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B.B. King - B.B. King In London [1971]

Tracks:
 1."Caldonia" (Fleecie Moore) -- 4:01
 2."Blue Shadows" (Glenn) -- 5:11
 3."Alexis Boogie" (Alexis Korner) -- 3:30
 4."We Can't Agree" (Gray, Jordan) -- 4:48
 5."Ghetto Woman" (Clark, King) -- 5:15
 6."Wet Hayshark" (Wright) -- 2:29
 7."Part-Time Love" (Hammond) -- 3:17
 8."The Power of the Blues" (Wingfield) -- 2:23
 9."Ain't Nobody Home" (Jerry Ragovoy) -- 3:09

Personnnel:
 B. B. King - lead guitar, vocals
 Ringo Starr - drums
 Peter Green - guitar
 Alexis Korner - guitar
 Jim Price - trumpet, trombone, electric piano
 Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone
 Gary Wright - piano, organ
 Klaus Voorman - bass
 Duster Bennett - harmonica
 Steve Marriott - harmonica
 Greg Ridley - bass
 Jerry Shirley - drums
 Pete Wingfield - piano
 Paul Butler - guitar
 John Best - bass
 Jim Gordon - drums
 Bill Perkins - baritone saxophone, clarinet
 Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
 Chuck Findley - trombone
 Jim Keltner - drums
 Mac Rebennack (Dr John) - keyboards
 Barry Ford - drums
 Rick Wright (Not of Pink Floyd fame) - keyboards
 David Spinozza - guitar
 Dr Ragovoy - piano
 Joshie Armstead - background vocals
 Tasha Thomas - background vocals
 Carl Hall - background vocals
 Steve Winwood as mystery shadow organ player
 
Recorded at Olympic Studios and Command Studios, London, England.

Reacties op deze cd
> De een: 
On this album, B.B. travels to London and records with some of Europe's finest rock musicians of the time, following the footsteps of Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, and Muddy Waters who did the same with mixed results. The result is a blues rock outing where B.B. doesn't disappoint, but the backing musicians and arrangements do. Fans of B.B.'s straight blues stylings will be a little put off of the rock sound, but B.B.'s voice is strong and, at times, his guitar is allowed to shine. The backing musicians try hard to play the blues, but the best they can muster is a tight rock sound that sometimes works. This is an entirely listenable and enjoyable disc, but not your typical B.B. Take this for what it is. 
> De ander:
The truth is that this is one of B.B.'s best recordings. 
It was recorded in London in 1971 over a 7 day period and anyone who was anyone was there to record a cut with B.B. The album features appearances by Gary Wright, Klaus Voorman, Ringo Starr, Jim Gordon, Bobby Keys, Jim Keltner, John Uribe, Alexis Korner and Dr. Ragovy to name a few.
The recordings have a fresh and lively sense about them that is remenicient of a jam, yet with such talent, they make better musical sense than most planned arrangements.
The album contains what I believe is the best recording B.B. ever made of the classic swing-blues tune "Caledonia."
Another treat is a rare accoustical duet that B.B. plays with Alexis Korner, who also wrote "Alexis' Boogie." The number really showcases B.B.'s excellent sense for playing call and response riffs. 
..... this is the one that I value the most for it's honesty and the sheer joy one hears in each performance. 
It is a recording of great musicians having a lot of fun- don't miss out on it. 

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