Blues 'N' Jazz

Blues 'N' Jazz
Studio album by B.B. King
Released	1983
Recorded	M. & I. Recording, New York City and Rivendale Recorders, Pasadena, Texas
Genre	Blues
Label	MCA
Producer	Sidney A. Seidenberg
B.B. King chronology
Love Me Tender (1982) Blues 'N' Jazz (1983) Better Than Ever (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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

Background

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

Eugene Chadbourne reviewed the album for AllMusic.^[1]

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

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

^[1]

Personnel

Musicians

• B.B. King – vocals, guitar
• Harold Austin, Donald A. Wilkerson – saxophone
• William "Billy" Butler – guitar
• Warren Chiasson – vibraphone
• Arnett Cobb, Fred Ford – tenor saxophone
• Lloyd Glenn – piano
• Major Quincey Holley Jr. – bass guitar
• Oliver Jackson – drums
• John J. Longo Sr., James Bolden, Calvin Owens, Woody Shaw – trumpet
• Edgar Synigal Jr. – baritone saxophone^[3]

Technical

• 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

1. "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.

External links

• B.B. King – Blues 'N' Jazz at discogs.com