10. Through The Goodness Of My Heart (2:08)
11. I Love You I Need You (2:20)
12. Late In The Evening (1:59)
13. A Real Combination For Love (2:29)
14. Bye Bye Baby, Gonna Call It Gone (2:19)
15. You Got Me Where You Want Me (3:00)
16. Patrol Blues (2:36)
17. (I'm So Glad) My Baby's Back Home (2:51)
18. Whoa Now (2:46)
19. If You Think I've Lost You (2:16)
20. I'm So Tired (2:25)
21. My Home Is A Prison (2:51)
22. Role On Ole Mule (1:59)
23. Nothing But The Devil (2:57)
24. Gonna Stick To You Baby (2:04)
25. Hoodo Party (2:25)
26. Rooster Blues (2:33)

Contrary to his colorful sobriquet (supplied by prolific South Louisiana producer J.D. Miller), harpist Lazy Lester swore he never was all that lethargic. But he seldom was in much of a hurry either, although the relentless pace of his Excello Records swamp blues classics "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" and "I Hear You Knockin'" might contradict that statement, too. While growing up outside of Baton Rouge, Leslie Johnson was influenced by Jimmy Reed and Little Walter. But his entry into playing professionally arrived quite by accident: while riding on a bus sometime in the mid-'50s, he met guitarist Lightnin' Slim, who was searching fruitlessly for an AWOL harpist. The two's styles meshed seamlessly, and Lester became Slim's harpist of choice.

In 1956, Lester stepped out front at Miller's Crowley, Louisiana studios for the first time. During an extended stint at Excello that stretched into 1965, he waxed such gems as "Sugar Coated Love," "If You Think I've Lost You," and "The Same Thing Could Happen to You." Lester proved invaluable as an imaginative sideman for Miller, utilizing everything from cardboard boxes and claves to whacking on newspapers in order to locate the correct percussive sound for the producer's output.

Lester gave up playing for almost two decades (and didn't particularly miss it, either), settling in Pontiac, Michigan in 1975. But Fred Reif (Lester's manager, booking agent, and rub board player) convinced the harpist that a return to action was in order, inaugurating a comeback that included a nice 1988 album for Alligator, Harp & Soul. His swamp blues sound remained as atmospheric (and, dare one say, energetic) as ever on subsequent releases including 1998's All Over You and 2001's Blues Stop Knockin', featuring Jimmie Vaughan. Lester continued playing and recording into the 21st century, releasing One More Once on the Spanish Karonte label in 2010. He died of cancer in August 2018 at his home in Paradise, California; Lazy Lester was 85 years old. /Biography by Bill Dahl, AllMusic

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