In Session [DVD]

Overview

Although it never aired, this jam session between the legendary blues guitarists Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King was recorded in 1983 for the Canadian music show In Session.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/09/2010
UPC:	0888072318380
Original Release:	1999
Source:	Stax
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Albert King	Electric Guitar/Vocals
Stevie Ray Vaughan	Primary Artist,Guitar (Electric),Vocals
Albert King	Primary Artist,Guitar (Electric),Vocals
Stevie Ray Vaughan	Performer
Tony Llorens	Piano/Organ
Gus Thornton	Bass,Bass
Michael Llorens	Drums,Drums
Tony Llorens	Piano,Organ

Technical Credits

Bill Belmont	Producer,Reissue Producer,Liner Notes
Ian Anderson	Producer,Producer
William F. Cooke	Executive Producer
B.B. King	Composer
T-Bone Walker	Composer
Ron Meraska	Director
Lee Hildebrand	Liner Notes
Jamie Putnam	Art Direction,Design
Dan Forte	Liner Notes
George Horn	Mastering
Stephen Hart	Remixing
Stevie Ray Vaughan	Performer,Composer
Hudson Whittaker	Composer
Aaron Walker	Composer
Albert King	Composer

Editorial Reviews

Recorded in December 1983, In Session captures an in-concert jam between Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, the latter of whom had become the hot blues guitarist of the year thanks to his debut Texas Flood, as well as his work on David Bowie's hit Let's Dance. Vaughan may have been the new news, but King was not suffering, either. He had a world-class supporting band and was playing as well as he ever had. In other words, the stage was set for a fiery, exciting concert and that's exactly what they delivered. Vaughan was clearly influenced by King -- there are King licks all over his first two recorded efforts, and it was an influence that stayed with him to the end -- and he was unafraid to go toe-to-toe with his idol. King must have been impressed, since In Session never devolves into a mere cutting contest. Instead, each musicians spurs the other to greater heights. For aficionados of either guitarist, that means the album isn't just worth a listen -- it means that it's a record that sounds as exciting on each subsequent listen as does the first time through. [A DVD version was also released.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine