MEMPHIS SLIM, CANNED HEAT, THE MEMPHIS HORNS
''MEMPHIS HEAT''
NOVEMBER 15 2005
1981
52:33
1 Back To Mother Earth 03:13
2 Trouble Everywhere I Go 03:48
3 Black Cat Cross My Tail 03:00
4 Mr Longfingers 06:59
5 Five Long Years/Eddie Boyd, John Lee Hooker 05:03
6 When I Was Young 02:42
7 You Don't Know My Mind 06:27
8 Boogie Duo 03:03
9 Down That Big Road 02:58
10 Whizzie Wham 01:42
11 Paris 02:12
12 Five Long Years (Alternative Version)/Eddie Boyd, John Lee Hooker (Bonus Track) 07:27
13 Memphis Heat (Bonus Track) 03:53
Tracks By Peter Chatman, Except As Indicated
Alfredo De La Barreta/Bass Guitar
Richard Hite/Bass Guitar
Adolfo "Pito" De La Parra/Drums
Henry Vestine/Guitar
James Shane/Guitar
Andrew Love, Ed Logan, Jack hale, James Mitchell, Wayne Jackson/Horns
Peter Chatman/Piano, Vocals
Joel Hill/Vocals
Peter Chatman/Vocals
REVIEW
by arwulf arwulf/AMG
Memphis Heat documents Chicago blues piano legend Memphis Slim's studio collaborations with the rock group Canned Heat in France on September 18, 1970, and July 11, 1973. The results are tasty indeed. Slim's voice and piano are well matched by Henry Vestine's electric guitar, Canned Heat's rockin' rhythm section, and (on six out of 13 tracks) the Memphis Horns, a solid wind quintet of trumpet, trombone, two tenors, and a baritone sax. Memphis Slim tried on a lot of different styles and instrumental combinations during the 1970s. His Canned Heat sessions have been both praised and panned over the years, a state of affairs that often revealed more about the reviewers than the music itself. A fair assessment should take into account the blues and rock scene of the early '70s, the pianist's artistic intentions as he capped a long and eventful career, and perhaps most importantly the positive effect that this music is likely to have upon any listener who loves a good jumpin' electric blues band.
''MEMPHIS HEAT''
NOVEMBER 15 2005
1981
52:33
1 Back To Mother Earth 03:13
2 Trouble Everywhere I Go 03:48
3 Black Cat Cross My Tail 03:00
4 Mr Longfingers 06:59
5 Five Long Years/Eddie Boyd, John Lee Hooker 05:03
6 When I Was Young 02:42
7 You Don't Know My Mind 06:27
8 Boogie Duo 03:03
9 Down That Big Road 02:58
10 Whizzie Wham 01:42
11 Paris 02:12
12 Five Long Years (Alternative Version)/Eddie Boyd, John Lee Hooker (Bonus Track) 07:27
13 Memphis Heat (Bonus Track) 03:53
Tracks By Peter Chatman, Except As Indicated
Alfredo De La Barreta/Bass Guitar
Richard Hite/Bass Guitar
Adolfo "Pito" De La Parra/Drums
Henry Vestine/Guitar
James Shane/Guitar
Andrew Love, Ed Logan, Jack hale, James Mitchell, Wayne Jackson/Horns
Peter Chatman/Piano, Vocals
Joel Hill/Vocals
Peter Chatman/Vocals
REVIEW
by arwulf arwulf/AMG
Memphis Heat documents Chicago blues piano legend Memphis Slim's studio collaborations with the rock group Canned Heat in France on September 18, 1970, and July 11, 1973. The results are tasty indeed. Slim's voice and piano are well matched by Henry Vestine's electric guitar, Canned Heat's rockin' rhythm section, and (on six out of 13 tracks) the Memphis Horns, a solid wind quintet of trumpet, trombone, two tenors, and a baritone sax. Memphis Slim tried on a lot of different styles and instrumental combinations during the 1970s. His Canned Heat sessions have been both praised and panned over the years, a state of affairs that often revealed more about the reviewers than the music itself. A fair assessment should take into account the blues and rock scene of the early '70s, the pianist's artistic intentions as he capped a long and eventful career, and perhaps most importantly the positive effect that this music is likely to have upon any listener who loves a good jumpin' electric blues band.
