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B.B. King - -One Kind favor
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| Pastemagazine |
| “Times have changed so much, music has changed so much, but those old records still sound pretty good,” said B.B. King recently, referring to the blues standards—including Howlin’ Wolf’s “How Many More Years,” Blind Lemon Jefferson’s “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” and John Lee Hooker’s “Blues Before Sunrise”—that he revisits on his captivating new album One Kind Favor. Elegiac by intent, the record is awash in poignancy, radiating from the deeply felt guitar and vocal performances of the 83-year-old King and his supporting band (anchored by drummer Jim Keltner, bassist Nathan East and pianist Dr. John) and from the carefully chosen material. But just as importantly, it boasts a breathtaking immediacy, which isn’t surprising considering the strictly live-off-the-floor methodology of producer T Bone Burnett and his secret weapon, brilliant engineer/mixer Mike Piersante, who brought comparable vitality and presence to recent albums by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, John Mellencamp and Brandi Carlile. Burnett specializes in conjuring—and Piersante in capturing—special moments....full text |
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| Allmusic |
| It's been so long since B.B. King stepped outside of his comfort zone that One Kind Favor comes as a bit of a shock. Unlike so many albums he's cut in the wake of the crossover success of The Thrill Is Gone way back in 1970, the sound is stripped-back, not splashy, there is not a reliance on guest stars, and the repertoire is pure blues — and these are all songs that he's never recorded before, including three tunes by his longtime idol Lonnie Johnson. Credit for the concept must be given to producer T Bone Burnett, who applies a similar neo-rootsy aesthetic to One Kind Favor that he did to his production of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' Raising Sand — an approach that's grounded in tradition but has a smoky, smeary veneer that's thoroughly modern. One Kind Favor has a noir-ish flair but it doesn't dwell on darkness, even if it takes its title from a line in Blind Lemon Jefferson's "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean," a song that would seem to carry some import for the 82-year-old King. He may be approaching his twilight years but brooding has never been B.B.'s style — he's too generous, too open-hearted in both love and loss, so he's naturally disinclined to turn this album into a meditation on morality. Instead, One Kind Favor is a celebration of life with all of its ups and downs, filled with heartbreak but also great joy, which is precisely what B.B. King's best music always has been. And this is indeed one of King's best latter-day albums, thanks to its sterling selection of 12 songs and the supple support of drummer Jim Keltner, pianist Dr. John, and bassist Nathan East, who give B.B. plenty of room for both his guitar and voice. Even if King winds up returning to his familiar slick, star-studded sound somewhere down the line, having an album as earthily elegant as One Kind Favor in his canon provides a fitting coda for one of the great musical careers of the 20th century....full text |
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| The Phoenix |
| Although this T Bone Burnett–produced disc has been hyped as a return to form, it’s more a return to format. The 83-year-old may not be able to reclaim the vigor of his ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s sides, but Burnett does evoke King’s heyday with his spare bottom-heavy arrangements, abetted by a perfect horn section and Dr. John’s elegant piano. And it’s impossible to hear King warble “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” without flashing to Johnny Cash’s late-career reflections on mortality. Other highlights include Lonnie Johnson’s “Tomorrow Night,” which gets a cabaret arrangement that allows King to wring out every bit of the song’s wistful insecurity. And for pure shake appeal, it’s hard to beat the tunes when drummers Jim Keltner and Jay Bellerose are rumbling and King is making his guitar bark and squeal. This is his best since his 2000 collaboration with Eric Clapton, Riding with the King....full text |
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