Format Details: Deluxe Edition /
Release Date: 08 March 2024
Label: Sunset Blvd Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 708535705529
Genres: Blues
Description
2 CD Set - "An amazingly prolific artist who brought a brisk air of urban sophistication to his frequently stunning presentation, John "Peter" Chatman -- better known as Memphis Slim -- ranks as one of the greatest blues pianists of all time" Allmusic
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Recorded In London & Paris During 1960 & 1961. Including tracks previously unreleased in North America. Recorded live in London & Paris during '60 & '61. Disc One focuses on Slim's full-throated vibrato-less shout with instrumental backing from Alexis Korner and Stan Greig. Originally only released in Europe this is the first physical releases for these recordings in North America. While most of Disc Two features a completely solo piano session recorded in Paris, July 1961. At this point Slim permanently moved to Paris, where recording and touring possibilities seemed limitless and the veteran pianist was treated with the respect too often denied even African-American blues stars at home back then.
Tracklisting
Carmen McRae
Robert Pete Williams
Bob Neuwirth
Lead Belly
Art Tatum
Fastball
The Dandy Warhols
Memphis Slim
Little Brother Montgomery, Memphis Slim, Jimmy Cotton & Speckled Red
Memphis Slim
Various Artists
Various Artists
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim
