The Best of B.B. King

UPC: 076731104027
Artist: B.B. King
Format: CD
Release Year: 1990
Record Label: MCA (USA)
Genre: Blues, Regional Collections

Track Listing
1. Hummingbird
2. Cook County Jail Introduction
3. How Blue Can You Get
4. Caldonia
5. Sweet Sixteen
6. Ain't Nobody Home
7. Why I Sing the Blues
8. The Thrill Is Gone
9. Nobody Loves Me But My Mother

Details
Playing Time: 40 min.
Producer: Ed Michel


Album Notes
Assembeled and remastered at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles by Ed Michel and Baker Bigsby.THE BEST OF B.B. KING is a fine assembly of B.B.'s late '60s-early '70s recordings. With attention divided equally between his soul, "jazz," and blues songs, this nine-track set is a perfect introduction to the mid-career works of the guitarist-singer. From certified blues classics like "The Thrill Is Gone" and "Why I Sing The Blues" to sweet Memphis-style soul numbers like "Ain't Nobody Home," this compilation surveys King's songwriting as well as his interpretive abilities. He turns the Louis Jordan staple "Caldonia" into a Chicago-meets-Basin St. blues jam and his gospel-tinged version of Leon Russell's "Hummingbird"--which features Joe Walsh and Leon himself--further stretches the all-encompassing grasp of the jazz-blues-R&B legend, who is forever titled "The King Of The Blues."