CURTIS JONES
                 Trouble Blues 
                 OBCCD-515-2 (Bluesville 1022) ~ $11.98

                 Texas-born bluesman Curtis Jones, who enjoyed a spell of success in the late Thirties
                 with his classic "Lonesome Bedroom Blues," was a nearly forgotten figure when he
                 walked into Rudy Van Gelder's studio on November 9, 1960 to wax the first album of
                 his long career. Trouble Blues led to recordings for other labels and a nine-year
                 residency in Europe, which ended with his death in Munich in 1971. Jones was a
                 highly emotive vocalist who sang in a nasal style reminiscent of his contemporary
                 Walter Davis and later blues star Jimmy McCracklin; and he used minimal piano both
                 to accompany and play in unison with his vocals. Making a rare appearance as a
                 guitarist on the Prestige/Bluesville session was Chicago pianist Johnny "Big Moose"
                 Walker, whose tasty guitar approach was much like that of Lowell Fulson.

                 Lonesome Bedroom Blues, A Whole Lot of Talk for You, Suicide Blues, Please
                 Say Yes, Weekend Blues, Good Woman Blues, Trouble Blues, Love Season, Low
                 Down Worried Blues, Good Time Special, Fool Blues, plus CD bonus track
                 Pinetop Boogie

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