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As was the case with many early rock and blues legends (Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters) in the early '70s, B.B. King went to London to cut an album with an assortment of rock royalty of the day. 1971's B.B. KING IN LONDON found the King Of The Blues using members of Fleetwood Mac, Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie as sidemen on an assortment of blues classics and numbers written especially for this project. On Fleecie Moore's jump blues classic "Caledonia," King rubs shoulders with Peter Green and plays some nimble-fingered guitar on the Gary Wright-penned instrumental "Wet Hayshark," powered by the dual drumming of Jim Gordon and Ringo Starr (who plays on three songs in total). British blues godfather Alexis Korner contributed the instrumental "Alexis' Boogie" in which King duets with Korner on acoustic guitar while Steve Marriott wails away on harmonica. Other highlights include Louis Jordan's "We Can't Agree," here turned into a mid-tempo stroll and Dr. John trading in his piano for a guitar on "Ghetto Woman," a rare song with string arrangements that doesn't come off sounding mawkish. King's brightest playing comes on the joyous "Power Of The Blues" and the Stax-soaked fullness of "Ain't Nobody Home."
The plodding rhythms laid down by a coterie of British rock stars for In London make one long for B.B. King's road-tested regular band. But it was the fashion in 1971 to dispatch American blues legends to London to record mediocre LPs with alleged rock royalty (the lineup here includes Ringo Starr, Peter Green, Alexis Korner, and Klaus Voorman). [This version of the album includes bonus material.] ~ Bill Dahl
Recorded at Olympic Studios and Command Studios, London, England on June 9-16, 1971.
Personnel includes: B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Peter Green, Alexis Korner, Paul Butler, David Spinozza (guitar); Duster Bennett, Steve Marriot (harmonica); Bobby Keys (tenor saxophone); Bill Perkins (baritone saxophone, clarinet); Jim Price (trumpet, trombone, electric piano); Ollie Mitchell (trumpet); Chuck Findley (trombone); Pete Wingfield (piano); Gary Wright (piano, organ); The Mystery Shadow (organ); Klaus Voorman, Greg Ridley, John Best (bass), Ringo Starr, Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, Barry Ford (drums), Joshie Armstead, Tasha Thomas, Carl Hall (background vocals).
Rolling Stone (1/6/72, p.64) - "...it finds itself a respectable groove and manages to hold it for a good 40 minutes...a relaxing record, the product of a...confident and always alert artist and some dedicated players who sound like they cared enough to do their very best..." In London Music Review Average Rating: (3.7 out of 5 stars)   laid back and grooving
This is a good album, filled with laid back funky grooves. The album has been criticised for the rhythm section being staid and plodding (it was a host of London musicians, rather than BB's regular band), but I do not find this to be the case. Instead what you get is expertly crafted slower grooves where the songs slowly smolder whilst BB plays minimal yet tasty guitar over the top. "Ghetto Woman" is a fantastic slow burner and worth the price of admission alone. Definitely worth a listen.
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Have heard about this record for a long long time (Since the 70īs actually). Itīs some sort of a milestone in BBīs record history. Never really got down to purchase it - until recently. I donīt listen to any particular kind of music. I just listen to - MUSIC and this is what it is. Itīs a nice packet of songs performed in a relaxed way - as the rewiewer of Rolling Stone writes in the Review spot on this page. And it has stod the test of time pretty good. This is the rare kind of record you want to play over and over again ...a friend you can trust. This one fitīs nicely in to my record collection - and will probebly fit in nicely in to any one elses.
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Have heard about this record for a long long time (Since the 70īs actually). Itīs some sort of a milestone in BBīs record history. Never really got down to purchase it - until recently. I donīt listen to any particular kind of music. I just listen to - MUSIC and this is what it is. Itīs a nice packet of songs performed in a relaxed way - as the rewiewer of Rolling Stone writes in the Review spot on this page. And it has stod the test of time pretty good. This is the rare kind of record you want to play over and over again ...a friend you can trust. This one fitīs nicely in to my record collection - and will probebly fit in nicely in to any one elses.
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