Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker

Blue Mood
Studio album by Duke Robillard
Released	2004
Genre	Blues, jump blues, rhythm and blues, swing revival
Label	Stony Plain
Producer	Duke Robillard
Duke Robillard chronology
Exalted Lover (2003) Blue Mood (2004) The Duke Meets the Earl (2004)

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Blue Mood: The Songs of T-Bone Walker is a tribute album by Duke Robillard, dedicated to the songs of T-Bone Walker.

Critical reception

JazzTimes thought that Robillard "has the appropriately funky, slicing tone on 'T-Bone Shuffle', and 'T-Bone Boogie'."

AllMusic wrote that "the barroom blues and drum brushes on 'Love Is a Gamble' takes things down to a creepy crawl, bringing to mind Dr. John or Delbert McClinton."

Track listing

All tracks composed by T-Bone Walker; except where noted.

1. "Lonesome Woman Blues" (John Henry) – 4:08
2. "T-Bone Shuffle" – 5:07
3. "Love Is a Gamble" (Edward Hale) – 4:37
4. "Alimony Blues" (Freddie Simon) – 3:28
5. "You Don't Love Me" – 4:13
6. "T-Bone Boogie" (T-Bone Walker, Marl Young) – 5:24
7. "Blue Mood" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 3:10
8. "Pony Tail" (Dave Bartholomew, David J. O'Brian) – 3:07
9. "I'm Still in Love with You" (T-Bone Walker, Marl Young) – 8:58
10. "Hard Way" – 2:46
11. "Born to Be No Good" – 5:34
12. "Tell Me What's the Reason" (Florence Cadrez) – 2:49

Personnel

• Duke Robillard - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
• Matt McCabe - piano
• Jesse Williams - double bass
• Mark Teixeira - drums
• Doug James - baritone and tenor saxophone
• "Sax" Gordon Beadle - tenor saxophone
• Billy Novick - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Al Basile - cornet
• John Abrahamsen - trumpet
• Carl Querfurth – trombone

Other credits

• Holger Petersen - Executive Producer
• John Paul Gauthier - Engineer, Recording, Mixing