Live & Well (B.B. King album)
Live & Well is a studio album by B. B. King, released in 1969. It consists of five tracks recorded "live" at the Village Gate, in New York City, and five additional studio tracks.
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 48:05 | |||
| Label | BluesWay | |||
| Producer | Bill Szymczyk | |||
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Explaining the album's title, producer Bill Szymczyk wrote in the liner notes: "We got together, what I consider to be, some of the best young blues musicians in the country and locked ourselves in 'The Hit Factory' for two nights. The results of those two nights are the 'well' side of this album."
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
All tracks by B. B. King, except where noted.
- "Don't Answer the Door" (James Franklin "Jimmy" Johnson) - 6:14
- "Just a Little Love" - 5:18
- "My Mood" - 2:39
- "Sweet Little Angel" (King, Jules Taub) - 5:03
- "Please Accept My Love" (King, Clarence Garlow, Sam Ling) - 3:14
- "I Want You So Bad" - 4:15
- "Friends" (King, Bill Szymczyk) - 5:37
- "Get Off My Back, Woman" (King, Ferdinand Washington) - 3:16
- "Let's Get Down to Business" - 3:36
- "Why I Sing the Blues" (Dave Clark, King) - 8:36
"Live" Session: Tracks 1 to 5. "Well" Session: Tracks 6 to 10.
Personnel
- B.B. King – guitar, vocals
"Live" session:
- Sonny Freeman – drums
- Lee Gatling – saxophone
- Val Patillo – bass guitar
- Patrick Williams – trumpet
- Charlie Boles – organ
"Well" session:
- Paul "Harry" Harris – piano
- Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Gerald Jemmott – bass guitar
- Herb Lovelle – drums
- Al Kooper – piano [only on tracks 6 & 8]
References
- "AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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