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In Session
Albert King
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Label: Commercial Marketing
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Audio CD
Release date:9th November 2010
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Track Listing
- 1. Call It Stormy Monday
- 2. Old Times
- 3. Pride and Joy
- 4. Ask Me No Questions
- 5. Pep Talk
- 6. Blues At Sunrise
- 7. Turn It Over
- 8. Overall Junction
- 9. Match Box Blues
- 10. Who Is Stevie?
- 11. Don't Lie To Me
- 12. Introduction
- 13. Texas Flood
- 14. Call It Stormy Monday
- 15. Matchbox Blues
- 16. Pep Talk
- 17. Don't Lie To Me
- 18. Who Is Stevie?
- 19. Pride and Joy
- 20. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts of Town
- 21. Outro
Product Description
On December 6, 1983, legendary blues guitarist Albert King joined his disciple Stevie Ray Vaughan on a Canadian sound stage for the live music television series In Session. Magic happened. The highly sought after video footage from that one-time renowned summit becomes available for the first time ever with the release of Stax Records' deluxe two-disc CD/DVD In Session.
The DVD contains three classic performances unavailable on the previously issued audio disc: "Born Under a Bad Sign," the landmark title track from Albert King's biggest Stax release written by William Bell and Booker T. Jones; Stevie Ray's "Texas Flood," the Larry Davis-penned title track of Vaughan's immortal debut album; and "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town," made famous by Louis Jordan and later, Ray Charles.
"It was evident from the first choruses," writes liner notes author/musicologist Samuel Charters, "that they were playing for each other. And that was the best audience either of them could ever have. The music never lost its intensity, its quality of something very important being handed back and forth and there was time for Stevie and Albert to see where their ideas took them."
Accolades have showered upon this momentous encounter. "As a document of what was probably one of the greatest nights in the musical life of SRV, this belongs in the collection of every true fan," said the Austin American-Statesman. Sonic Boomers added, "Both men are gone now, but rare recordings like In Session remind us of a time when blues giants still walked the earth side by side." Elmore magazine called it "an indispensible part of any blues fan's collection." And BluesWax noted, "thank goodness, this disc lives on and on."
Now this previously unavilable visual document featuring two giants of American blues can be enjoyed by audiences the world over. Sadly, King and Vaughan would not share a stage together ever again. Vaughan, 31 years King's junior, died in a helicopter crash in the fog on the way back from a concert in 1990. King outlived him by two years, dying of a heart attack in 1992. They didn't meet often, and their careers took different paths. But we can all be grateful for that one long day in a television studio when sparks flew and this timeless performance was forever captured.
Albert King
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Label: Commercial Marketing
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Audio CD
Release date:24th August 1999
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- You send us a message as described above.
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Track Listing
- 1. Call It Stormy Monday
- 2. Old Times
- 3. Pride And Joy
- 4. Ask Me No Questions
- 5. Pep Talk
- 6. Blues At Sunrise
- 7. Turn It Over
- 8. Overall Junction
- 9. Match Box Blues
- 10. Who Is Stevie?
- 11. Don't Lie To Me
Album Description
Originally recorded for Canadian television. The two blues g uitar legends jam on 'Stormy Monday', 'Don't lie To Me' and 'Pride and Joy'. 1999 release. Standard jewel case.
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Recorded for a television program of the same name back in 1983, In Session bills itself as the only known recording of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King, who was Vaughan's idol and mentor, playing together. That leads to some heavy expectations, which fortunately aren't disappointed, at least if you aren't expecting the customary over-the-top performances Vaughan was famous for. His playing here is much more laid-back and controlled, which is actually a recommendation--the stylistic similarities between teacher and student are that much more pronounced. The songs are mostly King concert staples, with the exception of "Pride and Joy"; highlights include the T-Bone Walker classic "Call It Stormy Monday" and one of King's own, "Overall Junction," which features some excellent guitar solo work. The snippets of recorded conversation between songs are interesting curiosities as well. --Genevieve Williams
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