Little Jimmy King's third album finds him in the well-placed hands of Memphis producing and arranging legend
Willie Mitchell. With
Mitchell's publishing branch supplying six of the 12 selections here, there's a much more pronounced soul/blues feeling to this album than his two previous efforts, spelled out in a most contemporary manner on the confessional opening track, "Living In the Danger Zone" and "We'll Be Together Again." As always,
Little Jimmy tips his hat to his mentor, the late
Albert King with every note he hits on his Flying V, squeezing strings over several frets to get those classic
Albert microtonal bends on tracks like "I Don't Need Nobody That Don't Need Me," "Drawers" and the title track. This is a thoroughly contemporary blues album that could -- and should -- expand
King's audience beyond the usual blues circles. ~ Cub Koda