Albert King - Let's Have a Natural Ball (Modern Blues, 1989) This is a collection of singles King cut in the late 50's, well before his rise to soul-blues legendhood with the Stax label. On this disc, he plays some stinging guitar led electric blues and sings in a deep, strong voice. Tight, economical guitar playing and punchy horn riffs over rippling piano over solid bass and drums are the order of the day here. A couple of killer instrumental sides "Dyna Flow" and "This Morning" feature King's great guitar chops, while "Don't Throw Your Love On Me" and "Goin' to California" are great simmering mid-tempo blues, while "I Get Evil" and the swift, swinging title track are the standouts amongst the cookers. This is a great disc of classic electric blues.
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Love that Albert King. I think guitarists, especially blues guitarist, should strive to be a little more economical in their playing. I've seen some embarrassing guitar stuff lately with rockers playing blues ballads so fast it hampered by breathing. Love your blog.
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