B.B. King - In France Live at the 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival

Available at you local Record Store on November 29th!

“KING OF THE BLUES” B.B. KING LIVE IN FRANCE IN 1977

Deluxe limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP. 

Previously unissued concert from an under documented period in King’s career at the 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival. Set restored and mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab Transferred from the original tape reels by INA from France’s legendary ORTF.

Includes new liner notes by French author Jean Buzelin and stunning photographs from Jean-Pierre Leloir, Ozier Muhammad, and from King’s actual Nancy performance by Jean-Marc Birraux. 

Deluxe CD Editon Available on December 6th 2024.

Tracklist:

SIDE A:

1. BLUE MONK/CALDONIA (4:51) (Thelonious Monk/Fleecie Moore)
2. SWEET LITTLE ANGEL (7:17) (B.B. King-Jules Taub)
3. I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE (5:31) (Dave Crawford-Charles Mann)

SIDE B:

1. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME (9:37) (Belford Hendricks-Brook Benton-Clyde Otis)
2. WHY I SING THE BLUES (8:37) (B.B. King-Dave Clark)

SIDE C:

1. I GOT SOME OUTSIDE HELP (I DON'T REALLY NEED) (7:04) (B.B. King-Dave Clark)
2. THE THRILL IS GONE (6:45) (Roy Hawkins-Rick Darnell)
3. I NEED MY BABY (6:40) (B.B. King)

SIDE D:

1. SWEET SIXTEEN (5:39) (B.B. King-Joe Josea)
2. BLUES INSTRUMENTAL (1:41) (B.B. King)
3. TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU (3:53) (Stevie Wonder-Syreeta Wright)
4. WHEN I'M WRONG (6:03) (B.B. King)
5. HAVE FAITH (6:15) (Shirrell Sutton)
6. OUTRO BLUES INSTRUMENTAL (1:13) (B.B. King)

Personnel:

B.B. King - guitar, vocals

Walter King - tenor sax

Ronnie Wiliams III - alto sax

Eddie Rowe - trumpet

James Toney - organ

Milton Hopkins - guitar

Joe Turner - bass

Calep Emphrey, Jr. - drums

Recorded live at the Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival in Nancy, France on October 7, 1977

Produced for release by Zev Feldman

Executive Producers for Elemental Music: Jordi Soley and Joaquín Climent

Associate Producer: Paul Shelly-Shearer

Original Recordings Produced by André Francis

Limited-edition pressing of 3,500