T-Bone Jumps Again by T-Bone Walker (CD, 2002)

Estebam Sanchez

Ocium Records (Spain)

8435086700247

3050197002

T-Bone Walker

CD

2002

T-Bone Jumps Again

Blues

65 mins 51 seconds

Recorded between 1945 & 1953. Personnel: Walter Nelson (guitar); Wendell DuConge, Edward Hale, Nathan Jones, Frank Derrick (alto saxophone); Jim Wynn (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Hubert "Bumps" Myers, Moses Gant, Jack McVea, Lee Allen & His Band (tenor saxophone); Herb Hardesty (baritone saxophone); Nick Cooper , Melvin Moore (trumpet, background vocals); Dave Bartholomew, Joe "Red" Kelly (trumpet); Marl Young (piano, background vocals); Salvadore Doucette, Jr., Tommy "Crow" Kahn, Zell Kindred, Lloyd Glenn (piano); Robert "Snake" Sims, Cornelius Coleman, Theodore "Red" Saunders, Rabon Tarrant, Oscar Lee Bradley (drums). Liner Note Author: Estebam Sanchez. Recording information: Chicago, IL (12/19/1945-11/06/1953); Hollywood, LA (12/19/1945-11/06/1953); Los Angeles, CA (12/19/1945-11/06/1953); New Orleans, LA (12/19/1945-11/06/1953). Editor: John Clifford. This collection is drawn from six sessions T-Bone Walker did between 1945 and 1953 for the Rhumboogie, Black & White, and Imperial record labels. Walker had been playing electric guitar for a couple of years, and with backing from Jack McVea, Ted Buckner, Lloyd Glenn, Bumps Myers, and Jim Wynn, he offers up a characteristic mix of slow blues, T-Bone shuffles, and the occasional instrumental, all with a slightly swinging edge and featuring his elegant, fluid guitar lines. For all his skill, Walker worked in a fairly narrow window, and hearing several of his songs in a row can make them all kind of melt and merge together, so casual listeners may be best-served by picking up one of the many career overviews available. This one is fine, however, for the already initiated fan of this important guitar player. ~ Steve Leggett

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