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Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker

Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker is a tribute album by Duke Robillard, dedicated to the songs of T-Bone Walker.[5][6]

Blue Mood
Studio album by
Duke Robillard
Released2004
GenreBlues, jump blues, rhythm and blues, swing revival
LabelStony Plain[1]
ProducerDuke Robillard[2]
Duke Robillard chronology
Exalted Lover
(2003) 		Blue Mood
(2004) 		The Duke Meets the Earl
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

Critical reception

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JazzTimes thought that Robillard "has the appropriately funky, slicing tone on 'T-Bone Shuffle', and 'T-Bone Boogie'."[7]

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."[3]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by T-Bone Walker; except where noted.

  1. "Lonesome Woman Blues" (John Henry) – 4:08
  2. "T-Bone Shuffle" – 5:07
  3. "Love Is a Gamble" (Edward Hale) – 4:37
  4. "Alimony Blues" (Freddie Simon) – 3:28
  5. "You Don't Love Me" – 4:13
  6. "T-Bone Boogie" (T-Bone Walker, Marl Young) – 5:24
  7. "Blue Mood" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 3:10
  8. "Pony Tail" (Dave Bartholomew, David J. O'Brian) – 3:07
  9. "I'm Still in Love with You" (T-Bone Walker, Marl Young) – 8:58
  10. "Hard Way" – 2:46
  11. "Born to Be No Good" – 5:34
  12. "Tell Me What's the Reason" (Florence Cadrez) – 2:49

Personnel

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  • 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

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  • Holger Petersen - Executive Producer
  • John Paul Gauthier - Engineer, Recording, Mixing

References

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  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 3, 2004 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker - Duke Robillard | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 549. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  5. ^ "Duke Robillard Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Blase, Frank De. "Duke Robillard does what he does". CITY News.
  7. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Duke Robillard: Blue Mood". JazzTimes.
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