Slim's Shout is an album by blues musician Sunnyland Slim recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.[1][2][3]
| Slim's Shout | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | September 15, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 40:54 CD reissue with additional tracks | |||
| Label | Bluesville BVLP 1016 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| Sunnyland Slim chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [6] |
AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "You wouldn't think that transporting one of Chicago's reigning piano patriarchs to Englewood Cliffs, NJ would produce such a fine album, but this 1960 set cooks from beginning to end. Sunnyland Slim's swinging New York rhythm section has no trouble following his bedrock piano, and the estimable King Curtis peels off diamond-hard tenor sax solos in the great Texas tradition that also mesh seamlessly".[4]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Sunnyland Slim except where noted
- "I'm Prison Bound" (Brownie McGhee) – 3:19
- "Slim's Shout" (Sunnyland Slim, Ozzie Cadena) – 3:46
- "The Devil Is a Busy Man" – 3:49
- "Brownskin Woman" – 3:41
- "Shake It" (Big Joe Turner) – 3:00
- "Decoration Day" – 4:35
- "Baby How Long" (McGhee) – 2:40
- "Sunnyland Special" – 4:39
- "Harlem Can't Be Heaven" – 2:15
- "It's You Baby" – 2:23
- "Everytime I Get to Drinking" [take 3] – 2:40 Additional track on CD reissue
- "Tired of You Clowning" – 3:09 Additional track on CD reissue
Personnel edit
Performance edit
- Sunnyland Slim – piano, vocals
- King Curtis – tenor saxophone
- Robert Banks – organ
- Leonard Gaskin – bass
- Belton Evans – drums
Production edit
References edit
- ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series accessed May 14, 2019
- ^ Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed May 14, 2019
- ^ Sunnyland Slim discography accessed May 14, 2019
- ^ a b Dahl, Bill. Sunnyland Slim: Slim's Shout – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 616. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.