Blue Mood - 8577

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Amazon.com Duke Robillard's command of guitarist T-Bone Walker's flashy but fluid style--full of rich passing chords, rippling melodies, sweetly sculpted bends, and elegant jazz-influenced phrasing--anchors this 12-song tribute to the pioneering electric bluesman from Texas. But it's obvious that Robillard has absorbed every detail of Walker's music. The horn arrangements are lush and, when muted trumpet and clarinet enter the mix on "I'm Still in Love With You" and "Born to Be No Good," downright sensual. Every track swings, from the revved-up guitar showcase "T-Bone Boogie" to the slow, simmering heartbreak ballads "Blue Mood" and "Love Is a Gamble." And Robillard emulates the bold, declamatory side of Walker's singing style with husky power and authority. Although no substitute for T-Bone's own high-voltage recordings, these tracks are a winning testimonial to the durability of Walker's creative genius. --Ted Drozdowski Product Description Duke Robillard pays homage to T-Bone Walker with this collection of swing, big band and blues songs. The bubbly and bouncy Lonesome Woman Blues has a be-bop Count Basie feeling as his supporting players are given brief solos to shine, particularly the horn section. There is far more substance and style to this approach than a rehashed run-through à la Brian Setzer. This fluidity continues, albeit a bit slower in tempo with the swinging T-Bone Shuffle which carries the same head-bobbing groove. Here the horns lead the way but Robillard makes his presence felt on guitar near the homestretch, and throughout the stellar Pony Tail.
ASIN: B000255K2Q
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