In 1970, expatriate pianist
Memphis Slim hooked up with fellow Chicago blues great
Buddy Guy while the guitarist was touring Europe with
the Rolling Stones, and recorded the tracks for
South Side Reunion, originally released on Warner Bros. in 1972.
Slim's rollicking piano and
Guy's guitar-slinging prowess are complemented by Windy City musicians Phillip Guy, Ernest Johnson, and
Roosevelt Shaw, plus saxophonists
A.C. Reed and
Jimmy Conley. While harpist
Junior Wells (who was also part of the
Stones tour) is listed as if he played a prominent role in this endeavor, he's only heard on the tracks "Good Time Charlie," "No," and "Help Me Some." Both casual listeners and collectors will want to check this out, if only for the two takes of
Slim's solo harpsichord jam "Ain't Nothing But a Texas Boogie on a Harpsichord." ~ Al Campbell