Trouble Blues (album) explained

Trouble Blues
Type:	Album
Artist:	Curtis Jones
Cover:	Trouble Blues.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	November 9, 1960
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Blues
Length:	38:49
Label:	Bluesville
Producer:	Ozzie Cadena
Chronology:	Curtis Jones
Next Title:	Lonesome Bedroom Blues
Next Year:	1962

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

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Jones except where noted

1. "Lonesome Bedroom Blues" – 3:26
2. "A Whole Lot of Talk for You" – 3:00
3. "Suicide Blues" (Armand "Jump" Jackson) – 4:09
4. "Please Say Yes" (Ozzie Cadena) – 2:38
5. "Weekend Blues" – 3:32
6. "Good Woman Blues" (Jackson) – 2:43
7. "Trouble Blues" (Cadena, Jones) – 5:05
8. "Love Season Blues" – 3:58
9. "Low Down Worried Blues" – 3:07
10. "Good Time Special" – 2:10
11. "Fool Blues" (Jackson) – 2:37
12. "Pinetop Boogie" (Pinetop Smith) – 2:54 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

Performance

• Curtis Jones – piano, vocals
• Robert Banks – organ
• Johnny "Big Moose" Walker – guitar
• Leonard Gaskin – bass
• Sticks Evans – drums

Production

• Ozzie Cadena – supervision
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-bluesville-1000-series/#bvlp-1022 Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series
2. https://www.bsnpubs.com/fantasy/bluesville/bluesville.html Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography
3. https://www.wirz.de/music/jonescur.htm Wirz' American Music: Curtis Jones Discography