Jazz Casual: B.B. King (1968)

Synopsis: This performance by blues giant B.B. King performed on Gleason's intimate live music program is a great example of the man's playing at the height of his considerable powers. Though King's later work is still very good, it really doesn't hold a candle to his playing in the early 1960s, when his... This performance by blues giant B.B. King performed on Gleason's intimate live music program is a great example of the man's playing at the height of his considerable powers. Though King's later work is still very good, it really doesn't hold a candle to his playing in the early 1960s, when his sound was raw, his singing less affected, and his fingers more agile. Features six songs, including "Got a Whole Lot of Lovin'" and "That's Wrong, Little Mama." Originally broadcast May 9, 1968. [More]