Blues at Sunset is a blues album by Albert King, recorded live at Wattstax (August 20, 1972) and at the Montreux Jazz Festival (July 1, 1973), and released in 1993. Material recorded at the 1973 Montreux festival had previously been released in his albums Montreux Festival and Blues At Sunrise.

Blues at Sunset
Live album by
Released1993
RecordedAugust 20, 1972 (Wattstax) and July 1, 1973 (Montreux)
GenreBlues
Length49:21
LabelStax Records
ProducerAl Bell (Wattstax)
Albert King chronology
Thursday Night in San Francisco
(1990)
Blues at Sunset
(1993)
Chicago 1978
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Match Box Blues" (Albert King) – 4:41
  2. "Got To Be Some Changes Made" (Albert King, Conrad) – 5:31
  3. "I'll Play the Blues For You" (Jerry Beach) – 5:40
  4. "Killing Floor" (Chester Burnett) – 3:37
  5. "Angel of Mercy" (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson) – 5:02
  6. "Match Box Blues" (Albert King) – 5:22
  7. "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) – 2:35
  8. "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" (Al Jackson Jr., Timothy Matthews) – 5:02
  9. "Stormy Monday" (Aaron "T-Bone" Walker) – 11:51

At Wattstax: #1-5. At Montreux: #6-9.

Personnel (Wattstax)

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Wattstax recording by Wally Heider Studios.

Personnel (Montreux)

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Montreux recording by SR (Radio Suisse) staff.

Digital Remastering : 1993, Phil de Lancie (Phantasy Studios, Berkeley).

References

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  1. ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.