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VA - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959-68 (2001) 3CD Set

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VA - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959-68 (2001) 3CD Set

VA - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959-68 (2001) 3CD Set
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 874 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 395 Mb | Scans ~ 35 Mb | 02:52:09
Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Folk-Blues | Label: Vanguard | # 193/95-2

This three-CD set documents some historic country-blues performances by the likes of Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Bukka White, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Mance Lipscomb. The urban side of things is well represented by Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters with Otis Spann, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The Chambers Brothers turning in a riveting rendition of “See See Rider.” Included here are 11 previously unreleased tracks. A must for acoustic-blues fans.

Memphis Slim & Buddy Guy - Southside Reunion (1972) [Reissue 2007]

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Memphis Slim & Buddy Guy - Southside Reunion (1972) [Reissue 2007]

Memphis Slim & Buddy Guy - Southside Reunion (1972) [Reissue 2007]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 291 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 108 MB | Covers - 50 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music S.A.S. France (SSC 3053)

In 1970, expatriate pianist Memphis Slim hooked up with fellow Chicago blues great Buddy Guy while the guitarist was touring Europe with the Rolling Stones, and recorded the tracks for South Side Reunion, originally released on Warner Bros. in 1972. Slim's rollicking piano and Guy's guitar-slinging prowess are complemented by Windy City musicians Phillip Guy, Ernest Johnson, and Roosevelt Shaw, plus saxophonists A.C. Reed and Jimmy Conley. While harpist Junior Wells (who was also part of the Stones tour) is listed as if he played a prominent role in this endeavor, he's only heard on the tracks "Good Time Charlie," "No," and "Help Me Some."

VA - The Original American Folk Blues Festival '1962 (1963) CD Reissue 1991

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VA - The Original American Folk Blues Festival '1962 (1963) CD Reissue 1991

VA - The Original American Folk Blues Festival '1962 (1963) CD Reissue 1991
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 255 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 112 Mb
Label: Polydor | # 825 502-2 | Time: 00:49:12 | Scans ~ 66 Mb
Blues, Folk-Blues, Country-Blues, Delta Blues

Recorded live in a studio in Hamburg, Germany, in October 1962. Includes artists involved with that year's American Folk Blues Festival tour. With generally relaxed and reflective performances. The artists include Memphis Slim, T-Bone Walker, Shakey Jake, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee and John Lee Hooker.

Various Artists - Pure... Blues (2010) 4 CD Box Set

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Various Artists - Pure... Blues (2010) 4 CD Box Set

Various Artists - Pure… Blues (2010) 4 CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 511 Mb | Scans ~ 28 Mb
Label: Sony Music | # 88697776272 | Time: 03:45:15
Blues, Country-Blues, Electric Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Jazz-Blues

This four-disc, 68-track collection paints a broad definition of the blues, with cuts ranging from vintage country blues (Robert Johnson's “Cross Road Blues,” Son House's “Death Letter Blues”) to uptown jazz blues (Nina Simone's “Blues for My Mama,” Billie Holiday's “Billie’s Blues”), Chicago blues (a live version of “Howling Wolf” by Muddy Waters), British blues (Jeff Beck's “JB’s Blues”), and contemporary acoustic blues (“Am I Wrong” by Keb' Mo'), with plenty of stops in between, making for a random but varied playlist that circles the different approaches and musical definitions of the genre.

VA - The Perfect Blues Collection: 25 Original Albums (2011) 25 CD Box Set

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VA - The Perfect Blues Collection: 25 Original Albums (2011) 25 CD Box Set

VA - The Perfect Blues Collection: 25 Original Albums (2011) 25 CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 6.3 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 3 Gb | Scans included
Label: Sony Music | # 886977200922 | Time: 18:49:52
Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Jazz-Blues, Gospel, Blues-Rock

25 CD box set. Following the model of The Perfect Jazz Collection, this format comes in a cube lift off lid box, holding 25 original albums by 25 different artists. All original albums are replicated in mini jacket sleeves. This excellent value package, contains albums by legendary performers from the Blues genre ranging from 1951-2003; across some real classic albums, from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Aretha Franklin, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal, Etta James and many others.

Memphis Slim, Tampa Red, Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues [Recorded 1956-1961] (1991)

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Memphis Slim, Tampa Red, Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues [Recorded 1956-1961] (1991)

Memphis Slim, Tampa Red, Lonnie Johnson - Bawdy Blues [Recorded 1956-1961] (1991)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 182 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 101 MB | Covers - 6 MB
Genre: Acoustic Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OBC/Bluesville/ZYX Music (OBCCD-544-2)

Erotic, humorous, and loaded with double entendres, these dozen tunes were recorded between 1956-1961 by Memphis Slim, Tampa Red, Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson, Pink Anderson, Memphis Willie B., and Blind Willie McTell. The collection includes "Let Me Play with Your Poodle," "I'm a Red Hot Mama," and "If You See Kay."

Memphis Slim & Canned Heat - Memphis Heat (1974) {1993, Reissue}

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Memphis Slim & Canned Heat - Memphis Heat (1974) {1993, Reissue}

Memphis Slim & Canned Heat - Memphis Heat (1974) {1993, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 236 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 109 Mb
Full Scans | 00:42:07 | RAR 5% Recovery
Piano Blues, Chicago Blues | Verve Records #519 725-2

Memphis Heat documents Chicago blues piano legend Memphis Slim's studio collaborations with the rock group Canned Heat in France on September 18, 1970, and July 11, 1973. The results are tasty indeed. Slim's voice and piano are well matched by Henry Vestine's electric guitar, Canned Heat's rockin' rhythm section, and (on six out of 13 tracks) the Memphis Horns, a solid wind quintet of trumpet, trombone, two tenors, and a baritone sax. Memphis Slim tried on a lot of different styles and instrumental combinations during the 1970s. His Canned Heat sessions have been both praised and panned over the years, a state of affairs that often revealed more about the reviewers than the music itself.

Muddy Waters & Memphis Slim - Carnegie Hall Live & More! [Recorded 1959-1961] (1995) [Japanese Edition 2004]

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Muddy Waters & Memphis Slim - Carnegie Hall Live & More! [Recorded 1959-1961] (1995) [Japanese Edition 2004]

Muddy Waters & Memphis Slim - Carnegie Hall Live & More! [Recorded 1959-1961] (1995) [Japanese Edition 2004]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 286 MB | Covers - 48 MB
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Toshiba-EMI (TOCP-67456)

This album chronicles a 1959 Carnegie Hall bill shared between Muddy and Slim. In retrospect, it might be seen as something of a warm-up for Muddy, who would soon wow the world with the 1960 performance captured on his Newport album. Muddy's style was much more primal and sensual than the more urbane, slightly Charles Brown-like sound of Peter Chatman (AKA Memphis Slim), but the two blues giants accompany each other here with sensitivity and taste. Slim dominates the proceedings, with 13 cuts to Muddy's four, and his sophisticated vocal and piano stylings are a joy to the ear. Conversely, Muddy's tunes lack the punch his customary sidemen gave them (he's backed by Al Hall and Shep Sheppard). Nevertheless, the singer was in his prime at this time, and it was seemingly impossible for him to come across as anything less than commanding…

VA - Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook (2003) 2CDs

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VA - Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook (2003) 2CDs

VA - Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook (2003) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 662 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 336 Mb | Scans included
Blues, Folk-Blues, Field Recordings | Label: Rounder | # 82161-1866-2 | 02:19:06

2CD, 41 track set. The Blues Songbook presents some of the most exciting blues Alan Lomax ever recorded. Famous and obscure artists roll out a remarkable array of blues from the country, from the city and from prison in this first-of-its-kind compilation overseen by the Lomax estate. Taken from five decades of Alan's best field recordings in the genre, the Songbook includes previously unreleased tracks and features digital transfers using DSD technology. Here is blues at its source: original, impassioned and utterly real. Featured artists include Mississippi Fred McDowell, Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Memphis Slim, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Bill Broonzy, Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, Son House, Skip James, Jelly Roll Morton, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee…the list goes on and on. All this with a 40 page illustrated booklet including a scholarly essay and song notes by John Cowley and a preface by Martin Scorsese.

Memphis Slim - 1960 London Sessions (1993)

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Memphis Slim - 1960 London Sessions (1993)

Memphis Slim - 1960 London Sessions (1993)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 224 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 125 MB | Covers - 10 MB
Genre: Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sequel Records (NEX CD 252)

The pianist was quite an attraction when he first ventured overseas, and he received plenty of offers to record while he was there. The uncredited combo on these 15 rare tracks is too timid to give Slim what he needed out of a band, but his irrepressible power saves the show.

Memphis Slim - Bluesingly Yours (1967) [Reissue 2006]

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Memphis Slim - Bluesingly Yours (1967) [Reissue 2006]

Memphis Slim - Bluesingly Yours (1967) [Reissue 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 193 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 82 MB | Covers - 12 MB
Genre: Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Maison De Blues (983 571-5)

This brief segment of the Memphis Slim story unearths a parcel of tasty tracks recorded during 1967 in Paris where Slim would live out the rest of his life. Here he delivers his usual mix of slow drags, soulful struts, shuffles, and boogies, working the piano and singing the blues. Solid support is provided by guitarist Mickey Baker, bassists Guy Pedersen and Roland Lobligeois, and drummer Andre Arpino. The rest of the personnel remain largely unidentified; the nameless organist and a tidy anonymous horn section put a lot of meat on the ribs of this album. On "People People" and "Christina" the organ establishes a vibe comparable with certain wistful portions of John Mayall's largely introspective Bare Wires album, a distant cousin to this session recorded in April of the following year…

Memphis Slim - Boogie Woogie (1971) [Reissue 2006]

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Memphis Slim - Boogie Woogie (1971) [Reissue 2006]

Memphis Slim - Boogie Woogie (1971) [Reissue 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 364 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 157 MB | Covers - 11 MB
Genre: Piano Blues, Boogie-Woogie | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Maison De Blues (983 344-0)

In his powerfully insightful book of blues-inspired poetry Fattening Frogs for Snakes - Delta Sound Suite, John Sinclair cites blues and jazz scholar Robert Palmer as a source for the theory that the linguistic taproots of the word "boogie" probably reach back to West Africa, as the Hausa "buga" and the Mandingo "bug" both mean "to beat" as in "to beat a drum." This makes sense given the rhythmic potency of boogie-woogie, a style that emerged during the early 20th century among Southern black laborers who lived, toiled, and partied near the very bottom of the U.S. social hierarchy, usually living in an environment that was secluded from the rest of the population and often engaging in the production of turpentine…

Memphis Slim - Steady Rolling Blues: The Blues Of Memphis Slim (1964) [Reissue 1990]

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Memphis Slim - Steady Rolling Blues: The Blues Of Memphis Slim (1964) [Reissue 1990]

Memphis Slim - Steady Rolling Blues: The Blues Of Memphis Slim (1964) [Reissue 1990]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 184 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 91 MB | Covers - 4 MB
Genre: Blues, Piano Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OBC/Prestige/Bluesville Records (00025218052320)

Like Slim's other Bluesville work, this is a characteristic and very consistent effort, though not what you would single out as the cream of his recorded work. He varies the program between originals and covers of standards like "Mean Mistreatin' Mama," "Rock Me Baby," and "Goin' Down Slow," providing a touch of unpredictability by switching from the piano to the organ on a few tracks.

Memphis Slim - Clap Your Hands (1965) [Reissue 2006]

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Memphis Slim - Clap Your Hands (1965) [Reissue 2006]

Memphis Slim - Clap Your Hands (1965) [Reissue 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 136 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 66 MB | Covers - 12 MB
Genre: Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Maison De Blues (983 268-6)

This was Memphis Slim's 1964 rock & roll album, designed for the Parisian in-crowd youth market. It was recorded at a time when the Rolling Stones were working hard to sound like a Chicago blues band. Some of the tracks are exciting and ideal for exuberant, reckless, or possibly go-go dancing. Unfortunately, despite the promise this series makes of extra material culled from the Barclay, Polydor, and Festival vaults, this disc only contains a paltry 28 minutes of music. Perhaps it would have been longer had the original producers and recording engineers resisted the temptation to fade down on tunes like "Steppin' Out Tonight," a solid Chicago-style jam that suddenly evaporates after two minutes and ten seconds, although it probably lasted ten minutes in the studio…

Memphis Slim - The Sonet Blues Story (1973) [Reissue 2005]

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Memphis Slim - The Sonet Blues Story (1973) [Reissue 2005]

Memphis Slim - The Sonet Blues Story (1973) [Reissue 2005]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 205 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 75 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (0602498692530)

Like many of the black blues and jazz musicians of his generation, Memphis Slim found both an audience and a home in Europe for the last 20-plus years of his life, basing himself in Paris beginning in 1962 and remaining there until his death in 1988. In that span he recorded an astounding 50 or so albums, not including the various recordings of his live performances that still continue to surface. While it could be argued that his peak years were in the '40s and '50s, the recordings he made in the last third of his life were incredibly intimate and frank, and he didn't shy away from addressing racial and social injustice in the later songs, even while he kept his blues performances smooth and accessible. This fine set, recorded in New York in 1967 on one of his U.S. tours, is a case in point…