Blues Master

Freddie King | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B000002JKV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,716 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Play It Cool

2. That Will Never Do

3. It's Too Late, She's Gone

4. Blue Shadows

5. Today I Sing the Blues

6. Get Out of My Life Woman

7. Hide Away

8. Funky

9. Hot Tomato

10. Wide Open

11. Sweet Thing

12. Let Me Down Easy

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: KING,FREDDIE
Title: FREDDIE KING IS A BLUES MASTER
Street Release Date: 09/15/1992
Domestic
Genre: BLUES

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a major item, but a nice listen with several highlights. Too many mediocre instrumentals, though, April 12, 2009

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Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blues Master (Audio CD)

This 1969 set clocks in at a not-very-generous 36 minutes, but that's the LP age for you.

It's quite a nice, mellow set which emphasises Frederick Christian "King"'s passionate vocals, and King is backed by a tight band which includes both piano and organ, and occationally by a well-scored six-man horn ensemble as well.

He is being cast primarily as a singer on many of these tracks, Freddie King is...his normally stinging lead guitar lines take something of a back seat on songs like "It's Too Late, She's Gone" and "Let Me Down Easy". But fans shouldn't worry unduly; most of these twelve tracks feature plenty of guitar goodness, like the sizzling fills and solos on King's own "Play It Cool", and a smouldering rendition of Curtis Lewis' soulful slowie "Today I Sing The Blues".

Pianist James Booker adds a wonderful, jazzy feel with his elegant, fluid playing, and well-known session saxist "King" Curtis Ousley, who is one of the three saxists here, has also provided a couple of the songs, including the aforementioned "Let Me Down Easy".

There are letdowns as well, though. A couple of tracks are perhaps overproduced; a leaner, meaner "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" would have had more impact. And there's really no need for this re-recording of the classic instrumental "Hideaway" in funk mode...the instrumentals are generally a bit disappointing, actually, and the fact that almost the entire second half of the original LP is made up of instrumentals drags the set down.

"Blues Master" is not as tough or indeed as intense as King's earliest, self-penned waxings for Federal Records, but still...fans of Freddie KIng should enjoy his strong, focused playing and singing on the first half of the set. It's not enough to make this a must-have album, though.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest records ever recorded, February 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Blues Master (Audio CD)

Freddie at his finest, tenderest, searing, blistering. If this album doesn't bring tears to your eyes, you're not human. King Curtis guides Freddie through an hour of his great and thunderous voice and smoking guitar. Sublime groove by the entire band, featuring James Booker on piano and the great King Curtis on sax. Perennial. Especially necessary when you're been dumped.

5.0 out of 5 stars queda alguna duda del titulo??, May 21, 2008

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Sergio Rodriguez Heredia "pappokari" (san clemente del tuyu, Buenos Aires Argentina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blues Master (Audio CD)

libro de enseñanza para todos los que amamos el blues..preguntenle sino al viejo derek y sus dominoes......gran gran disco...