The Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker 1940-1954
(not the official website disco, but what I found out searching the web myself)
T-Bone Walker, g & voc;
with:
CD1
LES HITE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Paul Campbell, Walter Williams, Forrest Powell, tp; Britt Woodman, Allen Durham, tb; Hite, Floyd Turnham, as; Quedellis “Que” Martyn, Roger Hurd, ts; Sol Moore, bs; Nat Walker, p; Frank Pasley, g; Al Morgan, b; Oscar Bradley, d.
New York, circa, June 1940. Varsity
T-BONE BLUES
Freddie Slack, p; Jud De Naut, b; Dave Coleman, d.
Hollywood, July 20, 1942. Capitol
I GOT A BREAK, BABY
A MEAN OLD WORLD
with MARL YOUNG & HIS ORCHESTRA: unknown, tp, as, ts; Young, p; unknown, b, d; ensemble voc (-1).
Chicago, poss. May 1945. Rhumboogie
SAIL ON BOOGIE
I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
YOU DON’T LOVE ME BLUES
T-BONE BOOGIE(-1)
MEAN OLD WORLD BLUES
EVENING
with MARL YOUNG AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Melvin Moore, Nick Cooper, tp, background voc; Nathan Jones, Frank Derrick, as; Moses Grant, ts; Young, p, background voc; Mickey Sims, b; Red Saunders, d.
Chicago, December 19, 1945. Mercury
MY BABY LEFT ME
COME BACK TO ME BABY BLUES
SHE IS GOING TO RUIN ME
I CAN’T STAND BEING WITHOUT YOU prob. same session
with JACK MCVEA’S ALL STARS: Joe “Red” Kelly, tp; McVea, ts; Tommy “Crow” Kahn, p; Frank Clarke, b; Rabon Tarrant, d.
Los Angeles, September 30, 1946. Black & White
NO WORRY BLUES
DON’T LEAVE ME BABY
BOBBY SOX BLUES
I’M GONNA FIND MY BABY
with AL KILLIAN QUINTET : Killian, tp; Jack McVea, ts; Tommy Kahn, p; Frank Clarke, b; Rabon Tarant, d.
Los Angeles, December 1946. Black & White
I’M IN AN AWFUL MOOD
IT’S A LOW DOWN DIRTY DEAL
DON’T GIVE ME THE RUNAROUND
(last track on CD 2)
CD2
with AL KILLIAN QUINTET : Killian, tp; Jack McVea, ts; Tommy Kahn, p; Frank Clarke, b; Rabon Tarant, d.
Los Angeles, December 1946. Black & White
HARD PAIN BLUES
(first three tracks on CD1)
Teddy Buckner, tp; Bumps Meyers, ts; Lloyd Glenn, p; Arthur Edwards, b; Oscar Lee Bradley, d.
Los Angeles, September 13, 1947. Black & White
I KNOW YOUR WIG IS GONE
T-BONE JUMPS AGAIN
CALL IT STORMY MONDAY
SHE HAD TO LET ME DOWN
Teddy Buckner, tp; Bumps Meyers, ts; Willard McDaniel, p; Billy Hadnott, b; Oscar Lee Bradley, d.
Los Angeles, November 6, 1947. Capitol
SHE’S MY OLD TIME USED TO BE
DREAM GIRL BLUES
MIDNIGHT BLUES
LONG LOST LOVER BLUES
TRIFLIN’ WOMAN BLUES
LONG SKIRT BABY BLUES
GOODBYE BLUES
TOO MUCH TROUBLE BLUES
Same personnel as above.
Los Angeles, November 7, 1947. Black & White
I’M WAITING FOR YOUR CALL
HYPIN’ WOMAN BLUES
(last two tracks on CD3)
CD3
Teddy Buckner, tp; Bumps Meyers, ts; Willard McDaniel, p; Billy Hadnott, b; Oscar Lee Bradley, d.
Los Angeles, November 7, 1947. Capitol
SO BLUE BLUES
ON YOUR WAY BLUES
(first two tracks on CD2)
same personnel as above, but George Orendorff, tp for Buckner.
Los Angeles, November 12, 1947. Black & White
THE NATURAL BLUES
THAT’S BETTER FOR ME
FIRST LOVE BLUES
LONESOME WOMAN BLUES
same personnel as above, but Joe Davis, b for Hadnott.
Los Angeles, November 13, 1947. Capitol/Comet
VACATION BLUES
INSPIRATION BLUES
DESCRIPTION BLUES
BONE SHUFFLE
Jack Trainor, tp; Bumps Meyers, ts; Willard McDaniel, p; Billy Hadnott, b; Oscar Lee Bradley, d.
Los Angeles, December 16, 1947. Capitol
THAT OLD FEELING IS GONE
THE TIME SEEMS SO LONG
PRISON BLUES
HOME TOWN BLUES
same personnel as above.
Los Angeles, December 17, 1947. Capitol
WISE MAN BLUES
MISFORTUNE BLUES
(last two tunes on CD4)
CD4
Jack Trainor, tp; Bumps Meyers, ts; Willard McDaniel, p;
Billy Hadnott, b; Oscar Lee Bradley, d.
Los Angeles, December 17, 1947. Capitol
I WISH YOU WERE MINE
I’M GONNA MOVE YOU OUT AND GET SOMEBODY ELSE
(first two tunes on CD3)
same personnel as above, but add unknown speech (-1).
Los Angeles, December 18, 1947. Black & White
SHE’S THE NO SLEEPIN’ EST WOMAN
PLAIN OLD DOWN HOME BLUES (-1)
BORN TO BE NO GOOD
GO BACK TO THE ONE YOU LOVE
same personnel as above, but George Orendorff, tp for Trainor.
Los Angeles, December 29, 1947. Black & White
I WANT A LITTLE GIRL
I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
YOU’RE MY BEST POKER HAND
WEST SIDE BABY
Eddie Hutcherson, tp; Eddie Davis, ts; Jim Wynn, as, bs; Edward Hale, as; Zell Kindred, p; Buddy Woodson, b;
Robert “Snake” Sims, d.
Los Angeles, April 5, 1950. Imperial
GLAMOUR GIRL
STROLLIN’ WITH BONES
THE SUN WENT DOWN
YOU DON’T LOVE ME
same personnel as above.
Los Angeles, April 5, 1950. Imperial
TRAVELIN’ BLUES
THE HUSTLE IS ON
BABY, YOU BROKE MY HEART
EVIL HEARTED WOMAN
(last tune on CD5)
CD5
Eddie Hutcherson, tp; Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, ts;
Jim Wynn, as, bs; Edward Hale, as; Zell Kindred, p;
Buddy Woodson, b; Robert “Snake” Sims, d.
Los Angeles, April 5, 1950. Imperial
EVIL HEARTED WOMAN
(first two tunes on CD4)
unknown, tp, saxes; Marl Young, p; Billy Hadnott, b;
Oscar Lee Bradley, d.
Los Angeles, circa September 1950. Imperial
I WALKED AWAY
NO REASON
LOOK ME IN THE EYE
TOO LAZY
unknown, tp, as; Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, ts; Maxwell Davis, ts;
Jim Wynn, ts, bs; William McDaniel, p; Billy Hadnott, b;
Robert “Snake” Sims, d.
Los Angeles, August 15, 1951. Imperial
ALIMONY BLUES
LIFE IS TOO SHORT
YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND
WELCOME BLUES
same pers., Los Angeles, August 20, 1951. Imperial
I GET SO WEARY
YOU JUST WANTED TO USE ME
TELL ME WHAT’S THE REASON
I’M ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND
prob. same pers., Los Angeles, December 1951. Imperial
COLD COLD FEELING
NEWS FOR YOU BABY
GET THESE BLUES OFF ME
I GOT THE BLUES AGAIN
THROUGH WITH WOMEN
STREET WALKIN’ WOMAN
BLUES IS A WOMAN
I GOT THE BLUES
CD6
prob. pers.: unknown, tp, as; Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, ts;
Maxwell Davis, ts; Jim Wynn, ts, bs; William McDaniel, p;
Billy Hadnott, b; Robert “Snake” Sims, d.
February & March 1952. Imperial
HERE IN THE DARK
BLUE MOOD
EVERYTIME
I MISS YOU BABY
Walter Cox, ts; Frank Fields, b; Robert “Snake” Sims, d.
prob. 1952
LOLLIE LOU
PARTY GIRL
LOVE IS A GAMBLE
HIGH SOCIETY
Dave Bartholemew, tp; Wendell Duconge, as; Lee Allen, ts; Herb Hardesty, bars; unk, p; Walter Nelson, g; Frank Fields, b; Cornelius Nelson, d; Baby Davis or Tiny Brown, voc (sounds like Davis to me).
New Orleans, March 20 (or March 6), 1953. Imperial
LONG DISTANCE BLUES
GOT NO USE FOR YOU
I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
RAILROAD STATION BLUES
Dave Bartholemew, tp; Wendell Duconge, as; Lee Allen, ts; Herb Hardesty, bars; unk, p; Walter Nelson, g; Frank Fields, b; Cornelius Nelson, d.
November 6, 1953, Los Angeles. Imperial (or same as above, March 6, NO)
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
PONY TAIL
WANDERIN’ HEART
I’LL ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU
prob. band for following tracks:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Maxwell Davis, ts; Jim Wynn, ts, bari; Willard McDaniel, p; Billy Hadnott, b; Robert “Snake” Sims, d; and others
[confirmed for GOT NO USE FOR YOU, I’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU & RAILROAD STATION BLUES, Los Angeles, CA, January 1953 and BYE, BYE, BABY, Los Angeles, CA, October 21, 1953, no details known for other tracks - THIS IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG, BLAME www.jazzdisco.org FOR THAT!]
VIDA LEE
MY BABY IS NOW ON MY MIND
DOIN’ TIME
BYE, BYE, BABY
I’LL UNDERSTAND
HARD WAY
TEEN AGE BABY
STRUGGLIN’ BLUES
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CD1
1. T-Bone Blues (3:17)
2. I Got a Break Baby (3:18)
3. Mean Old World (2:55)
4. Low Down Dirty Shame Blues (2:40)
5. Sail On Boogie (2:40)
6. I'm Still In Love With You (2:55)
7. You Don' Love Me Blues (2:39)
8. T-Bone Boogie (3:05)
9. Mean Old World Blues (2:53)
10. Evening (3:31)
11. My Baby Left Me (2:55)
12. Come Back To Me Baby (3:08)
13. I Can't Stand Being Without You (3:12)
14. She Is Going To Ruin Me (2:57)
15. No Worry Blues (alt) (2:47)
16. No Worry Blues (2:44)
17. Don't Leave Me Baby (alt) (2:50)
18. Don't Leave Me Baby (2:50)
19. Bobby Sox Blues (alt) (2:39)
20. Bobby Sox Blues (2:40)
21. I'm Gonna Find My Baby (2:56)
22. I'm In an Awful Mood (2:46)
23. It's a Low Down Dirty Deal (2:56)
24. Don't Give Me the Runaround (3:02)
CD2
1. Hard Pain Blues (3:03)
2. I Know Your Wig Is Gone (2:44)
3. T-Bone Jumps Again (2:43)
4. Call It Stormy Monday (alt) (3:04)
5. Call It Stormy Monday (3:02)
6. She Had to Let Me Down (alt) (3:15)
7. She Had to Let Me Down (3:11)
8. She's My Old Time Used To Be (2:41)
9. Dream Girl Blues (alt) (2:36)
10. Dream Girl Blues (2:41)
11. Midnight Blues (alt) (2:52)
12. Midnight Blues (2:45)
13. Long Lost Lover Blues (alt) (2:56)
14. Long Lost Lover Blues (2:57)
15. Triflin’ Woman Blues (alt) (3:03)
16. Triflin’ Woman Blues (3:05)
17. Long Skirt Baby Blues (alt) (2:49)
18. Long Skirt Baby Blues (2:52)
9. Goodbye Blues (3:11)
20. Too Much Trouble Blues (alt) (2:45)
21. Too Much Trouble Blues (2:45)
22. I'm Waitin’ for Your Call (3:03)
23. Hypin’ Woman Blues (alt) (2:51)
24. Hypin’ Woman Blues (2:48)
CD3
1. So Blue Blues (3:10)
2. On Your Way Blues (2:54)
3. The Natural Blues (3:05)
4. That’s Better For Me (2:39)
5. First Love Blues (alt) (3:06)
6. First Love Blues (3:10)
7. Lonesome Woman Blues (alt) (2:31)
8. Lonesome Woman Blues (alt) (2:26)
9. Lonesome Woman Blues (2:40)
10. Vacation Blues (2:56)
11. Inspiration Blues (alt) (2:48)
12. Inspiration Blues (2:49)
13. Description Blues (alt) (3:03)
14. Description Blues (3:08)
15. T-Bone Shuffle (alt) (2:37)
16. T-Bone Shuffle (3:00)
17. That Old Feeling Is Gone (2:54)
18. The Time Seems So Long (2:47)
19. Prison Blues (2:50)
20. Home Town Blues (2:57)
21. Wise Man Blues (alt) (3:15)
22. Wise Man Blues (3:00)
23. Misfortune Blues (alt) (3:02)
24. Misfortune Blues (2:59)
CD4
1. I Wish You Were Mine (alt) (2:57)
2. I Wish You Were Mine (2:54)
3. I'm Gonna Move Yout Out and Get Somebody Else (2:58)
4. She’s the No Sleepin’est Woman (3:06)
5. She's the No Sleepin’est Woman (3:06)
6. Plain Old Down Home Blues (3:07)
7. Born to Be No Good (3:13)
8. Go Back to the One You Love (alt) (2:29)
9. Go Back to the One You Love (3:05)
10. I Want a Little Girl (2:48)
11. I'm Still In Love with You (2:57)
12. You're My Best Poker Hand (alt) (2:55)
13. You're My Best Poker Hand (2:56)
14. West Side Baby (2:48)
15. Glamour Gal (2:44)
16. Strollin’ with Bone (2:29)
17. The Sun Went Down (2:20)
18. You Don’t Love Me (2:55)
19. Travelin’ Blues (2:21)
20. The Hustle Is On (78 take) (2:34)
21. The Hustle Is On (LP take) (2:29)
22. Baby Broke My Heart (78 take) (2:45)
23. Baby Broke My Heart (LP take) (2:41)
24. Evil Hearted Woman (2:31)
CD5
1. Evil Hearted Woman (alt) (2:37)
2. I Walked Away (2:18)
3. No Reason (alt) 2:32)
4. No Reason (2:31)
5. Look Me in the Eye (LP take) (2:10)
6. Look Me in the Eye (78 take) 2:27
7. Too Lazy (78 take) (3:04)
8. Too Lazy (LP take) (3:28)
9. Alimony Blues (2:41)
10. Life Is Too Short (2:45)
11. You Don’t Understand (2:39)
12. Welcome Blues (2:26)
13. I Get So Weary (2:43)
14. You Just Wanted to Use Me (2:25)
15. Tell Me What’s the Reason (2:39)
16. I'm About to Lose My Mind (2:23)
17. Cold, Cold Feeling (3:12)
18. News for My Baby (2:21)
19. Get These Blues Off Me (3:04)
20. I Got the Blues Again (3:16)
21. Through With Women (3:09)
22. Street Walking Woman (3:05)
23. Blues Is a Woman (2:48)
24. I Got the Blues (2:53)
CD6
1. Here in the Dark (3:02)
2. Blue Mood (2:52)
3. Everytime (2:29)
4. I Miss You Baby (2:54)
5. Lollie Lou (2:56)
6. Party Girl (2:10)
7. Love Is a Gamble (2:55)
8. High Society (2:55)
9. Long Distance Blues (3:03)
10. Got No Use for You (2:40)
11. I'm Still In Love with You (3:06)
12. Railroad Station Blues (2:40)
13. Vida Lee (2:25)
14. My Baby Is Now on My Mind (2:38)
15. Doin’ Time (3:02)
16. Bye, Bye, Baby (2:46)
17. When the Sun Goes Down (2:31)
18. Pony Tail (2:23)
19. Wanderin’ Heart (2:31)
20. I’ll Always Be in Love with You (2:17)
21. I’ll Understand (2:06)
22. Hard Way (2:08)
23. Teen Age Baby (2:06)
24. Strugglin’ Blues (2:31)
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I don't vouch for any of this info and I'd be glad if anyone could correct it or complete it (mostly the last sessions).