25-01-2015, 07:18
I'm going right to the bone--the T-Bone, that is. There is nothing I can say about # 2 and #3 (SRV and BB King) that hasn't been said 110X better by better than me. So:
T-Bone Walker Why is he #1? First off, somebody has to be but seriously: nobody has played so many styles so well and invented so much stuff nor written better than Mr. Walker. An early-adopter and innovator in both the jump Blues and West Coast Blues musics, as aligned as they are--he was a direct link and played many years in a jazz band too. A great leader but also a spiffing sideman. Always attracted the best players. His Wiki--he's been gone these last 40 years but everything about him (his style, his aura) persists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Bone_Walker His compilation Discog: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/t-bone-wa...mpilations << either the Rhino or Koch sets should serve you well
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1xvx0UHa0A << Known for playing the guitar horizontally << This vid is a great presentation--no flash, nothing you don't want or need, just a master plying his trade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFqK6PBq-hA << Click on "Show more" to see what an OMG band this was
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5lokLq6fY4 << as soulful, as funky as this song gets...done by it's author
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSmqA_ISX9E << Killer band on this one too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsCkSx2vQjI << included for the pix.
BONUS: an earlier, rawer recording. Great fun.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8n39SpPFPI << Lotsa full albums on YT
T-Bone Walker Why is he #1? First off, somebody has to be but seriously: nobody has played so many styles so well and invented so much stuff nor written better than Mr. Walker. An early-adopter and innovator in both the jump Blues and West Coast Blues musics, as aligned as they are--he was a direct link and played many years in a jazz band too. A great leader but also a spiffing sideman. Always attracted the best players. His Wiki--he's been gone these last 40 years but everything about him (his style, his aura) persists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Bone_Walker His compilation Discog: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/t-bone-wa...mpilations << either the Rhino or Koch sets should serve you well
Some tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1xvx0UHa0A << Known for playing the guitar horizontally << This vid is a great presentation--no flash, nothing you don't want or need, just a master plying his trade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFqK6PBq-hA << Click on "Show more" to see what an OMG band this was
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5lokLq6fY4 << as soulful, as funky as this song gets...done by it's author
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSmqA_ISX9E << Killer band on this one too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsCkSx2vQjI << included for the pix.
BONUS: an earlier, rawer recording. Great fun.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8n39SpPFPI << Lotsa full albums on YT
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR