The Very Best Of Albert King (CD)

Albert King is one of the most important post-war blues guitarists. His influence was even more profoundly felt in the rock world than in blues, though he earned iconic stature in both. His unusual style came from playing pickless, upside-down, and left-handed, and from his preference for attack, tone, and volume over speed. King was also one of the first blues players to enter the R&B world, recording on Stax with Booker T. & the MG's.

• Category:  Music  »  Blues  »  Modern Urban Blues
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• Release Date: April 20, 1999
• Label: Rhino Records (USA)
• UPC: 081227570323
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106394683
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #44566 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #924 in Blues (See Top 100 Blues Bestsellers)
• #54 in Modern Urban Blues (See Top 100 Modern Urban Blues Bestsellers)

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Personnel includes: Albert King (vocals, guitar); Booker T. & The MG's.

Recorded between 1960 and 1975. Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl.

Digitally remastered by Bob Fisher.

Of the numerous compilations of Albert King's classic material, Rhino's THE VERY BEST OF is among the finest. With 16 tracks that span the gamut from King's early-'60s recordings for the King label (including the punchy, jump-blues of "C.O.D.") to a 1976 single for Utopia (the string-sweetened "Cadillac Assembly Line"), the album includes nearly all his most essential tracks. The lion's share of the material here is from the axeman's auspicious tenure with Stax from 1966 to 1973. The Stax cuts are graced by the label's session musicians (the very thought of King in the studio with Booker T. and the M.G.'s is enough to make the heart race), and feature some of King's best songwriting, singing, and playing.

Unlike many electric blues players, King never relies on pyrotechnics, but instead is distinguished by feel, phrasing, and his searing, open tone. His unique style is in full flower on incontestable classics "Laundromat Blues," the probing "Personal Manager," and the slow-burn blues anthem "Born Under A Bad Sign." King's singing is always on point too--soulful, and never overstated. This is a perfect place for the uninitiated to begin exploring the impressive catalogue of this blues giant.

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