| Just Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | November 15, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 38:51 | |||
| Label | Bluesville | |||
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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]
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]
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