Memphis Slim, U.s.a

Description

One of Candid’s historic blues releases,Memphis Slim, U.S.A.finds the Blues Hall of Fame inductee in a rare, relaxed setting with two close friends and fellow blues icons, Jazz Gillum and Arbee Stidham. The intimacy – from their loose interplay and improvisation to the eerie realism of the recording – is palpable and feels more like an invitation to their inner circle than a commercial release.

Grammy winner Michael Graves’ sensitive remastering bringsMemphis Slim, U.S.A.to life, letting listeners in as the piano legend and his buddies offer a musical history of the blues from its Southern juke-joint roots up to its Chicago-style move toward R&B.

Memphis Slim, U.S.A.is an essential document that Candid is proud to bring back to the blues canon.

Features

• Remastered by Michael Graves
• Vinyl Mastering by Jeff Powell
• Vinyl LP

Selections

1. Born with the Blues
2. Just Let Me Be
3. Red Haired Boogie
4. Blue and Disgusted
5. New Key to the Highway
6. I’d Take Her to Chicago
7. Harlem Bound
8. El Capitan
9. I Just Landed in Your Town
10. John Henry
11. I Believe I’ll Settle Down
12. Bad Luck and Troubles
13. Late Afternoon Blues
14. Memphis Slim, U.S.A.