tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post5455583150508124493..comments2024-03-27T22:41:44.357+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: R.I.P. BB KingLancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-2249899109568804272015-05-17T23:38:13.420+01:002015-05-17T23:38:13.420+01:00In his autobiography B.B. King talks about his fav...In his autobiography B.B. King talks about his favourite guitarists and says - for example 'Id listen to records by Barney Kessel, the great jazz guitarist who played at many Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts, and my jaw would drop. I was awe struck by the structure of his ad-libs. He had the gift of being complicated and simple at the same time. His amplified voice on guitar had a calm Maurice Summerfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-20966965192596213042015-05-15T10:22:37.989+01:002015-05-15T10:22:37.989+01:00Very sad ref BB King- One of the last of the legen...Very sad ref BB King- One of the last of the legends that I had the privilege of working with in the 70s and 80s. He was always the perfect gentleman and an efficient ultimate artiste, non-fussy , non-demanding , no whinges about riders or any such nonsense.<br /> <br />He just hit the stage with his trusty “Lucille” and played and sang (Lucille of course being the guitar –for aficionados was Andy Hudsonnoreply@blogger.com