"Wails" is an essential album by blues guitarist, composer, and singer B. B. King. The recording sessions for this album took place in California with a small orchestra. King's biting guitar and powerful voice are wonderfully accompanied by Johnny Board (tenor saxophone), Lawrence Burdine (alto saxophone), Kenny Sands (trumpet), Ralph Hamilton (bass), Millard Lee (piano), and Ted Curry (drums). This collector's disc includes two bonus tracks: "Mean Ole Frisco" and "Sugar Mama."