Freddie King

We remember Freddie King. ‘The King of Texas’

This day (December 28, 1976), in Dallas, Texas, died Frederick Christian a.k.a Freddie King, an American blues guitarist and singer.Tracklist : 1 . Sweet Home Chicago 2 . The Things...

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Freddie King opens for GFR at MSG (1972)

December 23, 1972 - Freddie King opens for Grand Funk Railroad at the Madison Square Garden in New-York City. This is a benefit concert for "Phoenix House" to be filmed...

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Joe Bonamassa releases his fourteenth live album : ‘Live at the Greek Theatre,’ a tribute to Albert King, B.B. King and Freddie King (2016)

Joe Bonamassa's ‘Live at the Greek Theatre’ is his fourteenth live album (a tribute to the"Three Kings" : Albert King, B.B. King and Freddie King) released on September 23, 2016.Track...

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Freddie King plays in South Carolina (1972)

September 22, 1972 - Freddie King and his Gibson 355 perform outdoor at the Sugarbowl in South Carolina

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Freddie Hubbard records ‘Breaking Point!’ for Blue Note (1964)

Freddie Hubbard's 'Breaking Point!' is his ninth album recorded on May 7, 1964 and released in September 1964 By Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Breaking Point (Freddie Hubbard) - 10:19 ....

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We Remember B.B. King. ‘Long Lived The King’

This day (May 14, 2015), in Las Vegas, died Riley B. King a.k.a. B.B. King (B.B. short for Blues Boy), an American blues guitarist and singer.Tracklist : 1 . In...

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Sonny Rollins records ‘East Broadway Run Down’ with Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones (1966)

Sonny Rollins' 'East Broadway Run Down' is an album recorded on May 9, 1966 with Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones and released the same year by Impulse!.Track Listing...

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Dexter Gordon records ‘Doin’ Allright’ with Freddie Hubbard, Horace Parlan et al for Blue Note (1961)

Dexter Gordon's 'Doin' Allright' is an album recorded on May 6, 1961 and released the same year by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.I Was Doing All Right (George Gershwin,...

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Freddie Hubbard records ‘The Body & the Soul’ with Eric Dolphy & Wayne Shorter (1963)

Freddie Hubbard's 'The Body & the Soul' is his eighth album recorded on March 11 & May 2, 1963, with among others Eric Dolphy and Wayne Shorter and released the...

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Island publish Brian Eno’s second solo album : ‘Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)’ (1974)

Brian Eno's 'Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)' is his second solo album featuring Phil Manzanera, and released in November 1974 by Island.Track Listing : 1.Burning Airlines Give You So Much...

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Freddie Hubbard records the album ‘Keystone Bop Vol. 2: Friday & Saturday’ with Joe Henderson and Bobby Hutcherson (1981)

Freddie Hubbard's 'Keystone Bop Vol. 2: Friday & Saturday' is a live album recorded on November 27 & 28, 1981 with Joe Henderson and Bobby Hutcherson and released in 1996...

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Stanley Turrentine records for CTI ‘Sugar,’ an album with Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Ron Carter et al (1970)

Stanley Turrentine's 'Sugar' is an album recorded mainly during November 1970 with among others, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Ron Carter, ... and released In 1971 By CTI.Track Listing : 1.Sugar...

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Freddie Hubbard records ‘Straight Life’ with Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, George Benson , Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette et al (1970)

Freddie Hubbard's 'Straight Life' is a soul/funk influenced jazz album recorded on November 16, 1970 with Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, George Benson , Ron Carter, Jack Dejohnette and more and...

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The tracklisting of the new Joe Bonamassa (King Bee?) reads like a christic journey from shakedown and wounds to reconstruction and redemption. Heavy stuff and riffs!

Joe Bonamassa's 'Redemption' is his thirteenth solo studio album produced by Kevin Shirley and released on September 21, 2018 by J&R Adventures

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Bill Evans records ‘Interplay’ with Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall and Freddie Hubbard (1962)

Bill Evans' 'Interplay' is an album recorded on July 16–17 and August 21, 1962, with Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Jim Hall and Freddie Hubbard and released the same year...

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V.S.O.P. featuring Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Wayne Shorter record ‘The Quintet’ (1977)

V.S.O.P's 'The Quintet' is an album featuring Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Ron Carter and Wayne Shorter and recorded on July 16 & 18, 1977 and released in October...

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John Coltrane records ‘Ascension’ with Mccoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp et al (1966)

John Coltrane's 'Ascension' is an album of continuous performance without breaks recorded on June 28, 1965 and released in February 1966 by Impulse!Track Listing : 1.Edition I/Ascension (John Coltrane) –...

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A&M / CTI release Quincy Jones’ ‘Walking in Space’ featuring ‘Killer Joe’ (1969)

Quincy Jones' 'Walking in Space' feat. 'Killer Joe' is a studio album recorded on June 18 & 19, 1969 and released in 1969 by A&M/Cti..Track Listing : 1.Dead End (Galt...

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Thinking Is Just An Idea

From 'I Think It Was A Dream' to 'I Think I'll Call It Morning' , we have mixed 20 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Thinking'. It has Chick Corea,...

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This month In Blues Legends 12/12

John Mayall, Albert King, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Hubert Sumlin, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Beth Hart, Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, Freddie King, Joe Louis Walker, Muddy Waters, Gary Moore, Willie Dixon,...

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