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The Most Melodious Blues Guitarist

Adam Bolton | Pensacola, Florida | 11/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I discovered this amazing treasure one typical hot, muggy Saturday morning amongst so much junk at the T&W Flea market in Pensacola, Florida back in the early 90s along with another brilliant BB King instrumental,"The Unexpected...Instrumental...Just Sweet Guitar", on the Kent label,(both on cassette then). If you think you appreciated BB's guitar style before, wait till you here either of these two. I had no idea BB was such a virtuoso, so whimsical and sweet is his playing here. I would love to know the background story from BB on these recording sessions. He seems utterly at ease and never more in harmony with his best girl,"Lucille".

After wading through so many,"Best of.." and subpar, uninspired (guitar-wise) replaying of the old standards, these intrumentals knocked me on my ass. I never knew. And I had been listening to BB for years. Any aspiring blues guitarist would do well to sit with these tunes for a few months."

You gotta have it

Standard Poodle | 10/27/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For years I told folks of the existence of this - I had it on a United Superior pressing. Everyone always thought I was speaking of "Spotlight on Lucille" (which is great). Finally Ace puts this out and it is stunning. Great bonus tracks, great sound, all BB guitar - it really is a find. Only downside is Maxwell Davis' organ playing. I just listen "past" it.

BB's guitar playing is only part of his package, but with so little out there focused just on his guitar, this becomes essential.

Hey record companies: why not do an all instrumental album again NOW?"