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Sunday, August 29, 2021

B.B. King • Reflections



Review by William Ruhlmann
B.B. King was 77 years old when Reflections was released, which perhaps entitled him to reflect back on the song standards the album contained. Despite advancing age, King had already been unusually busy on the recording front for a septuagenarian, turning out the gold-selling duets album Deuces Wild in 1997, Blues on the Bayou in 1998, Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan in 1999, the double-platinum Riding With the King with Eric Clapton and Makin' Love Is Good for You in 2000, and the seasonal recording A Christmas Celebration of Hope in 2002. For Reflections, he again worked with Simon Climie, who produced Riding With the King, and collaborated with a session band including such notables as Joe Sample, Nathan East, and Doyle Bramhall II. The songs ranged from pop evergreens like "I'll String Along With You" and "For Sentimental Reasons" to blues favorites such as Lonnie Johnson's "Tomorrow Night," with oddities like "Always on My Mind" thrown in and even a couple of remakes of the earlier King songs "Word of Honor" and "Neighborhood Affair." The arrangements, which included horn and string parts, left room for King's distinctive blues guitar work, but really supported his always expressive voice. The result was a confident, easygoing album that stylistically could have been made in 1953 as easily as 2003. Blues purists and aficionados of blues guitar would find it only partially satisfying, but it reflected the breadth of musical taste of an artist who always played the blues but never restricted himself only to blues music or blues fans. https://www.allmusic.com/album/reflections-mw0000032998
 
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Reseña de William Ruhlmann
B.B. King tenía 77 años cuando se publicó Reflections, lo que quizás le daba derecho a reflexionar sobre los estándares de las canciones que contenía el álbum. A pesar de su avanzada edad, King ya había estado inusualmente ocupado en el frente de las grabaciones para un septuagenario, produciendo el álbum de duetos Deuces Wild, que vendió oro en 1997, Blues on the Bayou en 1998, Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan en 1999, el doble platino Riding With the King con Eric Clapton y Makin' Love Is Good for You en 2000, y la grabación de temporada A Christmas Celebration of Hope en 2002. Para Reflections, volvió a trabajar con Simon Climie, que produjo Riding With the King, y colaboró con una banda de sesión que incluía a personas notables como Joe Sample, Nathan East y Doyle Bramhall II. Las canciones iban desde los clásicos del pop, como "I'll String Along With You" y "For Sentimental Reasons", hasta los favoritos del blues, como "Tomorrow Night" de Lonnie Johnson, con rarezas como "Always on My Mind" e incluso un par de versiones de las primeras canciones de King, "Word of Honor" y "Neighborhood Affair". Los arreglos, que incluían partes de cuerno y cuerda, dejaban espacio para el distintivo trabajo de guitarra de blues de King, pero realmente apoyaban su siempre expresiva voz. El resultado fue un álbum seguro y desenfadado que, estilísticamente, podría haberse hecho en 1953 con la misma facilidad que en 2003. Los puristas del blues y los aficionados a la guitarra de blues lo encontrarán sólo parcialmente satisfactorio, pero refleja la amplitud del gusto musical de un artista que siempre tocó el blues pero nunca se limitó sólo a la música de blues o a los aficionados al blues. https://www.allmusic.com/album/reflections-mw0000032998


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Tracklist:
1    Exactly Like You    3:21
2    On My Word Of Honor    3:22
3    I Want A Little Girl    2:48
4    I'll String Along With You    3:31
5    I Need You    3:03
6    A Mother's Love    2:59
7    (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons    3:31
8    Neighborhood Affair    4:27
9    Tomorrow Night    3:38
10    There I've Said It Again    3:30
11    Always On My Mind    3:57
12    Cross My Heart    4:29
13    What A Wonderful World    3:57

Credits:
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Nick Ingman
Bass – Nathan East
Drums – Abraham Laboriel Jr.
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Joe Sample (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 10), Toby Baker (tracks: 11, 12)
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Joe Sample (tracks: 5, 13), Toby Baker (tracks: 6)
Guitar – Doyle Bramhall II
Guitar, Vocals – B.B. King
Leader [Brass] – Derek Watkins
Leader [Strings] – Gavin Wright*
Organ [Hammond B3] – Tim Carmon
Piano – Joe Sample, Tim Carmon (tracks: 7)
Programmed By – Nicky "Misschief" Shaw, Toby Baker

Label: MCA Records ‎– B0000532-02
Released: 10 Jun 2003
Genre: Blues
Style: Chicago Blues, Electric Blues




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