Release date: 08-04-2006 (originally released in 1961)

2006 UK limited edition audiophile issue of the 1961 14-track LP pressed on audiophile 180gm virgin vinyl & also featuring Jazz Gillum & Arbee Stidham, originally released in 1961 - This is a 1961 session wherein the blues raconteur and pianist Memphis Slim runs through a good chunk of his repertoire, the songs that came to mind that afternoon - presented in sealed & stickered picture sleeve,

Tracks:
01. Born With The Blues
02. Just Let Me In
03. Red Haired Boogie
04. Blue & Disgusted
05. New Key To the Highway
06. I'd Take Her To Chicago
07. Harlem Bound
08. El Capitan
09. I Just Landed In Your Town
10. John Henry
11. I Believe I'll Settle Down
12. Bad Luck & Troubles
13. Late Afternoon Blues
14. Memphis Slim, USA

For the most part, this is a 1961 session wherein the blues raconteur and pianist Memphis Slim runs through a good chunk of his repertoire, the songs that came to mind that afternoon. As such, it's relaxed entertainment, rather than a fixed recording for a larger audience. Which is not to say an audience can't enjoy this music. Slim's piano playing is dynamically rich, delicate at times, and pounding when necessary. His vocals are strong, too, but just as capable of dropping down to just above a whisper to make a point. They just don't make records like this anymore, documents of an artist at work without any attempt to be outside the moment.