Incredible early work from the legendary T Bone Walker – very early recordings of the electric guitar in
blues, and maybe still some of the best! Walker's already a master here – playing with this hard tone on the strings, but one that also has a surprising amount of sensitive jazz inflections too – a hollow-body mode that echoes Charlie Christian at times, but definitely explores the bluer side of the
spectrum – yet never with that sort of hit-you-over-the-head quality that later artists might use. Instead, Walker's a master of understatement here – in a sublime way – and the blend of guitar solos and his own enigmatic vocals is often given a slight west coast R&B undercurrent. Still some of our favorite electric
blues ever – with tracks that include "No Worry
Blues", "Got A Break Baby", "T Bone Shuffle", "You're My Best Poker Hand", "First Love
Blues", and "T Bone Jumps Again".
(60s black label Star Line pressing. Cover has some light aging near the bottom, but this is a very nice copy overall.)