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T-Bone Walker | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (4 Sep 1991)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Capitol
  • ASIN: B00000DRCV
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 68,671 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  2. Strollin' With Bones 2:30£0.89
Listen  3. The Sun Went Down 2:20£0.89
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Listen11. Look Me In The Eye (78 RPM Version) 2:27£0.89
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Listen13. Alimony Blues 2:40£0.89
Listen14. Life Is Too Short 2:44£0.89
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Listen17. I Get So Weary 2:42£0.89
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Listen22. News For You Baby 2:20£0.89
Listen23. Get These Blues Off Me 3:04£0.89
Listen24. I Got The Blues Again 3:16£0.89
Listen25. Through With Women 3:08£0.89
Listen26. Street Walking Woman 3:05£0.89


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Listen11. Long Distance Blues 3:02£0.89
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Listen24. Hard Way 2:07£0.89
Listen25. Teenage Baby 2:04£0.89
Listen26. Strugglin' Blues 2:31£0.89

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A founding father of electric blues in general and Texas blues in particular, guitarist T-Bone Walker influenced countless blues players and, by extension, countless rock & rollers as well. The Complete Imperial Recordings date from the early to mid-1950s, when the idea of electric blues was really taking hold, and the two-disc set is a wealth of classic songs exquisitely performed. While definitely blues, there's more difference between this and the acoustic blues that predated Walker than amplification can account for; there's jazz and swing mixed in as well, as on tracks like "I Walked Away" and "Strollin' with Bone," and something of that feel has remained in electric blues ever since. From B.B. King to Buddy Guy to Stevie Ray Vaughan and beyond, Walker's influence is felt in the blues up through the present day. --Genevieve Williams

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fine Imperial sides, 21 Jan 2004
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Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Imperial Recordings (Audio CD)
Not quite as seminal as "The Complete Capitol/Black & White Recordings", this is nervetheless an excellent collection of T-Bone Walker's 52 sides recorded for Lew Chudd's Imperial Records.

Unlike the Capitol and Black & White-waxings, this double-disc set features almost no alternate takes, just the masters, a couple of 78 versions, and a few alternates that have been chosen over the originally preferred renditions.
And there is plenty of great stuff here...no "Mean Old World" or "Stormy Monday", but a lot of excellent songs like "Glamour Girl", "The Hustle Is On", "Tell Me What's The Reason", "I'm About To Lose My Mind", "Cold, Cold Feeling," and the classic instrumental "Strollin' With Bones".

This music is not meant to be listened to in one long sitting, obviously...even lead guitar innovator Walker's smoky, jazz-flavoured blues isn't quite varied enough for that. But these 136 minutes of music is still a very fine collection, and a great tribute to the most influential electric guitar player of all time, the idiom's first true lead guitarist, and still one of it's best.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Legend, 30 Jun 2010
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Mr. George E. Hardaker (Liverpool UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Imperial Recordings (Audio CD)
most guitarists we know stole from T'bone Walker, Clapton,Hendrix etc. all of them, you can hear it too !!!! anything by this guy is great and welcome in my house.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fine collection of Walker's Imperial sides, 21 Jan 2004
By Docendo Discimus - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Complete Imperial Recordings (Audio CD)
Not quite as seminal as "The Complete Capitol/Black & White Recordings", this is nervetheless an excellent collection of T-Bone Walker's 52 sides recorded for Lew Chudd's Imperial Records.

Unlike the Capitol and Black & White-waxings, this double-disc set features almost no alternate takes, just the masters and a couple of 78 versions (the only exceptions being a few alternates that have been chosen over the original masters).
And there is plenty of great stuff here...no "Mean Old World" or "Stormy Monday", sure, but a lot of excellent songs like "Glamour Girl", "The Hustle Is On", "Tell Me What's The Reason", "I'm About To Lose My Mind", "Cold, Cold Feeling," and the classic instrumental "Strollin' With Bones".

This music is not meant to be listened to in one long sitting, obviously...even lead guitar innovator Walker's smoky, jazz-flavoured blues isn't quite varied enough for that, and if you're just looking for a place to start, you should go for Rhino's "Blues Masters: The Very Best Of T-Bone Walker", or the excellent "T-Bone Blues" album from Atlantic.
But these 136 minutes of music is a very fine collection for the fan who wants more, and a great tribute to the most influential electric guitar player of all time, the idiom's first true lead guitarist, and still one of its best.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars you will be jumpin' and swinging in no time, 10 Dec 2005
By Stalwart Kreinblaster "SK2008" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Complete Imperial Recordings (Audio CD)
T-Bone sweet T-Bone - he is the founder of modern blues - and I think he does not get enough credit for his influence on jazz guitar. Kenny Burrell, in fact, has mentioned that T-Bone was one of his early influences. He certainly has a sweet tone, and he has a nice voice too. Pair this with a hot horn section, and this cd is a steal at 10 bucks. T-Bone is a classic.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars T-Bone, Well Done, 20 Aug 2003
By S. Finefrock - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Complete Imperial Recordings (Audio CD)
This collection is a great, and economical way to experience one of the giants, not only of blues gutar, but guitar period. T-Bone was one of the pioneers of electric guitar along with Charlie Christian. His Imperial works are smooth and urbane, but still pack a solid wallop. The price is right!
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