Blind Dog Radio

Trouble Blues by Curtis Jones

Label: Prestige/Bluesville Records.
Release Date: April 15, 1993.
Recording Time: 39 minutes.
Release Info: Studio Recording (BV-1022).
Recording Date: November 9, 1960.
Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ; November 9, 1960.

Styles: Chicago Blues, Piano Blues, Regional Blues.

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. Jones delivers his downbeat "Suicide Blues," "Low Down Worried Blues," "Lonesome Bedroom Blues"...well, you get the picture. Jones wasn't exactly an upbeat kind of guy. The compilers did unearth a bonus for the CD version: Jones's treatment of "Pinetop Boogie." ~ Bill Dahl

Credits: Robert Banks - Organ; Ozzie Cadena - Composer, Supervisor; Phil De Lancie - Digital Remastering, Remastering; Esmond Edwards - Artwork, Cover Art, Photography; Belton Evans - Drums; Leonard Gaskin - Bass;  Rudy Van Gelder - Recording; Joe Goldberg - Liner Notes; Armand Jump Jackson - Composer; Curtis Jones - Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals; Pinetop Smith - Composer; Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer; Johnny "Big Moose" Walker - Guitar.

Tracklist: 
01. Lonesome Bedroom Blues (3:23)
02. A Whole Lot Of Talk For You (2:58)
03. Suicide Blues (4:06)
04. Please Say Yes (2:35)
05. Weekend Blues (3:29)
06. Good Woman Blues (2:41)
07. Trouble Blues (5:02)
08. Love Season (3:55)
09. Low Down Worried Blues (3:04)
10. Good Time Special (2:08)
11. Fool Blues (2:34)
12. Pinetop Boogie (previously unissued) (2:54)