Indianola Mississippi Seeds

B.B. King

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1989)
• Original Release Date: 1970
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B000002PEA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,694 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording
In the late '60s and early '70s, B.B. King made a series of albums in Los Angeles using rock-world ringers and session players as ABC sought to replicate the chart success of "The Thrill Is Gone." These recordings are mostly dispassionate filler, but this album is an exception. Produced by Bill Szymczyk and featuring guitarist Joe Walsh, pianists Carole King and Leon Russell, and drummer Russ Kunkel among its players, B.B. delivers minor classics in the stirring "King's Special" and the hard blues "Until I'm Dead and Cold." He also takes his only recorded turn at piano, vamping briefly through a flippant croon he calls "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (And She Could Be Jiving Too)." --Ted Drozdowski

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD
Not once during his immersion in the pop waters here does Riley B.'s commitment to blues flag. Never far from his mind are the hometown "seeds": church choirs, plantation work, prized recordings of Charlie Christian and Lonnie Johnson, the enduring virtues of humility, inner strength, and generosity of spirit. Leon Russell and Carole King are among several musicians skillfully helping out on this absorbing set of originals and Russell's "Hummingbird." Initially released in 1970. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the single best blues album I've ever heard. No lie., December 18, 1998

By	[e-mail] ('lanter, Ga.) - See all my reviews

The best album by the best blues player ever. This is the only album review i've done on amazon and the only one I'll do. buy it and dig it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Edible "Seeds", January 31, 2002

By	David Hugaert (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although not quite as strong and cohesive as B.B. King's previous release "Completely Well", "Indianola Mississippi Seeds" contains some sweetly scintillating, chills up and down your spine musical vibes. These bluesy, rhythmic pulsations are supplied by a bevy of young, then unknown up and coming musicians, featuring the likes of Joe Walsh (rhythm guitar), Carole King (piano/electric piano) and Leon Russell (piano/electric piano). Together, along with "The King Of The Blues" himself, these four individuals (B.B. included) really put their own unique brand of polish to the tracks featured on "IMS", such as "You're Still My Woman", "Don't Ask Me No Questions", "Until I'm Dead And Cold", "Go Underground", and let's not forget the Russell-penned "Hummingbird", where Leon gives his all both musically and lyrically here. "King's Special", the CD's lone instrumental, is indeed special. It is on this track where "Lucille" gets wonderfully downright sassy, and she pulls no punches in the process! The main thing about these "Seeds", is not only are they edible, they also contain an extra amount of sweetness, and will make any set of taste buds come to life! With that ultra-hip, snazzy CD cover (featuring a watermelon carved in the shape of a guitar), including the noteworthy musical selections featured on this disc, one would think MCA would give "IMS" the remaster treatment, to which it rightfully deserves (and thus is long overdue), complete with the original album cover artwork, including liner notes and a lyric sheet. One major drawback to various parts of the instrumentation, as featured on this "Compact Disc-Compact Price" version of "IMS", is that Joe Walsh's rhythm guitar, Leon Russell's and Carole King's piano/keyboard playing comes across as sounding barely audible in spots. Hopefully MCA will adress this issue if they decide to remaster "IMS". These pre-mastered seeds are still quite tasty, nonetheless, and will leave you craving all the moreso. So please, by all means, eat to your heart's content! After all, B.B. wouldn't have it any other way for his devoted fans (even though I consider myself to be more of a casual fan, but a lover of B.B. King's music, nonetheless).

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Relaxed Record, August 10, 2002

By	William K. Stubbs (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a very powerful and moving record. Good for both serious and dilettante blues listeners. You'll never tire of it. Can't recommend it enough. And when you love it, go buy Luther Allison's Motown 1971-75.

wks