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 s
light 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".