Ten Classic Albums Plus Singles

~ Release by B.B. King (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The first four discs are identical to Eight Classic Albums on the parent label. Neither release indicates stereo/mono (but the "stereo" concept is a forced one anyway as they would have been highly unlikely to be recorded in true stereo in this period).

Packaging is a carboard box with carboard sleeves holding the disk. No booklet of any kind. Each carboard sleeve has a picture with no relation to the albums on the CD. Each sleeve lists the albums and tracks on the media.

The TOC on each disk identifies the album name as '6Cd'.

Tracklist

1CD: Singin’ the Blues / The Blues
2CD: King of the Blues / B.B. King Sings Spiritual
3CD: My Kind of Blues / Easy Listening Blues
4CD: More B.B King / Compositions of Duke Ellington and Others
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1Bad Case of Love
recording of:
Bad Case of Love
writer:
Curtis Irving and Joe Josea
2:21
2Get Out of Here
recording of:
Get Out of Here
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
2:41
3Bad Luck Soul
recording of:
Bad Luck Soul
writer:
B.B. King
2:20
4Shut Your Mouth
guitar:
B.B. King (in 1954-12)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (in 1954-12)
vocals:
B.B. King (in 1954-12)
arranger:
Maxwell Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ace Records Ltd (in 1955) and P‐VINE RECORDS (in 1955)
recorded at:
Modern Studios in Culver City, California, United States (in 1954-12)
recording of:
Shut Your Mouth (in 1954-12)
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
2:41
5Baby Look at You
recording of:
Baby, Look at You
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
3:09
6You’re Breaking My Heart4:14
7My Reward
recording of:
My Reward
writer:
B.B. King and Sam Ling
2:16
8Don’t Cry Anymore
recording of:
Don’t Cry Anymore
writer:
B.B. King and Jules Taub
2:19
9Blues for Me
recording of:
Blues for Me
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
2:19
10Just Like a Woman3:16
11Cotton Tail
conductor:
Maxwell Davis
cover recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington
3:08
12Solitude3:18
13Jack the Bear
conductor:
Maxwell Davis
cover recording of:
Jack the Bear
composer:
Duke Ellington
3:30
14Sophisticated Lady
conductor:
Maxwell Davis
cover recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc., Famous Music Corporation (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)
3:38
15Jeep Blues
conductor:
Maxwell Davis
cover recording of:
Jeep’s Blues
composer:
Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges
4:38
16Take the ’A’ Train
double bass:
Curtis Counce (in 1960-01)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (in 1960-01)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (in 1960-01)
conductor:
Maxwell Davis (in 1960-01)
cover recording of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) (in 1960-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:02
17Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
conductor:
Maxwell Davis
cover recording of:
Never No Lament
lyricist:
Bob Russell
composer:
Duke Ellington
3:21
18Main Stem
conductor:
Maxwell Davis
cover recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington
3:00
19Mood Indigo3:58
20Eastside, Westside
conductor:
Maxwell Davis
cover recording of:
The Sidewalks of New York
lyricist:
James W. Blake
composer:
Charles B. Lawlor
3:06
5CD: B.B. King Wails / The Great B.B. King
6CD: Early Singles