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Memphis Slim The Complete Recordings Volumes 1-4
Label : Blues Collection /EPM
Released : 1996
Format : Mp3@320

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Volume 1

John L Chatman was born in Memphis, already a major blues centre. His father, Peter Chatman, played piano and guitar and he was John's first model. Chatman junior learned piano at young age and at age 16, he made his debut at the Midway Café. Young Peter Chatman went out on the road and hoboed his way around in the south, playing juke joints, dance halls and logging camps. Around 1940 he settled in Chicago. Only some months later he signed a contract with Lester Melrose. Two sides from his second session put Memphis Slim (his new stage name) on the map: "Beer Dringing Woman" and "Grinder Man Blues" were both hits. He also became the regular pianist of the renowed Big Bill Broonzy. Memphis kept recording until the union imposed recordings ban, the so-called Petrillo ban, which closed down the recording studios for two years from 1942 to 1944.

Tracklist :
1. Diggin' My Potatoes No. 2 (2:53)
2. The Jive Blues (2:48 )
3. Last Pair of Shoes Blues (2:59)
4. Miss Ora Lee Blues (3:02)
5. Blue Evening Blues (2:49)
6. Blues at Midnight (2:44)
7. Beer Drinking Woman (3:23)
8. You Didn't Mean Me No Good (2:58 )
9. Grinder Man Blues (3:12)
10. Empty Room Blues (2:55)
11. Shelby County Blues (2:58 )
12. I See My Great Mistake (3:03)
13. Old Taylor (2:46)
14. I Believe I'll Settle Down (3:10)
15. Jasper's Gal (2:56)
16. You Got to Help Me Some (3:00)
17. Two of a Kind (3:01)
18. Whiskey Store Blues (2:58 )
19. Maybe I'll Loan You a Dime (2:51)
20. Me, Myself and I (2:52)
21. Whiskey and Gin Blues (2:47)
22. You Gonna Worry Too (2:52)
23. This Life I'm Living (2:53)
24. Caught the Old Coon at Last (3:04)
25. Don't Think That You're Smart (3:04)
26. Lend Me Your Love (3:14)

Volume 2

Memphis Slim's passionate voice and excellent pacing made his recordings some of the landmark moments in blues music. In fact, even more than Robert Johnson (whose brilliance was rediscovered years later), Slim had created a sound that was imitated by virtually every blues musician around during this period, surpassing even his own idols with his amazing grasp of the genre. These recordings represent a peak in his career, he was really starting to come into his own and his music was finding the mainstream blues audience in America. It was during this period where he recorded his three most influential songs, "Rockin' the House," "Lend Me Your Love," and the amazing "Nobody Loves Me (Everyday I Have the Blues)." It was the tortured genius of this last track that may forever be his legacy, as his pleasant bouncing piano playing betrayed the depressing tone of the lyrics. He would later go on to make more great music with Matt Murphy (including some incredible re-recordings of those three songs), but for the most part this is the point in his career that may be remembered as the most important. Any serious blues fan should try to add this to their collection, while anyone curious about classic blues should at least try to hear these songs, as they represent a creative high point for one of the genre's most important innovators.
Memphis Slim formed in 1946 his House Rockers, a little band with a saxophone front line. They recorded some sides for Hy-tone, here issued together for the first time on CD. After this, Memphis Slim met up with Lee Egalnick, who set up the Miracle label. Slim and his House Rockers recorded swinging boogie woogies and slow blues, all imbued with a flavour of the West Coast sound.

Tracklist :
1. (Now I) Got The Blues (2:41)
2. Don't Ration (My) Love (2:47)
3. Mistake In Life (2:49)
4. Grinder Man Blues (3:08 )
5. Slim's Boogie (2:44)
6. Little Mary (3:13)
7. Cheatin' Around (2:54)
8. A Letter Home (2:37)
9. Kilroy Has Been Here (2:50)
10. Rockin' The House (2:49)
11. Lend Me Your Love (3:00)
12. Darling I Miss You (3:08 )
13. Pacemaker Boogie (2:50)
14. Motherless Child (2:56)
15. Harlem Bound (2:44)
16. Life Is Like That (2:56)
17. Nobody Loves Me (Everyday I Have The Blues) (2:34)
18. Nobody Loves Me (2:49)
19. Believe I'll Settle Down (2:46)
20. Throw This Poor Dog A Bone (2:56)
21. Help Me Some (2:25)
22. Country Girl (2:51)
23. Blue And Lonesome (2:40)
24. Angel Child (2:54)

Volume 3

Memphis Slim and his House Rockers created a sound, a feeling and a oneness. They were all from Memphis and they were all close to each other and understood each other. Slim didn't have to tell them what piece he was going to play, one note, two notes, and they all understood it as if by telepathy. While the repertory is very diverse, including typical pieces and rhythmic, exiting instrumentals, it is the slow blues with their varied, harmonic structure, that reveal Memphis Slim's powerful, resonant piano and warm, deep voice. His singing exudes a natural, haunting feeling that immediately involves the listener.

Tracklist :
1. Midnight Jump (2:51)
2. Messin' Around (2:53)
3. Lovin' Man Blues (2:53)
4. Lonesome (2:29)
5. You and I (2:14)
6. Timsy's Whimsy (3:01)
7. Frisco Bay (2:53)
8. Restless Nights (2:52)
9. If You Live That Life (2:06)
10. Love at Sight (3:03)
11. Jumping Bean (2:53)
12. A Letter Home (2:52)
13. Grinder Man Blues (2:55)
14. Slim's Boogie (2:46)
15. Mistake in Life (2:49)
16. The Girl I Love (2:45)
17. Mean Little Woman (2:51)
18. Slim's Blues (3:00)
19. Having Fun (2:27)
20. Flock Rocker (2:43)
21. I Guess I'm a Fool (3:06)
22. Really Got the Blues (2:42)
23. Mother Earth (2:44)

Volume 4

Memphis Slim's The Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 includes 22 tracks recorded between 1951 and 1952. The majority of tracks feature an early incarnation of Slim's band, the House Rockers, which usually included at least two saxophones. This is uptown big-city blues recorded in an era when smooth crooners -- similar to what Charles Brown was doing at the time -- were all the rage. Unlike Brown, Slim utilized uptempo tunes that negated his attempts to fit into that mellow mold. All of the tracks are top-notch, with the exception of the five tunes featuring vocalist Terry Timmons. While her voice isn't horrible, it is intrusive. Timmons' singing career was short-lived, and she dropped out of sight in 1953. The final two cuts are real gems, "Beale Street Jump" and "Living the Life I Love," which add Matt "Guitar" Murphy on his first sessions with Slim. He would go on to be an integral part of the House Rockers into the '60s.

Tracklist :
1. Marack (2:37)
2. Reverend Bounce (2:42)
3. Trouble Trouble (2:46)
4. 'Fore Day (2:47)
5. My Baby (3:09)
6. Feelin' Low (2:37)
7. Train Is Comin' (2:49)
8. The Question (2:58 )
9. Drivin' Me Mad (2:47)
10. Never Let Me Love (2:55)
11. Train Time (2:51)
12. Blue Evening (2:31)
13. No Mail Blues (2:49)
14. You're Gonna Need My Help Someday (2:54)
15. Tia Juana (2:54)
16. I'm Crying (3:20)
17. Walking Alone (Blues for My Baby) (2:45)
18. Rockin' Chair (Rockin' the Pad) (2:40)
19. Sitting and Thinking (3:00)
20. Living Like a King (2:49)
21. Beale Street Jump (Back Alley) (3:02)
22. Living the Life I Love (2:46)