Compil. FR 2012 on Frémeaux & Associés label
Blues (Louisiana Blues, Piano Blues)
Includes booklet. Recorded in Chicago on: 2 August 1940: tracks 1-1 to 1-4; 30 October 1940: track 1-5; December 1946: tracks 1-6, 1-7; Chicago, February 1947: track 1-8; July 1947: tracks 1-9, 1-10; November 1947: track 1-11; March 1950: tracks 1-12 to 1-15; 10 September 1951: track 1-16; 16 November 1951: tracks 1-17, 1-18; (Cleveland, Ohio) November 1951: tracks 1-19, 1-20; 26 November 1952: track 2-1; 30 July 1953: track 2-2 to 2-4 16 March 1954: track 2-5; 29 September 1954: tracks 2-6 to 2-8; 8 January 1958: track 2-9; 18 August 1959: tracks 2-10 to 2-17; (New York City) December 1959: tracks 2-18 to 2-20; (New York City) 26 April 1960: tracks 3-1 to 3-5; (London, UK) 26 April 1960: tracks 3-6, 3-7; (New York City) 15 November 1960: tracks 3-8 to 3-10; 12 February 1961: tracks 3-11 to 3-14; 28 February 1961: tracks 3-15 to 3-18; (London, UK) 17 April 1961: tracks 3-19, 3-20.
Memphis Slim p, voc, 1915-1988 US piano, vocals, album by | |
Alex Atkins sax, US alto saxophone | |
John Calvin voc, bvoc, US alto saxophone | |
Alfred Elkins b, *1908 US bass | |
Charles Jenkins bass | |
Curtis Mosley bass | |
Ernest "Big" Crawford b, 1897-1956 US bass | |
Henry Taylor b, bass | |
Leroy Bachelor b, bass | |
Ransom Knowling b, 1912-1967 US bass | |
Sam Chatmon voc, b, bass | |
Wendell Marshall b, 1920-2002 US bass | |
Willie Dixon b, voc, 1915-1992 US bass | |
Billie Stepney dr, US drums | |
Francis Clay dr, 1923-2008 US drums | |
Leon Hopper drums | |
Oscar Larkin drums | |
Otho Allen dr, drums | |
Stan Greig dr, p, 1930-2012 GB drums | |
Alexis Korner voc, g, 1928-1984 GB guitar | |
Lafayette Thomas g, 1928-1977 US guitar | |
M.T. Murphy guitar | |
Muddy Waters voc, g, 1913-1983 US guitar | |
Buster Brown voc, g, *1911 US harmonica | |
Charlie Ferguson sax, US tenor saxophone | |
Ernest Cotton sax, ts, tenor saxophone | |
Jim Conley ts, US tenor saxophone | |
Johnny Board ts, as, 1919-1989 US tenor saxophone | |
Neil Green ts, tenor saxophone | |
Nelson Berry tenor saxophone | |
Purcell Bruckenburgh tenor saxophone | |
Timothy Overton sax, ts, US tenor saxophone | |
Washboard Sam voc, wb, 1910-1966 US washboard |
Gérard Herzhaft liner notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | From Memphis To Chicago | Memphis Slim | ||
2 | Diggin' My Potatoes | Memphis Slim | Robert Brown | 2:53 |
3 | The Jive Blues | Memphis Slim | 2:48 | |
4 | Last Pair Of Shoes Blues | Memphis Slim | 2:59 | |
5 | Blue Evening Blues | Memphis Slim | 2:48 | |
6 | Shelby County Blues | Memphis Slim | 2:58 | |
7 | Rockin' The House | Memphis Slim | 2:49 | |
8 | Lend Me Your Love | Memphis Slim | 3:00 | |
9 | Pacemaker Boogie | Memphis Slim | 2:50 | |
10 | Nobody Loves Me (Everyday I Have The Blues) | Memphis Slim | Aaron Sparks, Melvin Sparks | 2:49 |
11 | Angel Child | Memphis Slim | Blind Lemon Jefferson, Peter Chatman | 2:54 |
12 | Midnight Jump | Memphis Slim | 2:51 | |
13 | Slim's Boogie No. 2 | Memphis Slim | 2:46 | |
14 | Having Fun | Memphis Slim | 2:26 | |
15 | Marack | Memphis Slim | 2:26 | |
16 | Reverend Bounce | Memphis Slim | 2:41 | |
17 | Train Is Coming | Memphis Slim | 2:48 | |
18 | No Mail Blues | Memphis Slim | 2:48 | |
19 | You'r Gonna Need My Help Someday | Memphis Slim | 2:52 | |
20 | Tia Juana | Memphis Slim | 2:54 | |
21 | Rocking The Pad | Memphis Slim | 2:38 | |
22 | Memphis Slim USA | Memphis Slim | ||
23 | Living The Life I Love | Memphis Slim | 2:46 | |
24 | The Come Back | Memphis Slim | 2:32 | |
25 | Fice O'Clock Blues | Memphis Slim | 2:45 | |
26 | I Love My Baby | Memphis Slim | 2:58 | |
27 | Four Years Of Tourment | Memphis Slim | 2:53 | |
28 | Blue And Lonesome | Memphis Slim | 2:48 | |
29 | Memphis Slim U S A | Memphis Slim | 2:50 | |
30 | Two Of A Kind | Memphis Slim | 2:31 | |
31 | What's The Matter | Memphis Slim | 2:22 | |
32 | Messin' Around | Memphis Slim | 3:06 | |
33 | The Comeback | Memphis Slim | 2:14 | |
34 | Wish Me Well | Memphis Slim | 2:41 | |
35 | Gotta Find My Baby | Memphis Slim | Peter Clayton | 2:19 |
36 | Sassy Mae | Memphis Slim | 2:42 | |
37 | Rockin' The House | Memphis Slim | 2:04 | |
38 | Steppin' Out | Memphis Slim | 2:00 | |
39 | Mother Earth | Memphis Slim | 3:31 | |
40 | Joggie Boogie | Memphis Slim | 3:25 | |
41 | The Bells | Memphis Slim | Will Ezell | 2:35 |
42 | San Juan Blues | Memphis Slim | 2:21 | |
43 | Exile To Europe | Memphis Slim | ||
44 | Raining The Blues | Memphis Slim | 3:51 | |
45 | Baby Doll | Memphis Slim | 2:14 | |
46 | Rack'em Jack | Memphis Slim | 2:35 | |
47 | Lucille | Memphis Slim | 2:21 | |
48 | Don't Think You're So Smart | Memphis Slim | 3:38 | |
49 | Caught The Old Coon At Last | Memphis Slim | 3:25 | |
50 | Pinetop's Blues | Memphis Slim | Clarence "Pinetop" Smith | 3:01 |
51 | Angel Child | Memphis Slim | Blind Lemon Jefferson, Peter Chatman | 3:13 |
52 | Lonesome Traveler | Memphis Slim | 2:51 | |
53 | Hey Slim | Memphis Slim | 4:20 | |
54 | Lonesome | Memphis Slim | 2:22 | |
55 | Cold Blooded Woman | Memphis Slim | 3:32 | |
56 | One Man's Mad | Memphis Slim | 2:45 | |
57 | Big Bertha | Memphis Slim | 2:04 | |
58 | How Long Blues | Memphis Slim | Leroy Carr | 2:21 |
59 | Love My Baby | Memphis Slim | 2:51 | |
60 | When The Sun Goes Down | Memphis Slim | Leroy Carr | 3:35 |
61 | Someday Baby | Memphis Slim | Sleepy John Estes | 3:00 |
62 | Highway 51 | Memphis Slim | Curtis Jones | 4:13 |
63 | Sitting On Top Of The World | Memphis Slim | Bo Chatman, Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson | 3:35 |