Slim's Shout


Slim's Shout is an album by blues musician Sunnyland Slim recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year.

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "You wouldn't think that transporting one of Chicago's reigning piano patriarchs to Englewood Cliffs, NJ would produce such a fine album, but this 1960 set cooks from beginning to end. Sunnyland Slim's swinging New York rhythm section has no trouble following his bedrock piano, and the estimable King Curtis peels off diamond-hard tenor sax solos in the great Texas tradition that also mesh seamlessly".
DownBeat reviewer Pete Welding gave the album 4 stars. He wrote, "In short, there is nothing coy or oblique about this stuff—it hits you squarely between the eyes. If you like spontaneous, emotive down-home blues, performed with fervor and excitement, this collection is for you".

Track listing

All compositions by Sunnyland Slim except where noted
  1. "I'm Prison Bound" – 3:19
  2. "Slim's Shout" – 3:46
  3. "The Devil Is a Busy Man" – 3:49
  4. "Brownskin Woman" – 3:41
  5. "Shake It" – 3:00
  6. "Decoration Day" – 4:35
  7. "Baby How Long" – 2:40
  8. "Sunnyland Special" – 4:39
  9. "Harlem Can't Be Heaven" – 2:15
  10. "It's You Baby" – 2:23
  11. "Everytime I Get to Drinking" – 2:40 Additional track on CD reissue
  12. "Tired of You Clowning" – 3:09 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

Performance

Production