Another essential
T-Bone Walker collection, Complete Imperial Recordings: 1950-1954 is a two-disc dish with 52 sensational tracks from his stint at Lew Chudd's Imperial Records label. Whether waxing with his own jump blues unit in L.A. or Dave Bartholomew's hard-drivers in New Orleans, Walker always stayed true to his vision, and the proof was in the grooves: "
Glamour Girl", "The Hustle Is On", "
Tell Me What's the Reason", "High Society", "
Cold, Cold Feeling", and the immaculate jumping instrumental "
Strollin' with Bones" all date from this historic period of Walker's legacy.
The Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950-1954 review by allmusic.com