Roy Gaines - I Got The T-Bone Walker Blues (1999/2015) [DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Posted By: HDV

Date: June 18, 2024

"A modern blues masterpiece". This album is a loving and well-crafted tribute by Gaines to Walker, his close friend and personal mentor. Gaines has been described as "the greatest living T-Bone interpreter" by Jazz Times. The superb original recording released in 1999 is enhanced to even higher sonic standards by the DSD remaster.

Roy Gaines is the greatest living blues guitarist that you probably don't know anything about. He also possesses one of the most magnificent blues voices around. Born in Houston in 1937, Roy started playing the guitar as a teenager and soon developed a reputation as an instrumental prodigy. By 14, he was actually being invited on stage to play with the legendary T-Bone Walker during the latter's live gigs in Houston and became known as T-Bone Jr. By his early 20s, Gaines was playing and recording with Roy Milton's band in LA, but returned to Houston to join the Duke/Peacock blues label as a full time session guitarist on such seminal blues recordings as Bobby Bland's "It's My Life Baby" and Junior Parker's "Driving Me Mad."

On this Grove Note release, guitarist Roy Gaines pays tribute to his hero T-Bone Walker. I Got the T-Bone Walker Blues contains the Walker classics "T-Bone Blues," "Stormy Monday," "T-Bone Shuffle," and "Westside Baby" along with Hank Williams' "Honky Tonk Blues." Backed by a full band highlighted by Clifford Solomon and George Parker on tenor saxophones, Will Miller on trumpet, and the Mighty Flyers' rhythm section, Gaines reminds listeners of Walker's role as a leader who wasn't afraid to incorporate swing, jazz, and country into his blues style.

Tracklist:

01 - Stormy Monday
02 - T-Bone Shuffle
03 - Dreamgirl
04 - I Got A Break Baby
05 - That Old Feeling Is Gone
06 - I'm In An Awful Mood
07 - The Hustle Is On
08 - T-Bone Blues
09 - Honkey Tonk Blues
10 - Westside Baby
11 - Stormy Monday (Acoustic)

Produced by Joe Harley.
Recorded on August 11 & 12, 1998 by Michael C. Ross at Ocean Way/Record One, Sherman Oaks, CA.
Mastered by Bernie Grundman using the Pacific Micorsonics a/D with Apogee UV-22 Super Encoding System.

Musicians:
Roy Gaines - vocals, guitar
Andy Kaulkin - piano
Will Miller - trumpet
Clifford Solomon - tenor saxophone
George Parker - tenor saxophone om "4,6,9"
Brently Kearns - violin on "8"
Al Velasco - pedal steel guitar on "8"
Bill Stuve - acoustic bass
Steve Magulian - drums

Dynamic Range Report

Analyzed: Roy Gaines / I Got The T-Bone Walker Blues
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -3.92 dB -22.60 dB 3:36 01-Stormy Monday
DR13 -4.38 dB -19.72 dB 3:13 02-T-Bone Shuffle
DR13 -4.28 dB -21.58 dB 5:06 03-Dreamgirl
DR13 -6.23 dB -22.38 dB 4:37 04-I Got A Break Baby
DR13 -4.74 dB -20.81 dB 4:10 05-That Old Feeling Is Gone
DR14 -4.53 dB -22.65 dB 8:35 06-I'm In An Awful Mood
DR13 -5.86 dB -21.39 dB 4:42 07-The Hustle Is On
DR13 -6.07 dB -22.10 dB 5:35 08-T-Bone Blues
DR13 -4.77 dB -20.48 dB 4:33 09-Honkey Tonk Blues
DR14 -5.25 dB -22.20 dB 5:41 10-Westside Baby
DR14 -6.32 dB -24.53 dB 3:31 11-Stormy Monday (Acoustic)
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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