T-Bone Blues

by T-Bone Walker

Overview

The last truly indispensable disc of the great guitar hero's career, and perhaps the most innately satisfying of all, these mid-'50s recordings boast magnificent presence, with T-Bone Walker's axe so crisp and clear it seems as though he's sitting right next to you as he delivers a luxurious remake of "Call It Stormy Monday." Atlantic took some chances with Walker, dispatching him to Chicago for a 1955 date with Junior Wells and Jimmy Rogers that produced "Why Not" and "Papa Ain't Salty." Even better were the 1956-1957 L.A. dates that produced the scalding instrumental "Two Bones and a Pick" (which finds Walker dueling it out with nephew R.S. Rankin and jazzman Barney Kessel). ~ Bill Dahl

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2024
Label:	Analogue Prod.
UPC:	0753088755378
Rank:	169409

Album Credits

Performance Credits

T-Bone Walker   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Junior Wells   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Jimmy Rogers   Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Barney Kessel   Guest Artist,Guitar
Lloyd Glenn   Guest Artist,Piano
Plas Johnson   Guest Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
LeRoy Jackson   Drums
John Young   Piano
R.S. Rankin   Guitar,Vocals
Goon Gardner   Sax (Alto)
Oscar Bradley   Drums
William K. "Billy" Hadnott   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Oscar Lee Bradley   Drums
Joe Comfort   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Eddie Chamblee   Sax (Tenor)
Raymond Johnson   Piano
Earl Palmer   Drums
Francey Clay   Drums
Ransom Knowling   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Ray Johnson   Piano
Willie Dixon   Bass
Mack Easton   Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)

Technical Credits

Leroy Carr   Composer
Michael H. Goldsen   Composer
Marvin Israel   Design
Horace Holmes   Composer
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Bob Porter   Reissue Producer
Nesuhi Ertegun   Producer
Jerry Wexler   Producer
Ralph J. Gleason   Liner Notes
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Aaron Walker   Composer
Ahmet Ertegun   Producer
Grover McDaniel   Composer
Les Hite   Composer
Ace Adams   Composer
Harry White   Composer
William Claxton   Photography
Zal Schreiber   Mastering