Just Blues is an album by the American blues pianist Memphis Slim which was recorded in 1960 and released on Bluesville, a sublabel of Prestige Records. It was reissued by Fantasy in 1972 as part of the double LP Raining the Blues, along with No Strain, another album from the same sessions.[1]
| Just Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | November 15, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 38:51 | |||
| Label | Bluesville | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Cook wrote, "One of a handful of stellar albums Slim cut for Prestige's Bluesville label, the 12-track set offers a particularly pleasant way to check out the pianist's tasty keyboard work and wide-ranging topical bent."[2]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Peter Chatman except where noted.
- "Beer Drinking Woman" – 3:27
- "Teasing the Blues" (Slim-Marshall) – 3:41
- "The I.C. Blues" – 2:52
- "Baby Doll" – 2:08
- "Just Blues" – 3:35
- "Blue and Disgusted" – 2:30
- "Blue Brew" – 4:25
- "Rack 'Em Back Jack" – 2:30
- "Motherless Child" – 3:04
- "Brenda" – 3:46
- "When Your Dought Roller Is Gone" – 2:39
- "Hey Slim" – 4:14
Personnel edit
- Memphis Slim – piano, vocals
- Lafayette Thomas – guitar
- Wendell Marshall – double bass
- Buster 'Harpie' Brown – harmonica
References edit
- ^ Bluesville Discography, Wirz.de
- ^ a b Cook, Stephen. Memphis Slim – Just Blues: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2018.