Here is a continuation of my chronological Freddie King posts - 'Freddy' has now become 'Freddie' and he is with a more contemporary and hipper crowd than with his previous musical partners at King/Federal...for which his real fame is mostly based - Signed to the Atlantic/Cotillion label, his 2 albums for this revered company contain some of the greats of the day .
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On 'Freddie King Is A Blues Master' (1969) we have :
Billy Butler-gtr, Joe Newman, Melvin Lastie & Martin Banks-tpt, KIng Curtis, David Newman & Willie Bridges-sax, James Booker & Gary Illingworth-keys, Jerry Jemmott-bs, Norman Pride-drms.
George Coleman, Frank Wess, KIng Curtis, Trevor Lawrence & Willie Bridges-sax, Ernie Royal & Martin Banks-tpt, George Stubbs-pno, Cornell Dupree-gtr, Jerry Jemmott-bs, Kenneth Rice-drms, Hugh McCracken-hmca.
2 great electric blues albums where Freddie includes some fine covers, some updated classics and some new compositions.
I have played these albums many, many times and still love everything about them ...It's your lucky day ...here are both recordings with full scans ...Enjoy
And...Happy new year to y'all ! ...Cheers
