Trouble Blues (album)
| Trouble Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | November 9, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 38:49 | |||
| Label | Bluesville BVLP 1022 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| Curtis Jones chronology | ||||
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Trouble Blues is an album by blues musician Curtis Jones recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.[1][2][3]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [5] |
AllMusic stated: "The taciturn pianist in the company of a fine New York rhythm section and Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (but on guitar, not piano) made for a winning combination on this 1960 album".[4]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Curtis Jones except where noted
- "Lonesome Bedroom Blues" – 3:26
- "A Whole Lot of Talk for You" – 3:00
- "Suicide Blues" (Armand "Jump" Jackson) – 4:09
- "Please Say Yes" (Ozzie Cadena) – 2:38
- "Weekend Blues" – 3:32
- "Good Woman Blues" (Jackson) – 2:43
- "Trouble Blues" (Cadena, Jones) – 5:05
- "Love Season Blues" – 3:58
- "Low Down Worried Blues" – 3:07
- "Good Time Special" – 2:10
- "Fool Blues" (Jackson) – 2:37
- "Pinetop Boogie" (Pinetop Smith) – 2:54 Additional track on CD reissue
Personnel[edit]
Performance
- Curtis Jones – piano, vocals
- Robert Banks – organ
- Johnny "Big Moose" Walker – guitar
- Leonard Gaskin – bass
- Sticks Evans – drums
Production
References[edit]
- ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series. Retrieved December 4, 2018
- ^ Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography. Retrieved December 4, 2018
- ^ Wirz' American Music: Curtis Jones Discography. Retrieved December 4, 2018
- ^ a b Dahl, Bill. Curtis Jones: Trouble Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.