T-Bone Walker - Classics Of Modern Blues

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A1	I Got The Blues	2:53
A2	Love Is Just A Gamble Accompanied By [Either] – T. J. Fowler Band*Accompanied By [Or] – Jim Wynn & His Orchestra	2:53
A3	Strollin' With Bones Ensemble – T-Bone Walker And His Band	2:27
A4	Life Is Too Short	2:52
A5	Street Walking Woman	3:02
A6	Railroad Station Blues Accompanied By [Either] – T. J. Fowler Band*Accompanied By [Or] – Jim Wynn & His Orchestra	2:38
A7	Cold Cold Feeling	3:09
B1	Everytime Accompanied By [Either] – T. J. Fowler Band*Accompanied By [Or] – Jim Wynn & His Orchestra	2:25
B2	Get These Blues Off Me	3:02
B3	The Hustle Is On Ensemble – T-Bone Walker And His Band	2:27
B4	I Get So Weary	2:38
B5	News For You Baby	2:20
B6	The Sun Went Down Ensemble – T-Bone Walker And His Band	2:17
B7	High Society Accompanied By [Either] – T. J. Fowler Band*Accompanied By [Or] – Jim Wynn & His Orchestra	2:54
C1	You Don't Love Me Ensemble – T-Bone Walker And His Band	2:53
C2	Party Girl Accompanied By [Either] – T. J. Fowler Band*Accompanied By [Or] – Jim Wynn & His Orchestra	2:07
C3	I Got The Blues Again	3:15
C4	Tell Me What's The Reason	2:37
C5	Blues Is A Woman	2:46
C6	You Don't Understand	2:37
C7	Through With Women	3:07
D1	Evil Hearted Woman Ensemble – T-Bone Walker And His Band	2:34
D2	Alimony Blues	2:39
D3	I'm About To Lose My Mind	2:20
D4	Baby You Broke My Heart Ensemble – T-Bone Walker And His Band	2:37
D5	Got No Use For You Accompanied By [Either] – T. J. Fowler Band*Accompanied By [Or] – Jim Wynn & His Orchestra	2:36
D6	Bye Bye Baby Accompanied By [Either] – T. J. Fowler Band*Accompanied By [Or] – Jim Wynn & His Orchestra	2:43
D7	Blue Mood Accompanied By [Either] – T. J. Fowler Band*Accompanied By [Or] – Jim Wynn & His Orchestra	2:50

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Manufactured By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
• Printed By – Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG
• Published By – Travis Music Co.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Edward Hale (tracks: A2, A3, A6, B1, B3, B6, B7, C1, C2, D1, D4 to D7), Lee Gross (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B7, C2, D5, D6, D7)
• Art Direction, Design – Bob Cato, Bob Cato
• Baritone Saxophone – Wynn* (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B7, C2, D5, D6, D7)
• Bass – Billy Hadnot* (tracks: A1, A4, A5, A7, B2, B4, B5, C3 to C7, D2, D3), Buddy Woodson (tracks: A2, A3, A6, B1, B3, B6, B7, C1, C2, D1, D4 to D7), Henry Ivory (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B7, C2, D5, D6, D7)
• Drums – Clarence Stamps (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B7, C2, D5, D6, D7), Oscar Lee Bradley* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A7, B1, B2, B4, B5, B7, C2 to C7, D2, D3, D5, D6, D7), Robert "Snake" Sims (tracks: A2, A3, A6, B1, B3, B6, B7, C1, C2, D1, D4 to D7)
• Guitar – R.S. Rankin (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B7, C2, D5, D6, D7)
• Photography By – Jim Marshall
• Piano – Fowler* (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B7, C2, D5, D6, D7), Willard McDaniels* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A7, B1, B2, B4, B5, B7, C2 to C7, D2, D3, D5, D6, D7), Zell Kindred (tracks: A2, A3, A6, B1, B3, B6, B7, C1, C2, D1, D4 to D7)
• Reissue Producer, Liner Notes – Pete Welding
• Supervised By [Project Director Blue Note Jazz Re-Issue Series] – Charlie Lourie
• Tenor Saxophone – Maxwell Davis (tracks: A1, A4, A5, A7, B2, B4, B5, C3 to C7, D2, D3), Walter Cox (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B7, C2, D5, D6, D7)
• Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Eddie Davis* (tracks: A3, B3, B6, C1, D1, D4)
• Trumpet – Eddie Hutcherson (tracks: A3, B3, B6, C1, D1, D4), John Lawton (tracks: A2, A6, B1, B7, C2, D5, D6, D7)
• Vocals, Guitar – Aaron T-Bone Walker*

Notes

"The foundation and long-time source of modern electric blues guitar in 28 of his pace-setting Imperial recordings, acknowledged classics of the modern urban blues."

Tracks A3, B3, B6, C1, D1, D4 recorded Los Angeles, April 5, 1950.
Tracks A1, A4, A5, A7, B2, B4, B5, C3 to C7, D2, D3 recorded Los Angeles, 1951.
Tracks A2, B1, B7, C2, D7 recorded 1952.
Tracks A6, D5, D6 recorded 1953.

These tunes have been previously released.
All Tunes Mono.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped): 84531 A-1/76M
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped): 84531 B-1/76M
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout stamped): 84532 A-1/76M
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout stamped): 84532 B-1/76M
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched): II
• Matrix / Runout (All sides runout stamped): Made in Germany

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BN-LA533-H2, LWB-533	T-Bone Walker	Classics Of Modern Blues ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BN-LA533-H2, LWB-533	US	1975
BN-LA-533-H2, LAX-140(M)	T-Bone Walker	Classics Of Modern Blues ‎(2xLP, Comp, Gat)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BN-LA-533-H2, LAX-140(M)	Japan	Unknown
BGOCD543	T-Bone Walker	Classics Of Modern Blues ‎(CD, Comp)	BGO Records	BGOCD543	UK	2002