Texas Flyer: 1974-1976

Freddie King

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Texas Flyer: 1974-1976 Review

by Thom Jurek

The final volume in Bear Family's excellent Freddie King retrospective covering his final years is the one with the most surprises. Over the course of five CDs, the producers of this box have included all of RSO studio recordings and the funky soul-blues of King's Polydor album, Burglar, which Eric Clapton fans covet so much because he was listed as a second guitarist. Burglar was produced by Mike Vernon (with Tom Dowd producing a track) and another studio band that included bassist Carl Radle. Several of the album's outtakes and a studio version of Jimmy Rogers' "That's All Right" see release here for the first time. The second disc kicks off with the live Larger Than Life album. What's remarkable is that instead of the fade out on "Have You Ever Loved a Woman," the rest of the track and concert performance is provided as well. The other discs are all live. Sound quality ranges from very good to excellent; none of this stuff is bootleg material (it would be beneath Bear Family's exacting standards). The final cut on disc five is another previously hidden gem taken from a gig where Clapton sings "Further on Up the Road." The liner essay by Bill Dahl is not only informative, it's authoritative. The hardbound book includes loads of photos and a completely detailed sessionography.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Pack It Up George Chandler	Freddie King	04:10	Spotify Amazon
2	My Credit Didn't Go Through General Johnson / Greg Perry	Freddie King	04:09	Spotify Amazon
3	I Got the Same Old Blues J.J. Cale	Freddie King	03:23	Spotify Amazon
4	Only Getting Second Best Rick Hayward / Mike Vernon	Freddie King	03:49	Spotify Amazon
5	Texas Flyer Roy Davies / Steve Ferrone / DeLisle Harper / Freddie King / Bobby Tench / Mike Vernon	Freddie King	03:46	Spotify Amazon
6	Pulp Wood Roy Davies / Steve Ferrone / DeLisle Harper / Freddie King / Bobby Tench / Pete Wingfield	Freddie King	03:13	Spotify Amazon
7	She's a Burglar Jerry Ragovoy	Freddie King	03:51	Spotify Amazon
8	I Had a Dream Isaac Hayes / David Porter	Freddie King	04:59	Spotify Amazon
9	Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) Earl King	Freddie King	03:34	Spotify Amazon
10	It's Your Move Joe Levine / Jerry Ragovoy	Freddie King	03:33	Spotify Amazon
11	Shake Your Booty Rick Hayward / Freddie King / Mike Vernon	Freddie King	03:47	Spotify Amazon
12	Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson	Freddie King	04:28	Spotify Amazon
13	That's All Right Jimmy Rogers	Freddie King	04:29	Spotify Amazon
14	Sugar Sweet Mel London	Freddie King	02:50	Spotify Amazon
15	TV Mama Lou Willie Turner	Freddie King	04:05	Spotify Amazon
16	Gambling Woman Blues (I Wonder Why) Joe Josea / B.B. King	Freddie King	08:47	Spotify Amazon
17	Boogie Funk Freddie King	Freddie King	04:14	Spotify Amazon
18	It's Better to Have (And Don't Need) Don Covay / Erskin Watts	Freddie King	03:17	Spotify Amazon
19	Boogie Bump Asari Graham / Mike Vernon / Harry Wilkins	Freddie King	04:27	Spotify Amazon
20	Sugar Sweet Mel London	Freddie King	03:54	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	You Can Run, But You Can't Hide Paul Butterfield	Freddie King	03:29	Spotify Amazon
2	Woke Up This Morning B.B. King	Freddie King	04:29	Spotify Amazon
3	Meet Me in the Morning Bob Dylan	Freddie King	04:40	Spotify Amazon
4	The Things I Used to Do Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones	Freddie King	07:27	Spotify Amazon
5	Ain't That I Don't Love You Reese Clifford	Freddie King	03:56	Spotify Amazon
6	Have You Ever Loved a Woman Billy Myles	Freddie King	05:29	Spotify Amazon
7	Big Leg Woman (With a Short Short Mini Skirt) Israel Tolbert	Freddie King	05:29	Spotify Amazon
8	Woman Across the River Bettye Crutcher / Allen Jones Jr.	Freddie King	05:00	Spotify Amazon
9	Look on Yonder Wall Elmore James	Freddie King	05:56	Spotify Amazon
10	Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers	Freddie King	05:59	Spotify Amazon
11	Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson	Freddie King	05:27	Spotify Amazon
12	Boogie Funk Freddie King	Freddie King	03:53	Spotify Amazon
13	Little Bluebird Isaac Hayes / Booker T. Jones / David Porter	Freddie King	07:28	Spotify Amazon
14	Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) Earl King	Freddie King	06:24	Spotify Amazon
15	Going Down Don Nix	Freddie King	05:29	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Big Leg Woman (With a Short Short Mini Skirt) Israel Tolbert	Freddie King	02:36	Spotify Amazon
2	Woman Across the River Bettye Crutcher / Allen Jones Jr.	Freddie King	04:28	Spotify Amazon
3	Signals of Love Jimmy Reed	Freddie King	06:14	Spotify Amazon
4	Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do Porter Grainger / Everett Robbins	Freddie King	07:49	Spotify Amazon
5	Key to the Highway Big Bill Broonzy / Charles Segar	Freddie King	04:15	Spotify Amazon
6	Hide Away Freddie King / Sonny Thompson	Freddie King	05:16	Spotify Amazon
7	Going Down Don Nix	Freddie King	05:20	Spotify Amazon
8	You Sure Look Good to Me Leonard Caston	Freddie King	06:27	Spotify Amazon
9	Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) Earl King	Freddie King	07:12	Spotify Amazon
10	Have You Ever Loved a Woman Billy Myles	Freddie King	06:18	Spotify Amazon
11	Boogie Funk Freddie King	Freddie King	03:42	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 4

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Messin' with the Kid Mel London	Freddie King	06:00	Spotify Amazon
2	Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson	Freddie King	07:01	Spotify Amazon
3	You're the One Adolph Smith	Freddie King	09:12	Spotify Amazon
4	Woke Up This Morning B.B. King	Freddie King	05:29	Spotify Amazon
5	Funk Instrumental	Freddie King	07:24	Spotify Amazon
6	Going Down Don Nix	Freddie King	08:17	Spotify Amazon
7	The Things That I Used to Do Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones	Freddie King	04:24	Spotify Amazon
8	Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) Earl King	Freddie King	07:17	Spotify Amazon
9	Call It Stormy Monday (Little Bluebird) Isaac Hayes / David Porter / T-Bone Walker	Freddie King	14:10	Spotify Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 5

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Signals of Love Jimmy Reed	Freddie King	07:22	Spotify Amazon
2	Woman Across the River Bettye Crutcher / Allen Jones Jr.	Freddie King	07:33	Spotify Amazon
3	Boogie Funk Freddie King	Freddie King	06:39	Spotify Amazon
4	Meet Me in the Morning Bob Dylan	Freddie King	09:27	Spotify Amazon
5	Feeling Alright Dave Mason	Freddie King	05:02	Spotify Amazon
6	Hide Away/The Mojo Freddie King / J.B. Lenoir / Sonny Thompson	Freddie King	09:02	Spotify Amazon
7	Have You Ever Loved a Woman Billy Myles	Freddie King	10:52	Spotify Amazon
8	Little Bluebird Isaac Hayes / Booker T. Jones / David Porter	Freddie King	07:29	Spotify Amazon
9	Farther Up the Road Don Robey / Joe Veasey	Freddie King	07:28	Spotify Amazon