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Blues On The Bayou | 
| Artist: B.b. King
Label: Universal / Island
Category: Music
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 23508
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 64
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 11879
UPC: 008811187927
EAN: 0008811187927
ASIN: B00000DF6O
Release Date: March 20, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Blues Boys Tune | | • | Bad Case Of Love | | • | I'll Survive | | • | Mean Ole' World | | • | Blues Man | | • | Broken Promise | | • | Darlin' What Happened | | • | Shake It Up And Go | | • | Blues We Like | | • | Good Man Gone Bad | | • | If I Lost You | | • | Tell Me Baby | | • | I Got Some Outside Help I Don't Need | | • | Blues In "G" | | • | If That Ain't It I Quit |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
There's an undeniable pleasure in listening to a veteran bluesman do his stuff. For Blues on the Bayou, which he also produced, B.B. King presents a stripped-down, simply-arranged recording that's as tight as a coiled spring and smooth as a freshly-polished dance floor. From the first track, "Blues Boys Tune", a slow instrumental dripping with organ riffs, this CD is chock-full of the sort of guitar work that a master like King makes sound effortless. Whether it's the mid-tempo playfulness of "Bad Case of Love", or the slow "Blues Man" with its sparkling-clean guitar work, or the wistfulness of "Darlin' What Happened", or the sheer sweetness of "If I Lost You", Blues on the Bayou proves why King is considered the reigning master of blues guitar. Even the violins sound right and proper here, and King's sidemen turn in some impressive work as well; there are in particular some great piano solos on this disc. On the whole, Blues on the Bayou is a slow-burning treat. --Genevieve Williams
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| Customer Reviews:
From OK to pretty good. May 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Doesn't immediately appeal but theres some typical BB King stuff on here. It's worth buying but wouldn't necessarily top my list of must haves.
Production wise the sound suffers on some tracks from over use of Hammond organ and horns. Other-wise this is a laid back collection of enjoyable bluesy stuff. Not really too demanding for the artist, nothing new or challenging for the listener, Mr King doing his stuff, no fluff, just pounding blues.
 Too slick and unvaried October 5, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Recorded in four days with his regular road band, "Blues On The Bayou" includes no duets, no guest stars, no overdubs, and no unintentionally funny cover versions of pop songs. Just fourteen B.B. King originals, a version of T-Bone Walker's "Mean Old World" which King shamelessly credits to himself, and a loose and relaxed approach.B.B. King produced this album himself, for the first time in his 50-year career, and the result is pretty good, although this album is somewhat slicker and more polished than I would have liked (but then again, King never aspired to be Muddy Waters). Among the best songs are the slow, soulful "I'll Survive" (definitely NOT the Gloria Gaynor single, but rather a discreet rip-off of Tampa Red's "It Hurts Me Too"), the swinging "Shake It Up And Go" (which is actually a slightly altered take on "Bottle Up And Go"), the funky instrumental "If That Ain't It I Quit", and the slightly jazzy "Good Man Gone Bad", which features some excellent piano playing by keyboardist James Toney. I would certainly have preferred a bit more grit and a little less of the very synthetic sounding organ and the equally synthetic string orchestra, and the many slow songs all sound more or less alike, but that's contemporary blues for you. If your idea of what electric blues should sound like is Howlin' Wolf and Elmore James, stay FAR away from this album.
But if you prefer your blues from the decanter rather than the bottle, you'll probably like it just fine.
 Relaxing and smoooooooth. September 5, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
B.B. King has been a jazz great for many a year, and now has decided to do things his own way. He took his band down to Louisiana and, 'without a lot of fanfare' cut a relaxed, smooth, and natural album. All live all real, cut in four days. B.B. sounding how B.B. wants to sound. 18 songs makes it a good one to play whilst doingsomething else - 68 minutes long, Blues on the bayou is happy to jazz away by itself for a good time.
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