This collection contains the best of blues pianist Memphis Slim’s Folkways years and includes 3 previously unreleased tracks. The CD features solo performances, small ensembles, and accompaniment by Folkways artists including Willie Dixon, Jazz Gillum, and Pete Seeger. Slim plays highly personal interpretations of classic and original blues. 65 minutes. 32-page booklet with extensive notes, lyrics, and photos.
Joogie Boogie Memphis Slim 03:27
I Left That Town-Harlem Bound Memphis Slim 02:19
Key to the Highway Memphis Slim 02:57
Chicago Rent Party Memphis Slim 03:56
Stewball Memphis Slim 03:35
The Dirty Dozens Memphis Slim 02:52
Beer Drinking Woman Memphis Slim 02:31
Walking Blues Memphis Slim 03:12
Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie Memphis Slim 04:12
San Juan Blues Memphis Slim 02:23
Prison Bound Memphis Slim 03:27
If the Rabbit Had a Gun Memphis Slim 03:01
Backwater Blues Memphis Slim 03:45
You Name It Memphis Slim 02:16
M&O Blues Memphis Slim 03:40
Every Day I Have the Blues Memphis Slim 02:26
Just a Dream Memphis Slim 04:13
Midnight Special Memphis Slim 01:51
The Bells Memphis Slim 02:37
Mean Old Frisco Memphis Slim 03:23
The Gimmick Memphis Slim 03:49