Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon - 1963 - Aux Trois Mailletz (2000)

Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon - 1963 - Aux Trois Mailletz (2000)

Although this CD by pianist Memphis Slim and bassist Willie Dixon is marketed as a part of Verve's Jazz in Paris reissue series, it is, of course, a blues date, with a fair amount of boogie-woogie. The two veterans, who had worked together previously, are joined by drummer Phillipe Combelle during the two 1962 sessions recorded at Les Trois Mailletz, complete with a typically out of tune piano and a fair amount of noise from the audience at times. The pianist's gruff voice dominates a fair amount of the performances, although most of the songs are Dixon's. The bassist steals the show during the opener, "Rocking and Rolling the House," with a fine solo. In fact, the only standard not written by either man is a campy miniature take of Big Bill Broonzy's "All by Myself." Blues fans will want up to pick up this live recording by two legendary musicians. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - Rock and rolling the house
02 - Baby plase come home
03 - How make you do me like you do me
04 - The way she loves a man
05 - New way to love
06 - African hunch with a boogie beat
07 - Shame pretty girls
08 - Baby-baby-baby
09 - Do de do
10 - Cold blooded
11 - Just you and I
12 - Pigalle love
13 - All by myself

Personnel:
Double Bass – Willie Dixon
Drums – Philippe Combelle
Piano – Memphis Slim
Vocals – Memphis Slim (tracks: 1 to 3, 12, 13)
Vocals – Willie Dixon (tracks: 4 to 11)

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