REVIEWS BLUES REVUE MAGAZINE Art TipaldiWANDA KING REVIEW FROM JUN\u002FJUL 2004 BLUES REVUEArt Tipaldi can add the Freddie King household to his list of cross-generational blues families now that Dallas' Wanda King has checked in with From a Blues Point of View. Seven of the nine songs are King compositions that show a knack for intelligent turns of phrase and a deep appreciation for gritty. Texas-style blues. Big Girl and Trying Not to Get Caught Up are tough shuffles, and Fishing in My Pond hits a soulful skank-blues groove. The sophisticated torchy Old Flame and two excellent slow blues, SOS and I Refuse to Play By Your Rules, round out the set, along with covers of Johnny Guitar Watson's Cuttin' In and father Freddie's (S)he Put the Whammy on Me .King brings a jazz vocalist's approach to phrasing and melody to her fine singing; she's assembled a very good band featuring Shawn Phares (keyboards), Kenny Stern (drums), Sonny Collie (bass), and Robin Sullivan (guitar), augmented by six-stringers Smokin' Joe Kubek and Tutu Jones. Very Impressive.