Posted by bluesway on April 30, 2012 at 1:25am
Albert King – Born Under A Bad Sign
Κάποτε ο Mike Bloomfield είπε τα έξις λόγια για τον Albert King "Μπορεί να πάρει
τέσσερις νότες και να γράψει ένα ολόκληρο album."
Αναμφισβήτητα, ένα από τα σπουδαιότερα album που γράφτηκαν ποτέ, που κυκλοφόρησε
το 1967είναι το Born Under A Bad Sign ,
από τον μεγαλύτερο μεταπολεμικά -World War II -κατά την άποψη μου βασιλιά της blues
μουσικής Albert King.
Ο Αlbert King (To κανονικό του όνομα ήταν Albert Nelson) γεννήθηκε στις 25 Απριλίου
1923 στην Indianola , Mississippi.
Ένας κορυφαίος αριστερόχειρας, αυτοδίδακτος, κιθαρίστας, με μια αυτοσχέδια κιθάρα και
έντονα επηρεασμένος από τον θρυλικό, Blind Lemmon Jefferson.
Ωστόσο αν και αριστερόχειρας έπαιζε πάντοτε δεξιόχειρες κιθάρες τις οποίες γύριζε
ανάποδα, έτσι ώστε το μπάσο μι της κιθάρας ήταν προς τα κάτω. Ύστερα έπαιζε με κιθάρες
οι οποίες ήταν για αριστερόχειρες, αλλά πάλι τις χορδές τις ήθελε ανάποδα.
Το θέμα βέβαια δεν είναι αν ήταν αριστερόχειρας ή πως κρατούσε την κιθάρα, αλλά το τι
μπορούσε να δημιουργήσει με αυτήν.
Τα πρώτα χρόνια έφτιαξε μια μπάντα, τους Groove Boys τους οποίους κράτησε μέχρι το 1950. Για κάποιο διάστημα έπαιξε τύμπανα μαζί με τον Jimmie
Reed.To 1953 έπεισε τον ιδιοκτήτη της δισκογραφικής Parrot label να τον ηχογραφήσει σαν σόλο κιθαρίστα και τραγουδιστή.
Όλα αυτά μέχρι το 1966, όπου εκτινάχτηκε στην υψηλότερη θέση της blues μουσικής, όταν υπέγραψε με την εταιρία STAX .
Ενώνοντας της δυνάμεις του με τους Booker T. Jones και τον William Bell.
Με αποτέλεσμα να γραφτεί το1966, ένα από τα σπουδαιότεραalbum, ένα τραγούδι που θα ακούγετε για πάντα το BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN.
Στην διάρκεια της καριέρας του, συνεργάστηκε με πολλούς μεγάλους καλλιτέχνες, τον Jimi Hendrix, τον John Mayall και άλλους, ενώ επίσης και στην
Ελλάδα, την συναυλία του άνοιξαν οι BLUES WIRE.
Ο Αlbert King έφυγε από τη ζωή στις 21 Δεκεμβρίου του 1992, έχοντας επηρεάσει τρεις γενιές κιθαριστών.
Ήταν όλοι τους παιδιά του: Τζίμι Χέντριξ, Έρικ Κλάπτον, Στίβι Ρέι Βον, Γκάρι Μουρ.
Ο τρόπος που χτυπούσε, ο τρόπος που λύγιζε τις χορδές με τον αντίχειρά. Ο τρόπος που κούρδιζε την κιθάρα, κατέληξαν σχολή. Που είναι βέβαιο ότι
θα επηρεάσουν και τους ερχόμενους καλλιτέχνες.
Θεόφιλος Μπαγιάστας .
Albums 1962–1992
Studio albums
Date Title Label & Cat. no. R&Bchart no. Popchart no.
1962 The Big Blues
King 852
1967 Born Under a Bad Sign
Stax S723
1969 Years Gone By
Stax STS-2010 133
1969 Jammed Together (with Steve Cropper & Pops Staples)
Stax STS-2020 171
1970 Blues for Elvis - King Does the King's Things
Stax STS-2015
1971 Lovejoy
Stax STS-2040 29 188
1972 I'll Play the Blues for You
Stax STS-3009 11 140
1974 I Wanna Get Funky
Stax STS-5505 37
1974 The Blues Don't Change
Stax
1976 Truckload of Lovin' Utopia BUL 1-1387[1]
26 166
1976 Albert Utopia BUL 1-1731[2]
54
1977 King Albert Tomato TOM-6002
1977 The Pinch aka The Blues Don't Change
Stax STX-4101
1978 New Orleans Heat Tomato TOM-7022 74
1983 San Francisco '83[3]
Fantasy F-9627
1984 I'm in a Phone Booth Baby Fantasy F-9633[4]
1986 The Lost Session (archive release) Stax 8534
Live albums
Date Title Label & Cat. no. R&Bchart no. Popchart no.
1968 Live Wire/Blues Power
Stax STS-2003 40 150
1977 Live Utopia CYL2-2205[5]
182
1988[6]
Blues at Sunrise
Stax 8546
1990[7]
Wednesday Night in San Francisco
Stax 8556
1990[8]
Thursday Night in San Francisco
Stax 8557
Compilation albums
Date Title Label & Cat. no. R&Bchart no. Popchart no.
1969 King of the Blues Guitar
Atlantic 8213 194
1972 Wattstax: The Living Word (also various Stax performers) Stax STS 2-3010
1974 Montreux Festival (also Chico Hamilton & Little Milton)
Stax STS-5520
1977 I'll Play the Blues for You (also John Lee Hooker)
Tomato 2696141
1979 Chronicle (also Little Milton)
Stax STX-4123
1982 Masterworks Atlantic AD 2-4002
1986 The Best of Albert King Stax 60-005
1990 Door to Door (also Otis Rush, Otis Spann, B.B. King)
MCA/Chess LP-1538
1992 Red House Castle
Posthumous albums (since 1993)
Live Albums
Date Title Label & Cat. no. Blueschart no.
1993 Blues at Sunset
Stax 8581
1994 Chicago 1978 Charly 754
1998 Rainin' in California Wolf 120500
1999 Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session
Stax 7501 1
1999 Live in Canada Charly 755
2001 The Godfather of the Blues: His Last European Tour P-Vine
2003 Talkin' Blues Thirsty Ear
2003 Live 69 Tomato
2003 Blues from the Road Fuel 302 061 318 2
Selected compilation albums
Numerous Albert King compilation albums issued by a number of record companies have been released over the years (allmusic shows over 100 compilations).[9] The following lists some of the more notable and current releases:
Date Title Label & Cat. no. Blueschart no.
1993 The Ultimate Collection Rhino 71268
1994 The Tomato Years Rhino 71623
1994 Funky London Stax 8586
1996 Hard Bargain
Stax 8594
1999 The Very Best of Albert King Rhino 75703
2001 More Big Blues of Albert King Ace 827
2002 Blue on Blues (also Freddie King)
Fuel 2000
2004 The Complete King & Bobbin Recordings Collectables 2887
2006 Stax Profiles Stax 8622
2007 The Very Best of Albert King Stax 30296 13
Singles 1953–1992
Date Title A-side / B-side Label & Cat. no. R&Bchart no. Popchart no.
1954 "Bad Luck Blues" / "Be on Your Merry Way" Parrot 798
1959 "Why Are You So Mean to Me" / "Ooh-Ee Baby" Bobbin 114
1960 "Need You By My Side" / "The Time Has Come" Bobbin 119
1960 "Blues at Sunrise" / "Let's Have a Natural Ball" Bobbin 126
1961 "I Walked All Night Long" / "I've Made Nights by Myself" Bobbin 129
1961 "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong" / "This Morning" King 5575[10]
14
1961 "Travelin' to California" / "Dyna-Flow" King 5588[11]
1962 "I Get Evil" / "What Can I Do to Change Your Mind" Bobbin 135
1963 "I'll Do Anything for You" / "Got to Be Some Changes Made" Bobbin 141
1963 "How About that Old Blue Ribbon" / "I've Made Nights by Myself" Bobbin 143
1963 "This Funny Feeling" / "Had You Told It Like It Was" King 5751
1965 "C. O. D." / "Worisome Baby" Coun-Tree 1006
1965 "Lonesome" / "You Threw Your Love on Me Too Strong" Coun-Tree 1007
1966 "Laundromat Blues" / "Overall Junction" Stax 190 29
1966 "Oh Pretty Woman" / "Funk Shun" Stax 197
1967 "Crosscut Saw" / "Down Don't Bother Me" Stax 201 34
1967 "Born Under a Bad Sign" / "Personal Manager" Stax 217 49
1968 "Cold Feet" / "You Sure Drive a Hard Bargain" Stax 241 20 67
1968 "(I Love) Lucy" / "You're Gonna Need Me" Stax 252 46
1968 "Blues Power" / "Night Stomp" Stax 0020
1969 "The Hunter" / "As the Years Go Passing By"
Atlantic 2604
1969 "Drowning on Dry Land Pt. I" / "Pt. II" Stax 0034
1969 "Tupelo Pt. I" / "Pt. II" Stax 0047
1969 "Water" / "Opus De Soul" Stax 0048
1969 "Cockroach" / "Wrapped Up in Love Again" Stax 0058
1970 "Can't You See What You're Doing to Me" / "Cold Sweat" Stax 0069 50 127
1971 "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" / "Lovejoy, Ill." Stax 0101 38 103
1972 "Angel of Mercy" / "Funky London" Stax 0121 42
1972 "I'll Play the Blues for You Pt. I" / "Pt. II" Stax 0135 31
1972 "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" / "Little Brother (Make a Way)" Stax 0147 35 91
1973 "Playing on Me" / "High Cost of Living" Stax 0166
1974 "That's What the Blues Is All About" / "I Wanna Get Funky" Stax 0189 15
1974 "Flat Tire" / "I Can't Hear Nothing but the Blues" Stax 0217
1974 "Crosscut Saw" / "Don't Burn Down the Bridge" Stax 0228
1974 "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'" / "Don't Burn Down the Bridge" Stax 0234[12]
1975 "I'm Doing Fine" / "Ain't It Beautiful" Stax 0245
1976 "Cadillac Assembly Line" / "Nobody Wants a Loser" Utopia 10544 40
1976 "Sensation, Communication Together" / "Gonna Make It Somehow" Utopia 10682 80
1976 "Guitar Man" / "Rub My Back" Utopia 10770 79
1977 "Ain't Nothing You Can Do" /"I Don't Care What My Baby Do" Utopia 10879 95
1978 "Call My Job" / "Love Shock" Tomato 10001 72
1978 "Chump Change" / "Good Time Charlie" Tomato 10002 72
1978 "The Pinch Paid Off Pt. I" / "Pt. II" Stax 3203
1979 "The Very Thought of You" / "I Get Evil" Tomato 10009 87
1979 "Born Under a Bad Sign" / "I've Got the Blues" Tomato 10012
1983 "Ask Me No Questions" / "Honey Bee" Fantasy 940
1986 "Down the Road I Go" / "Money Lovin' Woman"
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