Live in Cook County Jail by BB King
I purchased this album because I confused it with King's Live in Sing Sing (1972) which, it turns out, is not available on CD. I was after the incendiary version of How Blue Can You Get from that concert (check it out...) So, wrong concert. Still a good one. This is the end of BB King's greatest era (in my opinion): his intensity was still there (though fading), his voice still had the suppleness of youth and his playing could be fiery when he wanted it. So this live is a fun listen, if not an unforgettable one (BB's habit of doing medleys of his own songs in his live performances is also a source of irritation to me, but hey...)
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