Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan In Session (2010)
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Recorded for a television program of the same name back in 1983 In Session bills itself as the only known recording of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King who was Vaughans idol and mentor playing together That leads to some heavy expectations which fortunately arent disappointed at least if you arent expecting the customary overthetop performances Vaughan was famous for His playing here is much more laidback and controlled which is actually a recommendationthe stylistic similarities between teacher and student are that much more pronounced The songs are mostly King concert staples with the exception of Pride and Joy highlights include the TBone Walker classic Call It Stormy Monday and one of Kings own Overall Junction which features some excellent guitar solo work The snippets of recorded conversation between songs are interesting curiosities as well Genevieve Williams
