Blues 'N' Jazz is the 29th album by B.B. King released in 1983. It was recorded on his 58th birthday, September 16, 1983.

Blues 'N' Jazz
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedM. & I. Recording, New York City and Rivendale Recorders, Pasadena, Texas
GenreBlues
LabelMCA
ProducerSidney A. Seidenberg
B.B. King chronology
Love Me Tender
(1982)
Blues 'N' Jazz
(1983)
Better Than Ever
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background

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Writing in the album sleeve-notes, producer Sid Seidenberg says: "Recording his forty-first album on his birthday in New York was a highlight of B.B.'s career. Returning from one of his most successful tours, in Europe where he played at most of the continent's jazz festivals. B.B. King went into the studio with 'his friends' from Blues and Jazz and began to express himself."[2]

Reception

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Eugene Chadbourne reviewed the album for AllMusic.[1]

The album won a Grammy Award for best blues album of 1983.[1]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Inflation Blues" (Louis Jordan, Allegretto Alexander, Tommy Southern)4.12
2."Broken Heart" (B.B. King)2.43
3."Sell My Monkey" (B.B. King)3.02
4."Heed My Warning" (Louis Jordan, Howard Bowman)5:05
5."Teardrops from My Eyes" (Rudolph Toombs)4.59
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Rainbow Riot" (Andy Gibson, Angelyn Carlington)3.37
7."Darlin' You Know I Love You" (Jules Bihari, Riley B. King)4.44
8."Make Love to Me" (Bill Norvas, Alan Copeland, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Mel Stitzel, Walter Melrose)4:27
9."I Can't Let You Go" (B.B. King)3.48

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Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical

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  • Sidney A. Seidenberg – producer
  • Calvin Owens – arranger
  • Peter Darmi – engineer
  • Doug Grama – assistant engineer
  • Bill Kipper – mastering
  • Kathe Schreyer – art director and designer
  • Timothy Eames – birthday cake
  • Larry DuPont – photographer

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Blues 'n' Jazz - B.B. King - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ^ Sid Seidenberg (1983), sleeve-notes, Blues 'N' Jazz, MCA Records: MCF 3170, MCA-5413
  3. ^ "Blues 'n' Jazz - B.B. King | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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