B.B King - Live in Japan

AVAILABLE ON MAY 10TH

Only available for the U.S market. Check availability at your local record store or online retailers.

2-LP SET

140-GRAM VINYL 

GATEFOLD LIMITED EDITION

AVAILABLE IN VINYL OUTSIDE JAPAN FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!

Recorded at Sankei Hall, Tokyo, Japan on March 4 and 7, 1971 and released 1971 only in Japan as a double LP, this album presents the great B.B. King on guitar and vocals, backed by a wonderful band including, Earl Turbington & Louis Hubert on saxophones, Joe Burton on trombone, John Browning on trumpet, Wilbert Freeman on bass, Ron Levy on piano, and Sonny Freeman on drums. Among the many highlights are the impromptu jam "Japanese Boogie," "Jamming at Sankei Hall," and "Hikari #88", as well as perennial gems like "How Blue Can You Get?," "Hummingbird," and, of course, "The Thrill Is Gone". 

Tracklist:

SIDE 1:

1. EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES 

2. HOW BLUE CAN YOU GET? 

3. EYE SIGHT TO THE BLIND 

4. NIJI BABY 

SIDE 2:

1. YOU ARE STILL MY WOMAN 

2. CHAINS AND THINGS 

3. SWEET SIXTEEN 

SIDE 3:

1. HUMMINGBIRD 

2. DARLIN’ YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU

3. JAPANESE BOOGIE

SIDE 4:

1. JAMMING AT SANKEI HALL 

2. THE THRILL IS GONE

3. HIKARI #88 

Personnel:

B. B. KING, guitar & vocals

EARL TURBINGTON, alto sax 

LOUIS HUBERT, tenor sax

JOSEPH BURTON, trombone

JOHN BROWNING, trumpet

RON LEVY, piano 

WILBERT FREEMAN, bass

SONNY FREEMAN, drums