Live at San Quentin by B.B. King (CD, Aug-1990, MCA (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	076732645529
Artist:	B.B. King
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1990
Record Label:	MCA (USA)
Genre:	Blues, Regional Collections

Track Listing
1. B.B. King Intro
2. Let the Good Times Roll
3. Every Day I Have the Blues
4. Whole Lot of Lovin', A
5. Sweet Little Angel
6. Never Make a Move Too Soon
7. Into the Night
8. Ain't Nobody's Business
9. Thrill Is Gone, The
10. Peace to the World
11. Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
12. Sweet Sixteen
13. Rock Me Baby

Details
Playing Time:	65 min.
Producer:	Trade Martin
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Live
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Leon Warren (guitar); Walter King, Edgar Synigal (saxophone); James Bolden (trumpet); Eugene Carrier (keyboards); Michael Doster (bass); Calep Emphrey (drums).All selections recorded live at San Quentin Prison on May 25, 1990 except "Peace To The World".All tracks are digitally remastered.Personnel: B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Walter King, Eddie Saxman Synigal (saxophone); James Bolden (trumpet); Eugene Carrier (keyboards); Mike Doster (bass guitar); Calep Emphrey (drums).Liner Note Author: Dennis Jones.Recording information: San Quentin Prison.Director: Walter King.Photographers: Luciano Viti; David Corio.Unknown Contributor Roles: Warden Daniel Vasquez; Trade Martin.Much gutsier than the REGAL album, this is in harmony with the patrons as King plays to a different audience; the inmates of one of America's toughest prisons. King devotes a lot of his time every year performing to prisoners, and he coummunicates on this album without patronizing them. This is a fairly predictable set but the high level recording (presumably to block out any obscenities) makes it one of his most exciting live albums. Songs he has played a thousand times sound fresh and energetic, notably "Everyday I Have The Blues" and "Let The Good Times Roll."

Editorial Reviews
...Boasts crisper sound than the original....the performances are professional and well executed...
Living Blues (20010701)

King has long been involved with issues of prison reform, and like the earlier live recording he made at a penal instituion, Live At Cook County Jail, his empathy and concern for the inmates is reflected not only in the fact of his performance and recording, but in the quality of the performance heard here...everything is done with King's typical intensity and substance.
Living Blues (19910501)

4 stars - Very Good - ..a loose, cooking affair that gets your blood boiling and your feet moving.
Down Beat (19910601)

Q Recommended - ..It will delight fans old and new.