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 | Title : A Christmas Celebration of Hope
Author : B.B. King
Release Date : 20011106
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Now that Charles Brown is gone, it's up to B.B. King to uphold the blues for Christmas. If this first collection of holiday music is any indication, he deserves his own igloo in the North Pole. Self-produced with his touring band in New Orleans during a spring heat wave, A Christmas Celebration of Hope finds King overcoming both the heat and Yuletide music clichés, turning out an inspired and rollicking album that is lit from within by King's generous spirit and gracious heart. Like others before him, King dipped into the blues and R&B holiday canon, but instead of just recycling well-worn classics, he plucked gems like 'Blues Decorations' and 'Backdoor Santa' out of obscurity and polished them to a high gloss. When King does cover standards, like 'Merry Christmas, Baby' and 'I'll Be Home for Christmas,' he imbues them with his own earthy personality and sleek, restrained playing. King also includes two originals in this surprise package: 'Celebration,' which he first released in 1960, and the new instrumental, 'Christmas Love.' This record not only will make Christmas merrier for the listener, it will also help people suffering from cancer, HIV/AIDS, and diabetes, as King has donated the proceeds to the City of Hope, the world-renowned biomedical research and treatment center.
Buyer Reviews :
Before we begin let me say just one thing... I love BB King. His relationship with his guitar Lucille is legendary and he has a voice that can tell a complex story with a single word. I've been a fan of his for years and I've seen him in concert dozens of times.
Now that we have that out of the way, this CD is what it is... A collection of holiday related music set to assembly-line white-bread blues. BB King is capable of doing a lot better.
It's not a bad CD, in fact it's better than 99% of the X-Mas collections you'll find but it's not going to make you cry in your beer or jump for joy.
Buy this CD if you like the blues, if you're tired of listening to the same old Christmas songs every year and/or if you're a big fan of BB King... But if you're looking for something to compare with 'Live in Cook County Jail' you'll be disappointed.
(by P. Whitaker)
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