My Kind of Blues (B. B. King album)

My Kind of Blues
Studio album by
B.B. King
Released1960 (1960)[1]
Recorded1958 or 1960
GenreBlues
LabelCrown
B.B. King chronology
King of the Blues
(1960) 		My Kind of Blues
(1960) 		More B.B. King
(1961)

My Kind of Blues is the seventh studio album by American bluesman B.B. King. According to biographer David McGee, the songs were recorded in 1958 at the Chess Records studios in Chicago.[1] However, researcher Colin Escott identifies the recordings as being from a March 3, 1960, session, when King was under contract to the Bihari brothers and recorded in the Los Angeles area.[2]

The Bihari's budget Crown Records issued the album in 1960. The liner notes contained a blurb about King's "particular form of jazz ... blues-belter extraordinary" and little else.[3] McGee notes that King is backed by a small combo composed of pianist Lloyd Glenn, bassist Ralph Hamilton, and drummer Jessie Sailes[1] (most of King's recordings at the time included a horn section).[4]

Three singles from the album were released by the Bihari's Kent Records;[5] "Walkin' Mr. Bill" reached number 23 on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart in October 1960.[6] In 2003, My Kind of Blues was reissued on CD by Ace Records with eight bonus tracks.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d McGee 2005, p. 100.
  2. ^ Escott 2002, pp. 66–67.
  3. ^ Marlo 1960, Back cover.
  4. ^ Escott 2002, p. 66.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bedard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Whitburn 1988, p. 239.