Muddy Waters & Memphis Slim - Carnegie Hall Live & More! (1995)

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Title: Carnegie Hall Live & More!
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Toshiba-EMI [TOCP-67456]
Genre: Blues
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 54:38
Total Size: 291 MB(+3%) | 129 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Hoochie Coochie Man (3:21)
02. Walkin' Thru the Park (3:45)
03. Boogie Woogie Memphis (3:07)
04. Rollin' and Tumbin' (3:34)
05. How Long (Live) (4:12)
06. Rock Me (3:15)
07. Blow Wind Blow (2:57)
08. John Henry (3:06)
09. Stack Alee (3:58)
10. How Long (2:21)
11. All This Piano Boogie (1:25)
12. Bye Bye Baby (4:14)
13. Love My Baby (2:51)
14. When the Sun Goes Down (3:36)
15. Some Day Baby (3:01)
16. Slim's Slow Blues (1:45)
17. Gee Ain't It Hard to Find Somebody (4:11)
Muddy Waters & Memphis Slim - Carnegie Hall Live & More! (1995)

This album chronicles a 1959 Carnegie Hall bill shared between Muddy and Slim. In retrospect, it might be seen as something of a warm-up for Muddy, who would soon wow the world with the 1960 performance captured on his NEWPORT album. Muddy's style was much more primal and sensual than the more urbane, slightly Charles Brown-like sound of Peter Chatman (AKA Memphis Slim), but the two blues giants accompany each other here with sensitivity and taste. Slim dominates the proceedings, with 13 cuts to Muddy's four, and his sophisticated vocal and piano stylings are a joy to the ear. Conversely, Muddy's tunes lack the punch his customary sidemen gave them (he's backed by Al Hall and Shep Sheppard). Nevertheless, the singer was in his prime at this time, and it was seemingly impossible for him to come across as anything less than commanding. This disc is recommended chiefly to Memphis Slim fans, but it also provides an interesting (if brief) glimpse into Muddy's late-'50s live work.