Unissued 1963 Blues Festival [Live]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 16, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 12, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: M.I.L. Multimedia
• ASIN: B00000I3WB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #653,164 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wish Me Well

2. I Wrote This Song

3. All by Myself

4. 99

5. Bye Bye Bird

6. In the Evening

7. Groovin' on Bounce [Instrumental]

8. Taking Off [Instrumental]

9. All My Love in Vain

10. Your Funeral and My Trial

11. Don't Start Me to Talkin'

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The Unissued 1963 Blues Festivals by Various Artists

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4.0 out of 5 stars ****1/2, actually, January 5, 2005

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This review is from: Unissued 1963 Blues Festival (Audio CD)

Recorded live in Oberhausen, Germany in 1963, these 11 songs feature Memphis Slim and Sonny Boy Williamson (II) backed by Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Willie Dixon, and drummer Bill Stepney.
Portions of this tour have seen previous release, but this particular show was formerly quite rare, and this CD captures some truly smoking performances, particularly Memphis Slim's rarely-heard "I Wrote This Song", and Sonny Boy Williamson's "All My Love In Vain".

But this is all highlights, really. Memphis Slim delivers three superbly swinging, strongly rhythmic tunes and a suave "In The Evening" with power and conviction, including a sizzling up-tempo reading of Big Bill Broonzy's "All By Myself" which he introduces as "a Big Bill Broonzy tune, along with Peter Chatman, the writer". Himself, that is...Memphis Slim was actually John Len Chatman, but he called himself Peter, which was his father's first name.

Matt "Guitar" Murphy is up front on two instrumentals, the mid-tempo "Groovin' On Bounce", and the equally appropriately titled "Taking Off". And Aleck "Rice" Miller does a solo "99", and a full-lenght "Bye Bye Bird" which are really good, and three gritty band-backed numbers which are magnificent.
Fans of both Slim and Rice Miller should rush to this wonderful album right away.