Subj : Re: Live at the Regal
To   : Bill Riley
From : Martin Ridgley
Date : Sat Jul 15 2000 05:52 am

-=> Bill Riley wrote to Paul Lawson <=-

BR> Listen to "Live At The Regal" and you'll find out why he's
BR> listed in the company he is; What places him in that company
BR> is his phrasing.  He can come in and kill you with one note,
BR> because it's the *right* note, where some wanker will will
BR> play 20 and still not get it.

  Absolutely right on both counts.   "Live At the Regal" is *the*
essential B.B. King album, and a truly timeless blues classic.

  Also, you nailed the essence of B.B.'s mastery - his phrasing.
Reminds me of Count Basie, who could sit at the piano conducting the
band, then suddenly just pop a hand down to the keyboard and hit
either a note, a chord, or a short phrase that was nothing short of
perfect.
  I'll never forget the first time I experienced this at a live
performance by the Count Basie Orchestra.  The band was well into the
first piece before Basie's hand touched the keyboard and then out of
nowhere he plays two notes and, ...well, it was so exquisite - so
utterly perfect - that I very nearly wet myself!   ;-)

   Martin
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