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Recorded in Paris, November 13, 1968

T-Bone Walker – I Want A Little Girl
Delmark DD 633 (1993)
Compact Disc

With Hal “Corbread” Singer

T-Bone Walker is indisputably one of the most influential figures in modern blues, as well as a long-respected musician in the jazz world. Listen to B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Pee Wee Crayton, Otis Rush, or any of dozens of other blues/R&B guitarists, and you can discern an unmistakable T-Bone Walker tinge.

1) I Want a Little Girl (Murray Mencher / Billy Moll (04:53)
2) I Hate to See You Go (Little Walter) (03:40)
3) Feeling the Blues (T-Bone Walker) (06:14)
4) Leaving You Behind (T-Bone Walker) (03:57)
5) Someone's Going to Mistreat You (T-Bone Walker) (03:27)
6) Baby Ain't I Good to You (Razaf /Redman))(04:27)
7) Ain't This Cold, Baby (T-Bone Walker) (06:34)
8) Late Hours Blues (T-Bone Walker) (06:50)


Vocals, Guitar – T-Bone Walker (tracks: 1 to 6, 8)
Piano – Georges Arvanitas (tracks: 1 to 6, 8), T-Bone Walker (tracks: 7)
Tenor Saxophone – Hal Singer (tracks: 1 to 5, 8)
Bass – Jackie Samson*
Drums – S.P. Leary


I Want a Little Girl is a uniquely nostalgic mellow blues date from that period that is unsurpassed in its rare blend of strong performance, intelligent production, and CD-quality audio. In contrast to the many thrown-together records of '60s vintage, this feels like a coherent album. And, best of all, it sounds like a CD; rich in intimate sonic details, with lots of presence, a full range of dynamics, noiseless, spacious, and natural.

This is the last great effort by the first electric blues guitarist, and deserves the full attention of blues and R&B devotees, not to mention fans of the early rock 'n' roll guitar heroes.
--Myles Boisen, CD REVIEW

Walker serves up some of the elegant licks that so distinguished his ground breaking work of the 1940s and '50s. His crisp single-string picking and full bodied chords glide through this after-hours-styled set as he confidently mixes the smooth Ain't This Cold, Baby and I Hate To See You Go with an uptempo Leaving You Behind. His rich vocals on the relaxed blues ballads I Want a Little Girl and Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You are matched by his graceful hollow-body runs on the instrumentals Feeling The Blues and Late Hours Blues (the latter a jumping closer that allows everyone some solo space).
--Bill Dahl, Goldmine

This excellent and tasteful recording was made originally for the Black and Blue label during Walker's 1968 French tour. It features a fine supporting cast of Hal Singer (tenor sax), Georges Arvanitas (piano), Jackie Samson (bass), and S.P. Leary (drums). Each player shares the leader's passion for blues, R&B, and jazz, a passion expressed in both sensitive backgrounds and first-rank soloing.

There are certain rare players in the history of American music whose work ranks so high - by virtue of pure artistry - that they soar above the criteria of the rating game. Talent, originality, dedication, consistency, productivity - in practically every area is T-Bone Walker a model beyond the range of criticism.

--Lawrence Hoffman, Living Blues