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Memphis Slim - Memphis Slim U.S.A. (2025 Remaster) (2025) Hi-Res

Memphis Slim - Memphis Slim U.S.A. (2025 Remaster) (2025) Hi-Res

BAND/ARTIST: Memphis Slim

  • Title: Memphis Slim U.S.A. (2025 Remaster)
  • Year Of Release: 1961 / 2025
  • Label: Candid
  • Genre: Blues
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks) / FLAC (tracks) 24bit-96kHz
  • Total Time: 47:08
  • Total Size: 242 / 873 Mb
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Tracklist:

01. Born With The Blues (2025 Remaster) (3:35)
02. Just Let Me Be (2025 Remaster) (3:42)
03. Red Haired Boogie (2025 Remaster) (4:20)
04. Blue And Disgusted (2025 Remaster) (3:39)
05. New Key To The Highway (2025 Remaster) (2:45)
06. I’d Take Her To Chicago (2025 Remaster) (2:01)
07. Harlem Bound (2025 Remaster) (3:09)
08. El Capitan (2025 Remaster) (2:58)
09. I Just Landed In Your Town (2025 Remaster) (3:45)
10. John Henry (2025 Remaster) (2:19)
11. I Believe I’ll Settle Down (2025 Remaster) (3:52)
12. Bad Luck And Troubles (2025 Remaster) (3:47)
13. Late Afternoon Blues (2025 Remaster) (4:35)
14. Memphis Slim U.S.A. (2025 Remaster) (2:55)

"...There's a bit of boogie-woogie bounce and some rippling cascades up and down the 88s. Mostly, it's just Memphis Slim tearing up the ivories..."

Memphis Slim's classic United label sessions from 1954 comprise this exceptional document of the master pianists work: 19 of the some 30 tracks he waxed during four sessions, and very well-produced, considering the time frame. A 24-year-old Matt "Guitar" Murphy contributes mightily, tenor saxophonists Neil Green and Jimmy Conley smoothly fill in the cracks, and bassist Henry Taylor and drummer Otto Allen keep thing nicely swinging along. As a blues pianist, Slim is in a class by himself. His tinklings, jazzy affectations, and distinct chordal punctuations are the mark of a true master. His singing is equally robust, occasionally wailin', but mostly in a storytellers' mode. Many of the tunes are old warhorses: "Blues All Around My Head" has two takes, one with unedited studio banter; "Blue and Lonesome" has more squawking before the slow melody line, while "Wish Me Well" is a patient boogie, if there is such a thing. Slim excels on loping, half-shuffles with horn complement, as on "Sassy Mae," "Two of a Kind," and the killer "Four Years of Torment." He plays celeste on another three, the hard swinging "Got to Find My Baby," and twelve-bar on "She's Alright" in the second take. At their roughest on "Slim Was Just Kiddin'," they can't decide what to do, settling on "Shake, Rattle & Roll." The T-Bone Walker influence definitely comes out for Murphy's instrumental features on the easygoing "Jive Time Bounce," and the out-and-out "Backbone Boogie." The calypso-informed "Banana Oil" is somewhat of an anomaly, but a delightful aside. This recording shows the complete prowess of Slim and his ability to lead a band. Murphy's spice makes it all that much tastier. A highly recommended CD, and an important historical bookmark in the career of an enduring legend of blues piano.




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  • mufty77
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