On  Hotel Room Blues (Ehlona Records), the Charles Walker Blues Band plays an all-original set spanning jump ("What I Like") minor-key blues ("On Your Floor"), slow shuffles ("Broken Child"), R&B grinders a la "Night Train" ("Burnin Barrel Blues," featuring Rob Waters' excellent B-3), and funk ("Shot of Love").  Sonics are slightly muffled, and Walker tends to extend his sax solos too long, but vocalist Queen Nadine Neal is excellent and guitarist Emre Alp is in the pocket with his rhythms and right on time with leads.  The silky-smooth title track closes the set on a high note.