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At The Gates Of The Horn

Memphis Slim Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (12 Dec 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Charly
  • ASIN: B00008PZVK
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 64,762 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Memphis Slim's neglected classic from 1959. 27 Jun 2012
By Jazzrook TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Despite the misleading title, Memphis Slim recorded this magnificent album not at The Gate of Horn 'folk club' but in a Vee-Jay studio in Chicago on August 18, 1959.
Slim is in superb form on vocals & piano with a powerful band including John Calvin(alto & tenor sax); Alex Atkins(alto sax); Ernest Cotton(tenor sax); Matt Murphy(guitar); Sam Chatman(bass) & Billie Stepney(drums). Highlight is a wonderful version of 'Mother Earth' originally recorded by Slim in 1951.
There are 4 bonus tracks featuring a similar band from 1958 and this overlooked Memphis Slim album deserves a place in every blues collection.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An overlooked classic 9 April 2009
By Docendo Discimus - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Judged solely on merit, this magnificent blues record should be the best-known (and best-selling) Memphis Slim album.
So why isn't it?

He he...here's the catch, I have no idea. It makes no sense.
"Memphis Slim At The Gate Of Horn" has everything - rocking arrangements, great sound, great songs, and the deep, burnished voice and masterful playing of the 6'6" John L. "Memphis Slim" Chatman.
This is a better and more immediately accessible introduction to Slim than just about every available compilation. It features almost all of his very best songs: "The Come Back", "Blue And Lonesome" "Sassy Mae", "Mother Earth", "Messin' Around With The Blues" and a powerful "Rockin' The House". The only one missing is the endlessly covered "Nobody Loves Me" (which everybody besides Slim calls "Every Day I Have The Blues").

"Memphis Slim At The Gate Of Horn" is not a live album, despite the title. It's a 1959 studio recording, featuring Slim and a tough R&B unit with Matt "Guitar" Murphy and a couple of saxophones playing well-measured, punchy riffs.
It is also one of the best blues LPs of the 50s, and Slim rocks harder than on any other release.
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