- Audio CD (3 Oct 1994)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sequel
- ASIN: B000024F6Y
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Originally issued by Atlantic Records in 1959, "T-Bone Blues" compiled 11 singles recorded between 1955 and 1957, and the 1994 CD reissue added four bonus tracks (including "Why Not", which Jimmy Rogers would later record as "Walkin' By Myself" and credit to himself, and a soulful rendition of Leroy Carr's "How Long Blues").
Many of these sides are re-recordings of Aaron "T-Bone" Walker's classic 40s sides, like "T-Bone Shuffle", "They Call It Stormy Monday", and "Mean Old World", and while any self-respecting blues collection should include Walker's original Capitol and Black & White singles (Rhino's "Blues Masters - The Very Best Of T-Bone Walker" is a great collection of those early sides), "T-Bone Blues" is perhaps the most satisfying album Walker ever made.
The sound is simply magnificent for mid-50s waxings, wonderfully clear and crisp and realistic, and T-Bone Walker is backed by men like Junior Wells, Jimmy Rogers, Ransom Knowling, legendary arranger/pianist Lloyd Glenn, and saxists John "Plas" Johnson, Jr., Edward Chamblee, Mack Easton, and Earl Hines-cohort Andrew "Goon" Gardner. And T-Bone's own playing and singing is superb as well...just listen to his inspired soloing on "Blues For Marili", "Mean Old World", the classic "T-Bone Blues", and this the definitive rendition of "Papa Ain't Salty". It's a delight to hear him playing with Little Walter Jacobs on the 1955 recordings, which include a swinging "Play On, Little Girl" and the fine bonus cut "T-Bone Blues Special", and Walker's re-recording of "They Call It Stormy Monday" captures the essence of the magnificent original version from 1947, this time with stellar fidelity.
There are a number of amazing instrumentals here, too...T-Bone Walker duels with his nephew R.S. Rankin and highly esteemed jazz guitarist Barney Kessel on the up-tempo scorcher "Two Bones And A Pick", and comes off victorious. He may have been best known for his slow, after-hours blues laments, but T-Bone could cut it with the best of them no matter if the tempo was set at 50 or 150.
The highlights on this disc are too many to mention...among the best of the lesser-known songs are the up-tempo "You Don't Know What You're Doing", sung by Rankin, and the jouyous instrumental "Shufflin' The Blues", but literally everything is worth a listen.
An essential addition to any collection of electric blues.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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It's taken me many years to track down a copy of this elusive CD but it was well worth the hunt. Recorded by ATLANTIC in Chicago and Los Angeles over the period 1955-57 with various line-ups 'T-Bone Blues' finds the influential T-Bone Walker playing compelling guitar and in excellent voice. Standout tracks include 'Mean Old World' & 'Call It Stormy Monday' with Junior Wells playing fine harmonica on 'Play On Little Girl' & 'T-Bone Blues Special'.
All in all, this varied and entertaining CD, now with 4 bonus tracks not on the original LP, is an ideal introduction to T-Bone Walker's blues.
Incidentally, at the time of writing, the ATLANTIC re-issue(CD 8020-2) is available from AMAZON.COM at a bargain price.
All in all, this varied and entertaining CD, now with 4 bonus tracks not on the original LP, is an ideal introduction to T-Bone Walker's blues.
Incidentally, at the time of writing, the ATLANTIC re-issue(CD 8020-2) is available from AMAZON.COM at a bargain price.
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