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- Date Released: February 24, 2004
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Contemporary Blues
- Label: Fuel
The consummate sideman steps out for a rare appearance as a leader.
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We Say...
The consummate sideman, Sunny (born Albert Luandrew) also proved no slouch as a leader when he stepped out — barely, as he still features his bandmates as often as himself — on these early-'50s sides. Another of the barrelhousers who evolved Chicago blues piano, he came from the mellower end of the spectrum, showing a jazzman's touch on the likes of "Bassology," but he boogied with the best of 'em, too, especially when he locked into a groove with Robert Jr. Lockwood ("Sunnyland Special"). And "When I Was Young" and "Shake It Baby" show an adventurous sense of rhythm.
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They Say...
A longtime Chicago blues institution, Sunnyland Slim purveyed his excellent brand of blues piano for half a century. However, he didn't record until the early '50s, when the tracks making up this album were laid down. Usually a sideman, when he stepped out on his own he was a great performer, as "It's You Baby" and the autobiographical "Down Home Child" testify. "Shake It Baby," a rhumba-rhythmed blues, shows some very blue colors in its lyrics, but remains fun. Listeners also get to hear a work in progress, with three takes of the title cut showing its development in the studio. "City of New Orleans" (not the '60s song) features some great tenor sax, but the highlights are when Slim and guitarist Robert Lockwood Jr. work together. They spark off each other brilliantly on "That Woman" and "Leaving Your Town," while the instrumental "Sunnyland Special" finds them pushing hard on a moody track. The shame is that Slim never completely received his due as a solo figure; he deserved it.
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| 01. |  |
When I Was Young |
2:37 |
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| 02. | |
Bassology |
2:51 |
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| 03. | |
Worried About My Baby |
2:41 |
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| 04. | |
Down Home Child |
2:50 |
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| 05. | |
Sunnyland Special |
2:35 |
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| 06. | |
Mary Lee |
3:00 |
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| 07. | |
Leaving Your Town |
3:01 |
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| 08. | |
Shake It Baby |
2:37 |
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| 09. | |
Woman Trouble |
2:54 |
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| 10. | |
City Of New Orleans |
2:55 |
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| 11. | |
That Woman |
2:46 |
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| 12. | |
Four Day Bounce |
2:22 |
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| 13. | |
Highway 61 |
3:00 |
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| 14. | |
It's You Baby |
2:20 |
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| 15. | |
Highway 61 |
3:03 |
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| 16. | |
Highway 61 (Unissued Take 2) |
3:13 |
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| 17. | |
Highway 61 (Unissued Take 3) |
3:08 |
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| 18. |
Blues (Unissued) |
0:37 |
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18 Total Tracks, 48:30 Total Length
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- Bill Dahl - Liner Notes // Kate Moss - Design // Raeburn Flerlage - Photography
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