Live & Well (B.B. King album)

Live & Well
Live & Well
Live album by B. B. King
Released	1969
Genre	Blues
Length	48:05
Label	BluesWay
Producer	Bill Szymczyk
B. B. King chronology

Live & Well is a studio album by B. B. King, released in 1969. It consists of five tracks recorded "live" at the Village Gate, in New York City, and five additional studio tracks.

Explaining the album's title, producer Bill Szymczyk wrote in the liner notes: "We got together, what I consider to be, some of the best young blues musicians in the country and locked ourselves in 'The Hit Factory' for two nights. The results of those two nights are the 'well' side of this album."

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Track listing[]

All tracks by B. B. King, except where noted.

"Don't Answer the Door" (James Franklin "Jimmy" Johnson) - 6:14
"Just a Little Love" - 5:18
"My Mood" - 2:39
"Sweet Little Angel" (King, Jules Taub) - 5:03
"Please Accept My Love" (King, Clarence Garlow, Sam Ling) - 3:14
"I Want You So Bad" - 4:15
"Friends" (King, Bill Szymczyk) - 5:37
"Get Off My Back, Woman" (King, Ferdinand Washington) - 3:16
"Let's Get Down to Business" - 3:36
"Why I Sing the Blues" (Dave Clark, King) - 8:36

"Live" Session: Tracks 1 to 5. "Well" Session: Tracks 6 to 10.

Personnel[]

B.B. King – guitar, vocals

"Live" session:

Sonny Freeman – drums
Lee Gatling – saxophone
Val Patillo – bass guitar
Patrick Williams – trumpet
Charlie Boles – organ

"Well" session:

Paul "Harry" Harris – piano
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Gerald Jemmott – bass guitar
Herb Lovelle – drums
Al Kooper – piano [only on tracks 6 & 8]

References[]

^ "AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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[1] "AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 118. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

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Studio albums	1960: My Kind of Blues 1968: Blues on Top of Blues Lucille 1969: Completely Well 1970: Indianola Mississippi Seeds 1971: B.B. King in London 1972: L.A. Midnight Guess Who 1973: To Know You Is to Love You 1975: Lucille Talks Back 1977: King Size 1978: Midnight Believer 1979: Take It Home 1981: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 1982: Love Me Tender 1983: Blues 'N' Jazz 1985: Six Silver Strings 1991: There Is Always One More Time 1993: Blues Summit 1997: Deuces Wild 1998: Blues on the Bayou 1999: Let the Good Times Roll 2000: Riding with the King Makin' Love Is Good for You 2003: Reflections 2005: B.B. King & Friends: 80 2008: One Kind Favor
Live albums	1965: Live at the Regal 1967: Blues Is King 1969: Live & Well 1971: Live in Cook County Jail 1974: Together for the First Time... Live 1976: Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live 1980: Now Appearing at Ole Miss 1990: Live at San Quentin 1991: Live at the Apollo 1999: Live in Japan
Notable compilations	1957: Singin' the Blues 1958: The Blues 1968: His Best - The Electric B.B. King 1983: Why I Sing the Blues 1992: King of the Blues 1995: Lucille & Friends 1999: His Definitive Greatest Hits 2005: The Ultimate Collection 2007: The Best of the Early Years 2012: Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King
Singles	1951: "3 O'Clock Blues" 1952: "Shake It Up and Go" 1952: "You Know I Love You 1955: "Every Day I Have the Blues" 1956: "Sweet Little Angel" 1959: "Sugar Mama" 1961: "Someday Baby" 1962: "Goin' Down Slow" 1963: "Trouble in Mind" 1964: "How Blue Can You Get" "Rock Me Baby" "Please Send Me Someone to Love" 1965: "Blue Shadows" 1966: "Eyesight to the Blind" "Just Like a Woman" "Five Long Years" "Ain't Nobody's Business" 1970: "The Thrill Is Gone" "Worried Life" 1976: "Let the Good Times Roll" 1985: "Big Boss Man" 1988: "When Love Comes to Town" 1992: "Since I Met You Baby"
Other songs	1961: "Driving Wheel 1974: "Black Night" 1977: "Don't You Lie to Me" 1985: "In the Midnight Hour" 1995: "You Shook Me" 1998: "Mean Ole' World" 1999: "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" "Buzz Me" "Jack, You're Dead" "Saturday Night Fish Fry" "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" "Early in the Mornin'" 2000: "Hold On, I'm Comin'" "Come Rain or Come Shine" "Since I Fell for You" 2005: "Need Your Love So Bad" "Early in the Morning" 2008: "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" "Sitting on Top of the World"
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