Milestones of a Blues Legend

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: "Singin' The Blues" (1957)
#TitleRatingLength
1-1Please Love Me
producer:
Joe Bihari
alto saxophone:
George Coleman (US jazz saxophonist) (in 1952-12)
bass:
James Walker (Bassist credited as playing with B.B. King) (in 1952-12)
congas:
Charles Crosby (drums) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):
Ted Curry (in 1952-12)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1952-12)
piano:
Connie McBooker (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Harvey (saxophone) (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Floyd Jones (Soul trumpet player and arranger) (in 1952-12)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1952-12)
arranger:
Bill Harvey (saxophone)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1953) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1953)
recorded at:
ACA Studios in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Please Love Me (in 1952-12)
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
2:52
1-2You Upset Me Baby
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1954-05)
alto saxophone:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (in 1954-05)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (in 1954-05)
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1954-05)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (in 1954-05)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") (in 1954-05) and “Bumps” Myers (in 1954-05)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1954-05)
arranger:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
publisher:
Intersong Music
recording of:
You Upset Me Baby (in 1954-05)
writer:
Riley B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
3:04
1-3Everyday I Have The Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1955)
congas:
Charles Crosby (drums) (on 1954-03-02)
guitar:
B.B. King (on 1954-03-02)
vocals:
B.B. King (on 1954-03-02)
arranger:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1954) and P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here) (in 1954)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-03-02)
cover recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues (on 1954-03-02)
writer:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
revised by:
Peter Chatman
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
2:50
1-4Bad Luck
cover recording of:
Bad Luck Blues
writer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK)
42:55
1-5Three O'Clock Blues
cover recording of:
Three O’Clock Blues (First recorded in 1946)
writer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
3:01
1-6Blind Love
recording of:
Blind Love
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
3:06
1-7Woke Up This Morning
recording of:
Woke Up This Morning
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing and Powerforce Music
2:58
1-8You Know I Love You
recording of:
Darlin' You Know I Love You
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Modern Music Publishing Co., Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
3:06
1-9Sweet Little Angel
recording of:
Sweet Little Angel
writer:
Jules Bihari and B.B. King
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Powerforce Music, Sounds Of Lucille, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
3:13
1-10Ten Long Years
recording of:
Ten Long Years
writer:
Jules Bihari and Riley B. King
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
2:49
1-11Did You Ever Love A Woman
cover recording of:
Did You Ever Love a Woman
composer:
Arnold Dwight Moore (Arnold Dwight Moore)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:35
1-12Crying Won't Help You
recording of:
Cryin' Won't Help You Now
composer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Pamco Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
3:00
1-13Miss Martha King (1949)
recording of:
Miss Martha King
writer:
B.B. King
2:43
1-14When Your Baby Packs Up And Goes (1949)
recording of:
When Your Baby Packs Up and Goes
writer:
B.B. King
2:29
1-15Got The Blues (1949)
recording of:
Got the Blues
writer:
B.B. King
2:46
1-16Take A Swing With Me (1949)
recording of:
Take a Swing With Me
writer:
B.B. King
2:33
1-17B.B. Boogie (1950)
recording of:
B.B. Boogie
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
3:12
1-18Mistreated Woman (1950)
recording of:
Mistreated Woman
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:46
1-19The Other Night Blues (1950)
recording of:
The Other Night Blues
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
3:37
1-20My Baby's Gone (1950)
recording of:
My Baby's Gone
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:00
▼ CD 2: "The Blues" (1957)
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2-1Why Do Things Happen To Me
cover recording of:
Why Do Everything Happen to Me?
lyricist and composer:
Roy Hawkins
2:47
2-2Ruby Lee
recording of:
Ruby Lee
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
3:02
2-3When My Heart Beats Like Hammer
recording of:
When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Powerforce Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:56
2-4Past Day (Don't Have To Cry)
recording of:
Past Day
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
3:16
2-5Boogie Woogie Woman
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Woman
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:49
2-6Early In The Morning
recording of:
Early Every Morning
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
2:36
2-7I Want To Get Married
recording of:
I Want to Get Married
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
3:04
2-8That Ain't The Way To Do It
recording of:
That Ain’t the Way to Do It
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:19
2-9Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
cover recording of:
Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
composer:
J.J. Cale
2:56
2-10Don't You Want A Man Like Me
recording of:
Don’t You Want a Man Like Me
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:22
2-11You Know I Go For You
recording of:
You Know I Go for You
writer:
B.B. King, Sam Ling and Jules Taub
2:39
2-12What Can I Do
recording of:
What Can I Do
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:50
2-13She's A Mean Woman (1951)
recording of:
She's a Mean Woman
writer:
B.B. King
2:33
2-14B.B. Blues (1951)
recording of:
B.B. Blues
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
2:29
2-15She's Dynamite (1951)
cover recording of:
She’s Dynamite
lyricist and composer:
Hudson Whittaker
2:32
2-16Shake It Up And Go (1952)
recording of:
Shake It Up and Go
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:37
2-17Someday, Somewhere (1952)
recording of:
Some Day Some Where
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:53
2-18You Didn't Want Me (1952)
recording of:
You Didn't Want Me
writer:
B.B. King
2:36
2-19Fine Looking Woman (1952)
recording of:
Fine Lookin' Woman
writer:
B.B. King
2:23
▼ CD 3: "B.B. King Wails" (1958)
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3-1Sweet Thing
recording of:
Sweet Thing
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
2:55
3-2I've Got Papers On You Baby
recording of:
I've Got Papers on You
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:23
3-3Tomorrow Is Another Day
recording of:
Tomorrow Is Another Day
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
2:56
3-4Come By Here
recording of:
Come By Here
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:17
3-5The Fool
recording of:
The Fool
writer:
B.B. King
2:41
3-6I Love You So
recording of:
I Love You So
writer:
Sam Ling
2:53
3-7The Woman I Love
recording of:
The Woman That I Love
writer:
Joe Bihari and B.B. King
3:02
3-8We Can't Make It
recording of:
We Can’t Make It
writer:
B.B. King
2:39
3-9Treat Me Right
recording of:
Treat Me Right
writer:
B.B. King
2:22
3-10Time To Say Goodbye
recording of:
Time to Say Goodbye
writer:
Joe Josea, B.B. King and Sam Ling
2:09
3-11Story From My Heat And Soul (1952)
recording of:
Story From My Heart and Soul
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:59
3-12She Don't Move Me No More (1952)
recording of:
She Don't Move Me No More
writer:
B.B. King
3:06
3-13My Own Fault, Darling (1952)
cover recording of:
It’s My Own Fault
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:35
3-14Gotta Find My Baby (1952)
recording of:
Gotta Find My Baby
writer:
B.B. King
2:26
3-15Highway Bound (1953)
recording of:
Highway Bound
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:47
3-16Please Hurry Home (1953)
recording of:
Please Hurry Home
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:44
3-17Neighbourhood Affair (1953)
recording of:
Neighborhood Affair
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:57
3-18Why Did You Leave Me (1953)
recording of:
Why Did You Leave Me
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
3:07
3-19The Woman I Love (1954)
recording of:
The Woman That I Love
writer:
Joe Bihari and B.B. King
2:42
3-20Whole Lotta Love (1954)
recording of:
Whole Lotta Love
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") and Joe Josea
3:10
▼ CD 4: "B.B. King Sings Spirituals" (1959)
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4-1Precious Lord
cover recording of:
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
lyricist and arranger:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
additional composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
George Nelson Allen (American composer from the 1800s)
3:24
4-2Save A Seat For Me
recording of:
Save a Seat for Me
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:05
4-3Ole Time Religion
recording of:
Old-Time Religion (Gospel song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:27
4-4Sweet Chariot
cover recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
2:09
4-5Servant's Prayer
cover recording of:
Thy Servant's Prayer Amen
lyricist and composer:
Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”)
3:03
4-6Jesus Gave Me Water
cover recording of:
Jesus Gave Me Water
writer:
Lucie E. Campbell (Music director of the US National Baptist Convention)
3:03
4-7I Never Heard A Man
cover recording of:
I Never Heard a Man
writer:
Lloyd Woodard (American gospel singer)
2:37
4-8Army Of The Lord
cover recording of:
Army of the Lord
lyricist and composer:
Stuart Hamblen
publisher:
Hamblen Music
3:07
4-9I Am Willing To Run All The Way
recording of:
I'm Willing to Run All the Way
3:39
4-10I'm Working On The Building
cover recording of:
Working on a Building (Bowles and O'Hoyle version)
writer:
Lillian Bowles and Winifred O’Hoyle
version of:
Working on the Building
2:49
4-11Love You Baby (1954)
recording of:
Love You Baby
writer:
B.B. King
2:25
4-12Sneakin' Around (1954)
cover recording of:
Sneakin' Around
lyricist and composer:
Jessie Mae Robinson
publisher:
Cherio Corporation and Crawford Music
3:03
4-13Bye Bye Baby (1954)
recording of:
Bye! Bye! Baby
writer:
B.B. King
2:32
4-14Praying To The Lord (1954)
recording of:
Praying to the Lord
writer:
B.B. King
2:50
4-15Everything I Do Is Wrong (1954)
recording of:
Everything I Do Is Wrong
writer:
B.B. King
2:26
4-16Please Help Me (1954)
recording of:
Please Help Me
writer:
B.B. King
3:18
4-17Don't You Want A Man Like Me (1954)
recording of:
Don’t You Want a Man Like Me
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:41
4-18I'm In Love (1955)
recording of:
I'm In Love With A Girl
writer:
Joe Josea and Sam Ling
2:18
▼ CD 5: "Compositions Of Duke Ellington And Others" (1960)
#TitleRatingLength
5-1Cottontail
cover recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:08
5-2Solitude
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:17
5-3Jack The Bear
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
Jack the Bear
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:29
5-4Sophisticated Lady
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:37
5-5Jeeps Blues
cover recording of:
Jeep’s Blues
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
4:38
5-6Take The "A" Train
cover recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
3:03
5-7Don't Get Around Much Any More
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
Never No Lament
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:15
5-8Main Stem
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:58
5-9Mood Indigo
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Indigo Mood Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:57
5-10Eastside Westside
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B")
cover recording of:
The Sidewalks of New York
lyricist:
James W. Blake
composer:
Charles B. Lawlor
3:07
5-11Jump With You Baby (1955)
recording of:
Jump With You Baby
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:14
5-12Lonely And Blue (1955)
recording of:
Lonely and Blue
writer:
John Costa Jr. and John Erby (Jazz Pianist)
publisher:
Unique - Music Pub
2:58
5-13Sixteen Tons (1955)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
parody version of:
Sixteen Tons (yiddish parody)
2:34
5-14Talkin' The Blues (1955)
recording of:
Talkin' the Blues
writer:
B.B. King
2:22
5-15I'm Cracking Up Over You (1956)
recording of:
I'm Cracking Up Over You
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
2:52
5-16Bim Bam (1956)
recording of:
Bim Bam
writer:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger "The Father of West Coast R&B") and Joe Josea
2:35
5-17On My Word Of Honor (1956)
recording of:
On My Word of Honor
writer:
Katherine Harrison and Jean Miles (Buck Ram)
2:55
5-18Cant't We Take It Over (1956)
recording of:
Can’t We Talk It Over
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
3:23
▶ CD 6: "King Of The Blues" (1960)
▶ CD 7: "My Kind Of Blues" (1960)
▶ CD 8: "More B.B. King" (1961)
▶ CD 9: "Easy Listening Blues" (1962)
▶ CD 10: "Twist With B.B. King" (1962)

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Release

manufactured in:Europe
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7766195 [info]

Release group

part of:10 CD Collection (order: 8)