Tell Me What’s the Reason

~ Recording by T‐Bone Walker

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.4Tell Me What’s the Reason2:37T‐Bone WalkerClassics of Modern BluesT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
Blue NoteBN-LA533-H2
5.15Tell Me What’s the Reason2:40T‐Bone WalkerThe Complete Recordings of T‐Bone Walker 1940–1954T‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues)MD6-130
1.19Tell Me What's the Reason2:39T‐Bone WalkerThe Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950-1954T‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s)CDP-7-96737-2
1.19Tell Me What’s the Reason2:39T‐Bone WalkerThe Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950–1954T‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)CDP-7-96737-2, D 200451
1.5Tell Me What’s the Reason2:40T‐Bone WalkerSings the Blues / Singing the BluesT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-11-22
Beat Goes On Records (BGO Records)BGOCD461
1.11Tell Me What's the Reason2:39T‐Bone WalkerBlues Masters: The Very Best of T-Bone WalkerT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-06-20
Rhino (reissue label)R2 79894
4.13Tell Me What's the Reason2:40T‐Bone WalkerThe Original SourceT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-03-11
Proper RecordsPROPERBOX 38
1.18Tell Me What's the Reason2:40T‐Bone WalkerClassics of Modern BluesT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
Beat Goes On Records (BGO Records)BGOCD543
1.11Tell Me What’s the Reason?:??T‐Bone WalkerBlues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological T‐Bone Walker 1950–1952T‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
Classics (French jazz reissue label)5118
1.19Tell Me What's the Reason2:39T‐Bone WalkerComplete 1950–1954 RecordingsT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
Disconforme S.L. (Andorra Label)DRCD11259
1.16Tell Me What’s the Reason2:40T‐Bone WalkerSwinging the BluesT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
Saga (French, has series 'Saga Jazz', 'Saga Blues' and 'Modern Series')982 139-1
1.13Tell Me What's the Reason2:39T‐Bone WalkerThe Best of Black & White & Imperial YearsT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-01-11
Metro Blue64716
1.13Tell Me What’s the Reason2:39T‐Bone WalkerThe Best of Black & White & Imperial YearsT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
Metro Blue7243 8 64715 2 9
2.11Tell Me What’s the Reason2:37T‐Bone WalkerThe Essence OfT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
Delta Leisure Group33331
3.1Tell Me What’s the Reason2:42T‐Bone WalkerYou’re My Best Poker Hand: Definitive CollectionT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
  • -2011-03-22
Fantastic VoyageFVTD099
1.11Tell Me What’s the Reason2:40T‐Bone WalkerThe Imperial Blues YearsT‐Bone WalkerAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-06-04
Not Now MusicNOT2CD454

Relationships

recorded in:Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-08-15)
alto saxophone:Edward Hale (1950s US sax player)
bass:Billy Hadnott
drums (drum set):Oscar Lee Bradley, Sr. (jazz drummer, active 40s-60s)
electric guitar:T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
piano:Willard McDaniel
tenor saxophone:Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
performer:T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)