Stormy Monday Blues (album)
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | May 24 & 25, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 29:45 | |||
| Label | BluesWay | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Stormy Monday Blues is an album by blues guitarist/vocalist T-Bone Walker released by the BluesWay label in 1968.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [2] |
AllMusic reviewer Steve Leggett stated: "The high level of creativity in play here isn't obvious on a cursory listen, since a lot of the tracks favor the same sort of midtempo blues shuffle, but a closer listen reveals a stunning guitarist who plays the blues with a jazzman's soul, and while Walker isn't a flashy singer, he gets the job done with enough conviction that you can feel the country dust settling in behind his urbane delivery, and when he cuts loose a little on guitar, the sparks fly with elegant tension. The highlight here, of course, is Walker's umpteenth version of "Stormy Monday Blues," a track he originally recorded way back in 1947, giving the world a bona fide blues classic, and if he revisits it again here, that's fine".[1]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by T-Bone Walker except where noted
- "I'm Gonna Stop This Nite Life" (Grover McDaniel) – 3:25
- "Little Girl, Don't You Know" (McDaniel) – 4:45
- "Every Night I Have to Cry" (McDaniel) – 2:45
- "I'm Still in Love with You" – 3:29
- "Cold Hearted Woman" (McDaniel) – 2:30
- "Treat Me So Down Low" – 2:35
- "Stormy Monday" – 2:20
- "Confusion Blues" (McDaniel) – 2:50
- "I Gotta Break Baby" – 2:25
- "Flower Blues" – 2:41
Personnel
[edit]- T-Bone Walker – guitar, vocals
- Mel Moore, Preston Love – trumpet
- John "Streamline" Ewing – trombone
- McKinley Johnson – alto saxophone
- Mel Jernigan – tenor saxophone
- John Williams – baritone saxophone
- Mel Brown – guitar
- Lloyd Glenn – piano
- Ron Brown – Fender bass
- Paul Humphrey – drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b Leggett, Steve. T-Bone Walker: Stormy Monday Blues: The Essential Collection – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 679. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
