BB King - One Kind Favor (2008) [Blues][mp3 320][h33t][schon55]

BB King - One Kind Favor

Year: Aug 26, 2008

Label: Geffen Records

Bitrate: 320 kbps



The album won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the 51st Grammy Awards.



As far as I'm concerned this is the best studio album from BB King since "Blues On The Bayou." The sound is simple and great. It sounds like "live" blues in the studio. It doesn't sound "over" produced and "perfect." All of the players on this CD just bring it together. It's very light, natural, and free-flowing. The choice of material is excellent. Even though these are not original tunes, I

don't believe BB King has previously recorded any of these nor have I heard them during any of his live performances. I hope Mr. King follows up with a similar CD in the future. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of "One Kind Favor." ~ Jason M. Mason I just got done listening to 'One Kind Favor' and all I can say is, B.B., please make music until you are 100 - this album is OUTSTANDING. T-Bone Burnet, the album's producer did a phenomenal job re-creating the sound of B.B.'s 40's and 50's music.



The horns give the music and after-hours feel, and B.B. has a great band featuring notables like Nathan East (Clapton) on stand up bass, and Jim Keltner on drums.

Despite being 82 when this was recorded, you'd never know it by the way B.B's voice sounds. He can still let it rip when he wants to, like on 'Waiting For Your Call' or 'My Love Is Down'. Other times he and the band sound like they're having a ball on cuts like 'Blues Before Sunrise', 'Midnight Blues' and 'Backwater Blues'. Even at his age, B.B.'s playing still sounds fresh and exciting. He may not sting like in the old days, but his notes still can both soothe and exhilarate. The real keeper on this disc is the Lonnie Johnson number 'Tommorow Night' where's B.B.'s voice really hits home, and also features a great sax break.



The great thing about this album is you can sit back on a summer day with a cold beer or pour a glass of wine on a cold winter night and just let the mood and music take you away. We can only wish muscians half B.B's age would make music this good. As the saying goes, ' if you can't dig this you got a hole in your soul! ' ~ James Arria



Personnel:

B.B. King - vocals, guitar

Dr. John - piano

Nathan East - double bass

Mike Elizondo - electric bass, double bass

Jim Keltner- drums, percussion

Jay Bellerose - drums, percussion

Ernie Fields Jr. - baritone saxophone

Jeffrey Clayton - alto saxophone

Neil Larsen - hammond organ

Darrell Leonard - trumpet, arranger, horn Arrangements

Ira Nepus - trombone

Charles Owens II - tenor saxophone

Johnny Lee Schell - guitar



BB King - One Kind Favor Tracks:

01 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon Jefferson)

02 I Get So Weary (T-Bone Walker)

03 Get These Blues Off Me (Lee Vida Walker)

04 How Many More Years (Chester Burnett)

05 Waiting for Your Call (Oscar Lollie)

06 My Love Is Down (Lonnie Johnson)

07 The World Is Gone Wrong (Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon)

08 Blues Before Sunrise (John Lee Hooker)

09 Midnight Blues (John Willie Shifty Henry)

10 Backwater Blues (Big Bill Broonzy)

11 Sitting on Top of the World (Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon)

12 Tomorrow Night (Lonnie Johnson)