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.
"Feeling the Blues" is most unique as Slim gives voice to his emotions accompanied only by Baker on acoustic guitar.
This is excellent music, and the producers were wise to reissue it.
Yet it is not, however, a judicious use of CD space; there are only 35 minutes of music on here.
If they had combined it with Clap Your Hands, another album in the series lasting a mere 28 minutes, one wouldn't feel quite so shortchanged.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Doubt MeMickey Baker, Peter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 2 | People PeopleMickey Baker, Peter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Bluesingly YoursPeter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 4 | Waiting GameMickey Baker, Peter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 03:01 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Watch Out BabyMickey Baker, Peter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 6 | Feeling the BluesMickey Baker, Peter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | ChristinaMickey Baker, Peter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | The Animal in MePeter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 9 | Mississippi WaterMickey Baker, Peter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | My Dog Is MeanMickey Baker, Peter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | Paris ScenePeter Chatman | Memphis Slim | Play | 02:10 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 12 | Girl I Met Last Night | Memphis Slim | Play | 02:09 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 35 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 187 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Arpino | Drums |
| 2 | Mickey Baker | Composer, Guitar |
| 3 | Peter Chatman | Composer |
| 4 | Sebastian Danchin | Liner Notes |
| 5 | Alain Frappier | Art Direction, Cover Painting |
| 6 | Memphis Slim | Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Michelle Mercier | Coordination |
| 8 | Guy Pedersen | Bass |
| 9 | Daniel Richard | Supervisor |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |