Memphis Slim
| Memphis (Tennessee) Slim | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Informação geral | |
| Nome completo | John Len Chatman |
| Nascimento | 03 de setembro de 1915 |
| Origem | Memphis,Tennessee |
| País |  Estados Unidos
|
| Morte | 24 de fevereiro de 1988 (52 anos) |
| Gênero(s) | Blues |
| Instrumento(s) | Piano |
| Período em atividade | Década de 30 até 1988 |
| Outras ocupações | Cantor, compositor, pianista |
| Gravadora(s) | Bluebird Records Hy-Tone Miracle Premium Mercury United Vee-Jay Records Folkways |
Memphis Slim[1] (Memphis, 3 de Setembro de 1915 - Paris, 24 de Fevereiro de 1988) foi um pianista de blues, cantor e compositor. Liderou várias bandas de jump blues, que incluíam saxofone, baixo, bateria e piano. A sua música, Every Day I Have the Blues, tornou-se um standard dos blues.
Em 24 de fevereiro de 1988, morreu de insuficiência renal em Paris, França, aos 72 anos. Ele está enterrado no Galilee Memorial Gardens em Memphis, Tennessee.[2]
Discografia
[editar | editar código-fonte]| Ano | Título | Gravadora |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Memphis Slim and the Real Boogie-Woogie | Folkways Records |
| 1960 | Memphis Slim and the Honky-Tonk Sound | Folkways Records |
| 1960 | Travelling with the Blues | Storyville |
| 1960 | Blue This Evening | Black Lion |
| 1960 | Pete Seeger at the Village Gate with Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon - Vol 1 | Folkways Records |
| 1960 | Songs of Memphis Slim and "Wee Willie" Dixon | Folkways Records |
| 1961 | Tribute To Big Bill Broonzy | Candid |
| 1961 | Steady Rollin' Blues: The Blues Of Memphis Slim | OBC |
| 1961 | Memphis Slim U.S.A. | Candid |
| 1961 | Broken Soul Blues | Beat Goes On |
| 1961 | Alone With My Friends | Battle |
| 1961 | Chicago Blues: Boogie Woogie and Blues Played and Sung By Memphis Slim | Folkways Records |
| 1961 | Blues by Jazz Gillum Singing and Playing His Harmonica: With Arbee Stidham and Memphis Slim | Folkways Records |
| 1961 | No Strain | Bluesville |
| 1962 | Sonny Boy Williamson & Memphis Slim: In Paris | GNP Crescendo |
| 1962 | Pete Seeger at the Village Gate with Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon - Vol 2 | Folkways Records |
| 1962 | Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon at the Village Gate with Pete Seeger | Folkways Records |
| 1963 | All Kinds of Blues | Bluesville |
| 1963 | Jazz In Paris: Aux Trois Mailletz | Polygram |
| 1964 | Clap Your Hands | Maison De Blues |
| 1967 | Bluesingly Yours | Maison De Blues |
| 1968 | Lord Have Mercy On Me | Maison De Blues |
| 1969 | The Bluesman | Maison De Blues |
| 1969 | Mother Earth | One Way Records |
| 1970 | The Blue Memphis Suite | Maison De Blues |
| 1970 | Messin' Around with the Blues: The Very Best Of | King |
| 1971 | Boogie Woogie | Maison De Blues |
| 1971 | Born With The Blues | Fuel 2000 |
| 1971 | Blue Memphis | Wounded Bird |
| 1972 | South Side Reunion: Memphis Slim & Buddy Guy | Sunny Side |
| 1973 | Legacy of the Blues, Vol 7: Memphis Slim | Gnp Crescendo |
| 1973 | Memphis Slim | Storyville |
| 1973 | Soul Blues | Acrobat Records |
| 1973 | Raining the Blues | Fantasy |
| 1973 | Memphis Slim - Favorite Blues Singers | Folkways Records |
| 1973 | Very Much Alive and in Montreux | Universal International |
| 1975 | Going Back To Tennessee | Maison De Blues |
| 1981 | Rockin' the Blues | Charly |
| 1981 | Memphis Heat: Canned Heat & Memphis Slim (recorded in 1970) | Sunny Side |
| 1981 | I'll Just Keep On Singin' the Blues | SLG, LLC |
| 1990 | Steppin' Out: Live at Ronnie Scotts | Castle Music UK |
| 1990 | Together Again One More Time/Still Not Ready For Eddie | Texas Music Group |
| 1990 | Parisian Blues | Polygram |
| 1990 | The Real Folk Blues | Mca |
| 1992 | Blues Masters Vol 9: Memphis Slim | |
| 1993 | London Sessions 1960 | Sequel Records UK |
| 1994 | The Blues Collection Vol 13: Beer Drinkin' Woman | ADD |
| 1994 | Lonesome | Legacy International |
| 1994 | Live at the Hot Club | BMG International |
| 1995 | Boogie After Midnight | Chicago Music Co. |
| 1996 | The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1: 1940-1941 (Peter Chatman As Memphis Slim) | EPM Musique |
| 1996 | Come Back & Other Classics | Masters Intercontinental |
| 1996 | The Bluebird Recordings, 1940-1941 | RCA |
| 1997 | Dialogue in Boogie: Memphis Slim & Philippe Lejeune | Happy Bird |
| 1998 | Lonely Nights | Catfish |
| 1998 | Very Best of Memphis Slim: The Blues Is Everywhere | Collectables |
| 1999 | Life Is Like That | Charly UK |
| 2000 | The Folkways Years, 1959-1973 | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 2000 | Blues At Midnight | Catfish |
| 2000 | Memphis Slim at the Gate of the Horn | Vee-Jay |
| 2001 | The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2: 1946-1948 | EPM Musique |
| 2001 | Essential Masters | Cleopatra |
| 2001 | Blue and Lonesome | Arpeggio Blues |
| 2001 | Ambassador of the Blues | Indigo UK |
| 2002 | The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3: 1948-1950 | EPM Musique |
| 2002 | I Am The Blues | Prestige Elite |
| 2002 | Kansas City | Classic World |
| 2002 | Boogie For My Friends | Black & Blue France |
| 2002 | The Come Back | Delmark |
| 2002 | Blues Legends: Memphis Slim | Lead |
| 2003 | Three Women Blues | |
| 2003 | The Complete Recordings, Vol 4: 1951-1952 | EPM Musique |
| 2004 | Worried Life Blues | |
| 2004 | Grinder Man Blues | Snapper UK |
| 2004 | The Best of Memphis Slim | Liquid 8 |
| 2005 | Boogie For 2 Pianos Vol 1: Memphis Slim & Jean-Paul Amouroux | |
| 2005 | Paris Mississippi Blues | Sunny Side |
| 2005 | Double-Barreled Boogie: Memphis Slim & Roosvelt Sykes | Sunny Side |
| 2006 | Forty Years of More | Passport Audio |
| 2006 | Memphis Suite | Sunny Side |
| 2006 | Rockin' This House: Chicago Blues Piano 1946-1953 (CDs A&B) | JSP Records |
| 2006 | The Sonet Blues Story | Verve Records |
| 2006 | An Introduction to Memphis Slim | Fuel 2000 |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Jazz Archive 14 1940-41 (1 Of 4) | Carinco AG |
| 2007 | Sings the Blues | Wnts |
| 2007 | Chicago Blues Masters Vol 1: Muddy Waters And Memphis Slim | Capitol |
| 2007 | Cold Blooded Woman | Collectables Records |
| 2008 | Greatest Moments | Stardust |
| 2008 | Four Walls | Jukebox Entertainment |
| 2008 | Born To Boogie | Unlimited Media |
| 2008 | Legend of the Blues | Wounded Bird Records |
| 2009 | Fip Fil and Fim | 101 Distribution |
Referências
- ↑ Biografia em Allmusic
- ↑ Find a Grave: Memphis Slim
- ↑ «Memphis Slim Discography». Consultado em 13 de dezembro de 2009
- ↑ «Memphis Slim Albums». Consultado em 13 de dezembro de 2009
