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Donny Hathaway as arranger, King Curtis as producer, and a rhythm section that included Jerry Jemmott and Cornell Dupree. The groove tempos are not too fast and not too slow; in other words just right. The horn arrangements are sublime and Freddies performance is top-notch. My Feeling For The Blues is a one-of-a-kind blues album by the great Freddie King.

The first two songs, Yonder Wall and The Stumble set the tone for the whole recording. In fact, the albums opener is a laid back rendition of Elmore Jamess Yonder Wall. King Curtis lays a great, soulful horn and Freddies guitar sounds more upfront than on his previous LP.

From there, My Feeling for the Blues listens as a tribute to the Giants of the Blues genre: King tackles B.B. Kings I Wonder Why and Woke Up This Morning, T-Bone Walkers Stormy Monday, Jimmy Reeds You Dont Have to Go and Eddie Guitar Slim Jones classic The Things I Used to Do, while upping the pace with a frantic, instrumental take on Ray Charles Whatd I Say.

One of the top blues albums which was getting harder to find, is now available on vinyl again. Do yourself a favor and make sure you grab this one!