Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session

Artist - Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan  Title - In Session Format -  Single Vinyl LP Label - Stax Records   First ever vinyl release for this landmark meeting between these two blues giants! This is the only known recording of Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan performing together - the greatest blues summit of all time. With each musician spurning the other to greater heights, this 1983 live recording sounds as exciting on each subsequent listening as it does the very first time through. They 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,