Blues at Sunset

1993 live album by Albert King
Blues at Sunset
Live album by
Albert King
Released1993
RecordedAugust 20, 1972 (Wattstax) and July 1, 1973 (Montreux)
GenreBlues
Length49:21
LabelStax Records
ProducerAl Bell (Wattstax)
Albert King chronology
Thursday Night in San Francisco
(1990)
Blues at Sunset
(1993)
Chicago 1978
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[1]

Blues at Sunset is a blues album by Albert King, recorded live at Wattstax (August 20, 1972) and at the Montreux Jazz Festival (July 1, 1973), and released in 1993. Material recorded at the 1973 Montreux festival had previously been released in his albums Montreux Festival and Blues At Sunrise.

Track listing

  1. "Match Box Blues" (Albert King) – 4:41
  2. "Got To Be Some Changes Made" (Albert King, Conrad) – 5:31
  3. "I'll Play the Blues For You" (Jerry Beach) – 5:40
  4. "Killing Floor" (Chester Burnett) – 3:37
  5. "Angel of Mercy" (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson) – 5:02
  6. "Match Box Blues" (Albert King) – 5:22
  7. "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) – 2:35
  8. "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" (Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews) – 5:02
  9. "Stormy Monday" (Aaron "T-Bone" Walker) – 11:51

At Wattstax: #1-5. At Montreux: #6-9.

Personnel (Wattstax)

Wattstax recording by Wally Heider Studios.

Personnel (Montreux)

Montreux recording by SR (Radio Suisse) staff.

Digital Remastering : 1993, Phil de Lancie (Phantasy Studios, Berkeley).

References

  1. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
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Studio albums
Years Gone By (1969)
Blues for Elvis – King Does the King's Things (1970)
Lovejoy (1971)
I'll Play the Blues for You (1972)
I Wanna Get Funky (1974)
The Pinch a.k.a. The Blues Don't Change (1974)
Albert (1976)
King Albert (1977)
I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby (1984)
Live albums
Live Wire/Blues Power (1968)
Blues at Sunrise (1988)
Wednesday Night in San Francisco (1990)
Thursday Night in San Francisco (1990)
Blues at Sunset (1993)
In Session (1999)
Compilations
The Big Blues (1962)
Born Under a Bad Sign (1967)
Singles
"I Get Evil" (1962)
"Crosscut Saw" (1967)
"Born Under a Bad Sign" (1967)
"As the Years Go Passing By" (1969)
"The Hunter" (1969)
"The Very Thought of You" (1979)
Other songs
"Kansas City" (1967)
"I Almost Lost My Mind" (1967)
"Watermelon Man" (1968)
"Every Day I Have the Blues" (1968)
"Drifting Blues" (1968)
"Killing Floor" (1969)
"The Sky Is Crying" (1969)
"You Don't Love Me" (1969)
"Hound Dog" (1970)
"What'd I Say" (1971)
"She Caught the Katy" (1971)
"I'll Be Doggone" (1972)
"Match Box Blues" (1973)
"Stormy Monday" (1973)
1976: "I'm Ready" (1976)
"My Babe" (1976)
"Dust My Broom" (1984)
"Red House" (1992)
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