Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker is a tribute album by Duke Robillard, dedicated to the songs of T-Bone Walker.
Critical reception JazzTimes thought that Robillard "has the appropriately funky, slicing tone on 'T-Bone Shuffle', and 'T-Bone Boogie'."
AllMusic wrote that "the barroom blues and drum brushes on 'Love Is a Gamble' takes things down to a creepy crawl, bringing to mind Dr. John or Delbert McClinton."
Track listing All tracks composed by T-Bone Walker; except where noted. "Lonesome Woman Blues" (John Henry) – 4:08 "T-Bone Shuffle" – 5:07 "Love Is a Gamble" (Edward Hale) – 4:37 "Alimony Blues" (Freddie Simon) – 3:28 "You Don't Love Me" – 4:13 "T-Bone Boogie" (T-Bone Walker, Marl Young) – 5:24 "Blue Mood" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 3:10 "Pony Tail" (Dave Bartholomew, David J. O'Brian) – 3:07 "I'm Still in Love with You" (T-Bone Walker, Marl Young) – 8:58 "Hard Way" – 2:46 "Born to Be No Good" – 5:34 "Tell Me What's the Reason" (Florence Cadrez) – 2:49
Personnel Duke Robillard - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals Matt McCabe - piano Jesse Williams - double bass Mark Teixeira - drums Doug James - baritone and tenor saxophone "Sax" Gordon Beadle - tenor saxophone Billy Novick - alto saxophone, clarinet Al Basile - cornet John Abrahamsen - trumpet Carl Querfurth – trombone
Other credits
Holger Petersen - Executive Producer John Paul Gauthier - Engineer, Recording, Mixing
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