Blues 'N' Jazz
1983 studio album by B.B. King
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Studio album by B.B. King | ||||
Released | 1983 | |||
Recorded | M. & I. Recording, New York City and Rivendale Recorders, Pasadena, Texas | |||
Genre | Blues | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Sidney A. Seidenberg | |||
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Blues 'N' Jazz is the 29th album by B.B. King released in 1983. It was recorded on his 58th birthday, September 16, 1983.
Background
Writing in the album sleeve-notes, producer Sid Seidenberg says: "Recording his forty-first album on his birthday in New York was a highlight of B.B.'s career. Returning from one of his most successful tours, in Europe where he played at most of the continent's jazz festivals. B.B. King went into the studio with 'his friends' from Blues and Jazz and began to express himself."[2]
Reception
Eugene Chadbourne reviewed the album for AllMusic.[1]
The album won a Grammy Award for best blues album of 1983.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Inflation Blues" (Louis Jordan, Allegretto Alexander, Tommy Southern) | 4.12 |
2. | "Broken Heart" (B.B. King) | 2.43 |
3. | "Sell My Monkey" (B.B. King) | 3.02 |
4. | "Heed My Warning" (Louis Jordan, Howard Bowman) | 5:05 |
5. | "Teardrops from My Eyes" (Rudolph Toombs) | 4.59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Rainbow Riot" (Andy Gibson, Angelyn Carlington) | 3.37 |
7. | "Darlin' You Know I Love You" (Jules Bihari, Riley B. King) | 4.44 |
8. | "Make Love to Me" (Bill Norvas, Alan Copeland, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Mel Stitzel, Walter Melrose) | 4:27 |
9. | "I Can't Let You Go" (B.B. King) | 3.48 |
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Personnel
Musicians
- B.B. King – vocals, guitar
- Harold Austin, Donald A. Wilkerson – saxophone
- William "Billy" Butler – guitar
- Warren Chiasson – vibraphone
- Arnett Cobb, Fred Ford – tenor saxophone
- Lloyd Glenn – piano
- Major Quincey Holley Jr. – bass guitar
- Oliver Jackson – drums
- John J. Longo Sr., James Bolden, Calvin Owens, Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Edgar Synigal Jr. – baritone saxophone[3]
Technical
- Sidney A. Seidenberg – producer
- Calvin Owens – arranger
- Peter Darmi – engineer
- Doug Grama – assistant engineer
- Bill Kipper – mastering
- Kathe Schreyer – art director and designer
- Timothy Eames – birthday cake
- Larry DuPont – photographer
References
- ^ a b c d "Blues 'n' Jazz - B.B. King - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Sid Seidenberg (1983), sleeve-notes, Blues 'N' Jazz, MCA Records: MCF 3170, MCA-5413
- ^ "Blues 'n' Jazz - B.B. King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
External links
- B.B. King – Blues 'N' Jazz at discogs.com
- v
- t
- e
- 1960: My Kind of Blues
- 1968: Blues on Top of Blues
- Lucille
- 1969: Completely Well
- 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds
- 1971: B.B. King in London
- 1972: L.A. Midnight
- Guess Who
- 1973: To Know You Is to Love You
- 1974: Friends
- 1975: Lucille Talks Back
- 1977: King Size
- 1978: Midnight Believer
- 1979: Take It Home
- 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
- 1982: Love Me Tender
- 1983: Blues 'N' Jazz
- 1985: Six Silver Strings
- 1988: King of the Blues: 1989
- 1991: There Is Always One More Time
- 1993: Blues Summit
- 1994: Heart to Heart
- 1997: Deuces Wild
- 1998: Blues on the Bayou
- 1999: Let the Good Times Roll
- 2000: Riding with the King
- Makin' Love Is Good for You
- 2003: Reflections
- 2005: B. B. King & Friends: 80
- 2008: One Kind Favor
- 1965: Live at the Regal
- 1967: Blues Is King
- 1969: Live & Well
- 1971: Live in Cook County Jail
- 1974: Together for the First Time... Live
- 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live
- 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss
- 1990: Live at San Quentin
- 1991: Live at the Apollo
- 1999: Live in Japan
compilations
- 1957: Singin' the Blues
- 1958: The Blues
- 1968: His Best – The Electric B. B. King
- 1983: Why I Sing the Blues
- 1992: King of the Blues
- 1995: Lucille & Friends
- 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits
- 2005: The Ultimate Collection
- 2007: The Best of the Early Years
- 2012: Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King
- 1951: "3 O'Clock Blues"
- 1952: "Shake It Up and Go"
- 1952: "You Know I Love You
- 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues"
- 1956: "Sweet Little Angel"
- 1959: "Sugar Mama"
- 1961: "Someday Baby"
- 1962: "Goin' Down Slow"
- 1963: "Trouble in Mind"
- 1964: "How Blue Can You Get"
- "Rock Me Baby"
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love"
- 1965: "Blue Shadows"
- 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind"
- "Just Like a Woman"
- "Five Long Years"
- "Ain't Nobody's Business"
- 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone"
- "Worried Life"
- 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll"
- 1985: "Big Boss Man"
- 1988: "When Love Comes to Town"
- 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"
- 1961: "Driving Wheel
- 1974: "Black Night"
- 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me"
- 1985: "In the Midnight Hour"
- 1995: "You Shook Me"
- 1998: "Mean Ole' World"
- 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens"
- "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"
- "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"
- "Buzz Me"
- "Saturday Night Fish Fry"
- "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"
- "Early in the Mornin'"
- 2000: "Hold On, I'm Comin'"
- "Come Rain or Come Shine"
- "Since I Fell for You"
- 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad"
- "Early in the Morning"
- 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
- "Sitting on Top of the World"