Released to celebrate Albert King's centennial, his 1999 live album In Session with Stevie Ray Vaughan is now available in its entirety for the first time!
Recorded live for television at CHCH-TV studios in Ontario, Canada in 1983, this is the only known recording of Vaughan and King playing together. Also featured are Tony Llorens (piano/organ), Gus Thornton (bass), and Michael Llorens (drums).
This deluxe edition has been newly mastered by Joe Tarantino. 3-LP set on 180g vinyl in gatefold board jacket.
Vaughan was clearly influenced by King — there are King licks all over his first two recorded efforts, and it was an influence that stayed with him to the end — and he was unafraid to go toe-to-toe with his idol. King must have been impressed, since In Session never devolves into a mere cutting contest. Instead, each musician spurs the other to greater heights. For aficionados of either guitarist, that means the album isn't just worth a listen — it means that it's a record that sounds as exciting on each subsequent listen as it does the first time through.-Stephen Thomas Erlewine, 4.5/5
...a blues jam for the ages.-Guitar World
Features
• Deluxe Edition
• 180g Vinyl
• 3LP
• December 6, 1983 Live Recording in Its Entirety for the First Time
• The Only Known Recording of Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan Playing Together
• Mastered by Paul Blakemore
• Lacquers Cut by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl
• Triple Gatefold Board Jacket
• Made in USA
Selections
Side A:
1. "Introduction"
2. Born Under A Bad Sign
Side B:
1. Texas Flood
Side C:
1. Call It Stormy Monday
2. "Old Times"
3. Pride And Joy
4. Ask Me No Questions
Side D:
1. "Pep Talk"
2. Blues At Sunrise
3. "Turn It Over"
4. Overall Junction
Side E:
1. Match Box Blues
2. "Who Is Stevie?"
3. Don't Lie To Me
Side F:
1. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
2. "Outro"