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Personnel: T-Bone Walker (vocals, guitar); R.S. Rankin (guitar); Edward Hale, Lee Gross (alto saxophone); Walter Cox, Lee Allen & His Band, Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis , Walter Cox (tenor saxophone); Jim Wynn, Herb Hardesty (baritone saxophone); T.J. Fowler (piano); Frank Fields (bass instrument); Robert "Snake" Sims, Clarence Stamp, Cornelius Coleman (drums). Liner Note Author: Dave Penny. Recording information: Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; New Orleans, LA. Classic Records has issued the complete works of T-Bone Walker in a chronological series, and this fourth installment, which covers 1952 to 1954, finds Walker firmly ensconced in his Imperial Records tenure. Walker's Imperial work finds the guitarist/singer's penchant for hard, rhythmic blues couched, for the first time, in big-band accompaniments that swing nicely and don't detract much from the intensity of his performances. The later sides are more rhythm-heavy, sounding closer and closer to the rock-&-roll movement Walker helped inspire. For straight, satisfying blues and blazing leads, it's hard to go wrong with Walker, and this CLASSICS installment is no exception.
