T-BONE WALKER BLUES
T-Bone Walker - The Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker 1940-1954 [1990] (6 x CDs)
Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds. In 2018 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 67 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". (Wikipedia)
Aaron Walker was born in Linden, Tex., in 1910, and his family moved to Dallas when he was 4. Walker was Blind Lemon Jefferson’s "guide boy" as a youth, leading the influential singer-guitarist around Dallas. Walker later played guitar in traveling shows featuring the great early blues singers Ida Cox and Ma Rainey. Walker moved to Los Angeles in 1935 and cut the first song on the Mosaic package in 1940 with the Les Hite Orchestra. After World War II ended, he hit his stride. His first postwar recordings were for Chicago’s Rhumboogie label, but he found his niche when he signed with the Los Angeles-based Black & White label in 1946.
Limited to 7500 sets in 1990, this is the amazingly rare complete 6-disc complete set of T-Bone's recordings from the start until up to 1954. An education in the lineage of urban blues. It appears that T-Bone Walker had a greater influence on urban blues players than any other single talent. His guitar, vocals, song selection, and sheer style live on today in nearly every blues performer. Mosaic took tremendous care putting this package together, the audio quality is second to none.
Compared to a Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson or B. B. King, Walker has been overlooked as a pioneering bluesman, but the Mosaic package supports the testimony of popular bluesman Albert King, who recently said, "I used to listen to all types of music, but when T-Bone Walker came out with his style--the singin', sustained notes he played--I said, 'This is it.' " (Amazon)
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Track lists
CD1
01 T-bone Walker T-Bone Blues 3:17
02 T-bone Walker I Got A Break Baby 3:18
03 T-bone Walker Mean Old World 2:55
04 T-bone Walker Low Down Dirty Shame Blues 2:40
05 T-bone Walker Sail On Boogie 2:40
06 T-bone Walker I'm Still In Love With You 2:55
07 T-bone Walker You Don't Love Me Blues 2:39
08 T-bone Walker T-Bone Boogie 3:05
09 T-bone Walker Mean Old World Blues 2:53
10 T-bone Walker Evening 3:31
11 T-bone Walker My Baby Left Me 2:55
12 T-bone Walker Come Back To Me Baby 3:08
13 T-bone Walker I Can't Stand Being Without You 3:12
14 T-bone Walker She Is Going To Ruin Me 2:57
15 T-bone Walker No Worry Blues (Alternate Take) 2:47
16 T-bone Walker No Worry Blues 2:44
17 T-bone Walker Don't Leave Me Baby (Alternate Take) 2:50
18 T-bone Walker Don't Leave Me Baby 2:50
19 T-bone Walker Bobby Sox Blues (Alternate Take) 2:39
20 T-bone Walker Bobby Sox Blues 2:40
21 T-bone Walker I'm Gonna Find My Baby 2:56
22 T-bone Walker I'm In An Awful Mood 2:46
23 T-bone Walker It's A Low Down Dirty Deal 2:56
24 T-bone Walker Don't Give Me The Runaround 3:02
CD2
01 T-bone Walker Hard Pain Blues 3:02
02 T-bone Walker I Know Your Wig Is Gone 2:43
03 T-bone Walker T-Bone Jumps Again 2:44
04 T-bone Walker Call It Stormy Monday (Alternate Take) 3:04
05 T-bone Walker Call It Stormy Monday 3:02
06 T-bone Walker She Had To Let Me Down (Alternate Take) 3:15
07 T-bone Walker She Had To Let Me Down 3:11
08 T-bone Walker She's My Old Time Used To Be 2:41
09 T-bone Walker Dream Girl Blues (Alternate Take) 2:36
10 T-bone Walker Dream Girl Blues 2:41
11 T-bone Walker Midnight Blues (Alternate Take) 2:52
12 T-bone Walker Midnight Blues 2:45
13 T-bone Walker Long Lost Lover Blues (Alternate Take) 2:56
14 T-bone Walker Long Lost Lover Blues 2:57
15 T-bone Walker Triflin' Woman Blues (Alternate Take) 3:03
16 T-bone Walker Triflin' Woman Blues 3:05
17 T-bone Walker Long Skirt Baby Blues (Alternate Take) 2:49
18 T-bone Walker Long Skirt Baby Blues 2:52
19 T-bone Walker Goodbye Blues 3:11
20 T-bone Walker Too Much Trouble Blues (Alternate Take) 2:45
21 T-bone Walker Too Much Trouble Blues 2:45
22 T-bone Walker I'm Waiting For Your Call 3:03
23 T-bone Walker Hypin' Woman Blues (Alternate Take) 2:51
24 T-bone Walker Hypin' Woman Blues 2:48
CD3
01 T-bone Walker So Blue Blues 3:10
02 T-bone Walker On Your Way Blues 2:54
03 T-bone Walker The Natural Blues 3:05
04 T-bone Walker That's Better For Me 2:39
05 T-bone Walker First Love Blues (Alternate Take) 3:06
06 T-bone Walker First Love Blues 3:10
07 T-bone Walker Lonesome Woman Blues (Alternate Take 1) 2:31
08 T-bone Walker Lonesome Woman Blues (Alternate Take 2) 2:26
09 T-bone Walker Lonesome Woman Blues 2:40
10 T-bone Walker Vacation Blues 2:56
11 T-bone Walker Inspiration Blues (Alternate Take) 2:48
12 T-bone Walker Inspiration Blues 2:49
13 T-bone Walker Description Blues (Alternate Take) 3:04
14 T-bone Walker Description Blues 3:08
15 T-bone Walker T-Bone Shuffle (Alternate Take) 2:37
16 T-bone Walker T-Bone Shuffle 3:00
17 T-bone Walker That Old Feeling Is Gone 2:54
18 T-bone Walker The Time Seems So Long 2:47
19 T-bone Walker Prison Blues 2:50
20 T-bone Walker Home Town Blues 2:57
21 T-bone Walker Wise Man Blues (Alternate Take) 3:15
22 T-bone Walker Wise Man Blues 3:00
23 T-bone Walker Misfortune Blues (Alternate Take) 3:02
24 T-bone Walker Misfortune Blues 2:59
CD4
01 T-bone Walker I Wish You Were Mine (Alternate Take) 2:57
02 T-bone Walker I Wish You Were Mine 2:54
03 T-bone Walker I'm Gonna Move You Out And Get Somebody Else 2:58
04 T-bone Walker She's The No Sleepin'est Woman (Alternate Take) 3:06
05 T-bone Walker She's The No Sleepin'est Woman 3:06
06 T-bone Walker Plain Old Down Home Blues 3:08
07 T-bone Walker Born To Be No Good 3:13
08 T-bone Walker Go Back To The One You Love (Alternate Take) 2:29
09 T-bone Walker Go Back To The One You Love 3:05
10 T-bone Walker I Want A Little Girl 2:48
11 T-bone Walker I'm Still In Love With You 2:57
12 T-bone Walker You're My Best Poker Hand (Alternate Take) 2:55
13 T-bone Walker You're My Best Poker Hand 2:56
14 T-bone Walker West Side Baby 2:48
15 T-bone Walker Glamour Girl 2:44
16 T-bone Walker Strollin' With Bone 2:29
17 T-bone Walker The Sun Went Down 2:20
18 T-bone Walker You Don't Love Me 2:55
19 T-bone Walker Travelin' Blues 2:21
20 T-bone Walker The Hustle Is On (78 Take) 2:34
21 T-bone Walker The Hustle Is On (Lp Take) 2:29
22 T-bone Walker Baby Broke My Heart (78 Take) 2:45
23 T-bone Walker Baby Broke My Heart (Lp Take) 2:41
24 T-bone Walker Evil Hearted Woman 2:30
CD5
01 T-bone Walker Evil Hearted Woman (Alternate Take) 2:37
02 T-bone Walker I Walked Away 2:18
03 T-bone Walker No Reason (Alternate Take) 2:32
04 T-bone Walker No Reason 2:31
05 T-bone Walker Look Me In The Eye (Lp Take) 2:10
06 T-bone Walker Look Me In The Eye (78 Take) 2:27
07 T-bone Walker Too Lazy (78 Take) 3:04
08 T-bone Walker Too Lazy (Lp Take) 3:28
09 T-bone Walker Alimony Blues 2:41
10 T-bone Walker Life Is Too Short 2:45
11 T-bone Walker You Don't Understand 2:39
12 T-bone Walker Welcome Blues 2:26
13 T-bone Walker I Get So Weary 2:43
14 T-bone Walker You Just Wanted To Use Me 2:25
15 T-bone Walker Tell Me What's The Reason 2:39
16 T-bone Walker I'm About To Lose My Mind 2:23
17 T-bone Walker Cold, Cold Feeling 3:12
18 T-bone Walker News For My Baby 2:21
19 T-bone Walker Get These Blues Off Me 3:04
20 T-bone Walker I Got The Blues Again 3:16
21 T-bone Walker Through With Women 3:09
22 T-bone Walker Street Walking Woman 3:05
23 T-bone Walker Blues Is A Woman 2:48
24 T-bone Walker I Got The Blues 2:53
CD6
01 T-bone Walker Here In The Dark 3:02
02 T-bone Walker Blue Mood 2:52
03 T-bone Walker Everytime 2:29
04 T-bone Walker I Miss You Baby 2:54
05 T-bone Walker Lollie Lou 2:56
06 T-bone Walker Party Girl 2:10
07 T-bone Walker Love Is A Gamble 2:55
08 T-bone Walker High Society 2:55
09 T-bone Walker Long Distance Blues 3:03
10 T-bone Walker Got No Use For You 2:40
11 T-bone Walker I'm Still In Love With You 3:06
12 T-bone Walker Railroad Station Blues 2:40
13 T-bone Walker Vida Lee 2:25
14 T-bone Walker My Baby Is Now On My Mind 2:38
15 T-bone Walker Doin' Time 3:02
16 T-bone Walker Bye Bye Baby 2:46
17 T-bone Walker When The Sun Goes Down 2:31
18 T-bone Walker Pony Tail 2:23
19 T-bone Walker Wanderin' Heart 2:31
20 T-bone Walker I'll Always Be In Love With You 2:17
21 T-bone Walker I'll Understand 2:06
22 T-bone Walker Hard Way 2:08
23 T-bone Walker Teen Age Baby 2:06
24 T-bone Walker Strugglin' Blues 2:31
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Hi Butterboy,
ReplyDeleteI love T-Bone Walker. Thanks for this complete recordings!!! :-)
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Hi Il Commendatore.
DeleteThis is one of my favourite Blues boxes. Just wonderful.
I hope you will get warmth and energy from this set.
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Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this one.
ReplyDeleteThanks, LakerCrazy.
DeleteI always enjoy revisiting these classic sets.
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Thanks. I read that BB King also thought he was good, who are we to disagree?
ReplyDeleteHi lemonflag.
DeleteThis box set should be in everyone's collection. It's an eye opener.
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This is the best argument for the proposition that T-Bone Walker had the largest influence over the 60s blues movement. Just an unbelievable talent that is too often overlooked today. Thanks, BB!
ReplyDeleteHi pmac,
DeleteTotally agree.
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Superb. Thanks, BB
ReplyDeleteThanks, ronzoni.
DeleteCheers.