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. — Al Campbell A loving and well-crafted salute by Roy Gaines, "the greatest living T-BoneWalker interpreter" (Jazz Times), to his mentor and close friend T-BoneWalker; with tunes like Stormy Monday, T-Bone Shuffle, I'm In An Awful Mood and other blues classics, this album is "a modernblues masterpiece." (Real Blues) Reviews: "I Got The T-Bone Walker Blues blows them all away....." --Andy Grigg, Real Blues "a loving and passionate tribute..." --Blues Revue "Highly recommended" --Bill Milkowski, Jazz Times "A tribute that's heartfelt and moving....." --Jim DeKoster, Living Blues "Might be the best CD that I've ever heard" --M. Mickelson, Soundstage Audiophile CD Of The Year 1999 --Soundstage magazine