Just Pickin

Freddie King | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Modern Blues
• ASIN: B0000023J6
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,987 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hide Away

2. Butterscotch

3. Sen-Sa-Shun

4. Side Tracked

5. The Stumble

6. Wash Out

7. San-Ho-Zay

8. Just Pickin'

9. Heads Up

10. In the Open

11. Out Front

12. Swooshy

13. Manhole

14. Freeway 75

15. Low Tide

16. The Sad Nite Owl

17. Funnybone

18. Nickleplated

19. King-A-Ling

20. Surf Monkey

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD

The combining of the two long-lost albums Dance with Freddie King (1961) and Freddy King Gives You a Bonanza of Instrumentals (1965) is a godsend to anyone interested in modern guitar. Genuine blues feeling pervades his virtuosic guitar bends and slurs throughout twenty-four all-pickin' selections, including hall of fame member "Hide Away." -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Freddie King, more than "just picking", October 21, 2000

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Noah Starr Shapiro (NYC, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Pickin (Audio CD)

For my money, this is the best Freddie King available. It is actually a combination of his two all-instrumental lps, "Let's Hide Away and Dance Away" (1961), and "Gives you a Bonanza of Instrumentals"(1965). It contains his classics, "Hideaway","The Stumble", "San-Ho-Zay", the extended raveup "Remington Ride" (based on the bluegrass original!) and many other great tunes. In his playing you can hear the roots of Clapton, Peter Green, Magic Sam,and almost any other blues-based guitarist who came after him. The playing is almost architectural at times, humourous at other times, and, especially in some of the longer instrumentals, monsterously expressive. His music combines qualities of Chicgo and Texas blues with instrumentation that is like surf music and early rock n roll, making for an overall unique sound. Don't miss it!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "Holy Grail" of blues guitar, February 13, 2001

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tehuti (Fullerton, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just Pickin (Audio CD)

I was looking for the song "Remington Ride" when I stumbled across this CD last week. My motivation is that I am learning blues guitar (at the tender age of 40-something) and the name Freddie King is one I have been hearing about for some time. Little did I know that I had found a "blueprint" (pardon the pun) for learning the blues. This disk is packed with some of the best blues licks imaginable, starting with the much covered Hideaway. Whether you're a blues purist or a newcomer to Freddie King, like I am, this is one for your collection.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Master of the Blues Guitar, September 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Just Pickin (Audio CD)

Absolutely stunning collection of Freddie King's two instrumental albums from the early sixties. All the favorites are here (Hideaway, The Stumble, San-Ho-Say, etc.). A cram course for aspiring blues guitarists. In impecable stereo for the first time.