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Just Blues

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Just Blues
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedNovember 15, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreBlues
Length38:51
LabelBluesville
Memphis Slim chronology
Tribute to Big Bill Broonzy
(1961)
Just Blues
(1961)
No Strain
(1961)

Just Blues is an album by the American blues pianist Memphis Slim which was recorded in 1960 and released on Bluesville, a sublabel of Prestige Records. It was reissued by Fantasy in 1972 as part of the double LP Raining the Blues, along with No Strain, another album from the same sessions.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Cook wrote, "One of a handful of stellar albums Slim cut for Prestige's Bluesville label, the 12-track set offers a particularly pleasant way to check out the pianist's tasty keyboard work and wide-ranging topical bent."[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Peter Chatman except where noted.

  1. "Beer Drinking Woman" – 3:27
  2. "Teasing the Blues" (Slim-Marshall) – 3:41
  3. "The I.C. Blues" – 2:52
  4. "Baby Doll" – 2:08
  5. "Just Blues" – 3:35
  6. "Blue and Disgusted" – 2:30
  7. "Blue Brew" – 4:25
  8. "Rack 'Em Back Jack" – 2:30
  9. "Motherless Child" – 3:04
  10. "Brenda" – 3:46
  11. "When Your Dought Roller Is Gone" – 2:39
  12. "Hey Slim" – 4:14

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Bluesville Discography, Wirz.de
  2. ^ a b Cook, Stephen. Memphis Slim – Just Blues: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2018.