The Best of Black & White & Imperial Years

~ Release by T‐Bone Walker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1T‐Bone Blues
alto saxophone:
Les Hite and Floyd Turnham
baritone saxophone:
Sol Moore
bass:
Al Morgan (jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Lee Bradley, Sr. (jazz drummer, active 40s-60s)
guitar:
Frank Pasley
piano:
Nat Walker (pianist, active circa 1940s)
tenor saxophone:
Que Martyn
trombone:
Allen Durham and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Paul Campbell (trumpet), Forrest Powell (Trumpet player) and Walter Williams (1930s US trumpet player)
lead vocals:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
performer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
arranger:
Dudley Brooks
3:17
2I’m in an Awful Mood
2:46
3Stormy Monday
3:02
4She’s My Old Time Used to Be
2:41
5Hypin’ Woman Blues
2:50
6Prison Blues
2:50
7I’m Still in Love With You
2:58
8You’re My Best Poker Hand
2:56
9Glamour Girl
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Edward Hale (1950s US sax player)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
bass:
Buddy Woodson (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Robert "Snake" Sims (drummer)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
piano:
Zell Kindred (US pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) and Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
trumpet:
Eddie Hutcherson (US trumpeter)
performer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
2:44
10You Don’t Love Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Edward Hale (1950s US sax player)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
bass:
Buddy Woodson (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Robert "Snake" Sims (drummer)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
piano:
Zell Kindred (US pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) and Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
trumpet:
Eddie Hutcherson (US trumpeter)
performer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
2:55
11Alimony Blues
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)
recording of:
Alimony Blues
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Simon (jazz sax)
2:41
12Life Is Too Short
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)
2:45
13Tell Me What’s the Reason
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)
2:39
14Cold Cold Feeling
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1951-12)
alto saxophone:
Edward Hale (1950s US sax player)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
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:
Zell Kindred (US pianist)
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)
3:12
15Street Walkin’ Woman
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1951-12)
alto saxophone:
Edward Hale (1950s US sax player)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
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)
guitar:
R.S. Rankin
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)
3:06
16Blue Mood
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-03)
alto saxophone:
Edward Hale (1950s US sax player)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
bass:
Buddy Woodson (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Lee Bradley, Sr. (jazz drummer, active 40s-60s) and Robert "Snake" Sims (drummer)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
guitar:
R.S. Rankin
piano:
Zell Kindred (US pianist) and Willard McDaniel
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
performer:
Jim Wynn & His Orchestra and T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
recording of:
Blue Mood
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Commodore Music Co and Unart Music Corporation
sub-publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership France
2:52
17Love Is Just a Gamble
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-03-10)
alto saxophone:
Edward Hale (1950s US sax player)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
bass:
Buddy Woodson (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Lee Bradley, Sr. (jazz drummer, active 40s-60s) and Robert "Snake" Sims (drummer)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
guitar:
R.S. Rankin
piano:
Zell Kindred (US pianist) and Willard McDaniel
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
performer:
Jim Wynn & His Orchestra and T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
2:55
18High Society
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-03-10)
alto saxophone:
Edward Hale (1950s US sax player)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
bass:
Buddy Woodson (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Lee Bradley, Sr. (jazz drummer, active 40s-60s) and Robert "Snake" Sims (drummer)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
guitar:
R.S. Rankin
piano:
Zell Kindred (US pianist) and Willard McDaniel
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
performer:
Jim Wynn & His Orchestra and T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
2:56
19(In the Evening) When the Sun Goes Down
2:29