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Shrimp City Slim : Ancestor Worship: The Boston Sessions 1980-83
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These early recordings from noted Carolina bluesman Shrimp City Slim (from his Boston years) offer adventurous jazzy rock and art-rock ballads.
Genre: Rock: 80's Rock
Release Date: 2000
Ancestor Worship: The Boston Sessions 1980-83
Shrimp City Slim
Record Label: Erwin Music
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2. A Worldly Noise 4:11 + MP3 $0.99
3. There Is No Such Thing As Goodbye 4:06 + MP3 $0.99
4. Zocalo 3:19 + MP3 $0.99
5. This Last Goodbye 4:48 + MP3 $0.99
6. It's Gotta Be Me 3:11 + MP3 $0.99
7. Down Under the Earth 4:40 + MP3 $0.99
8. A Traveller's Prayer 3:58 + MP3 $0.99
9. Everybody's Talking It Down (Love in the World) 3:44 + MP3 $0.99
10. The Magic Floor 3:58 + MP3 $0.99
11. L.O.D. (Love On Demand) 3:48 + MP3 $0.99
12. As Lonely As It Could Go 2:51 + MP3 $0.99
13. Love Is Everywhere Now 3:31 + MP3 $0.99
14. Baby Strawberry 4:06 + MP3 $0.99
15. Jesus Is the Greatest Gift to Man 2:26 + MP3 $0.99
16. Passengers 4:45 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

Though most associate Shrimp City Slim with the Carolina Lowcountry blues and the Charleston, SC music scene in general, "Ancestor Worship" chronicles his Boston combo of the same name, active in the early '80s.

"AW: The Boston Sessions" offers a landslide of quirky original songs with jazzy overtones, mostly band tracks with a handful of solo piano/vocals pieces tossed in for good measure.

Some of SCS's excellent bandmates at the time (Cliff Lott, jazz pianist now based in LA; Doug Nally, world-travelled jazz drummer; the late Bart Calobrisi, vocals; Craig Hlady, faculty of Berklee; Larry Atamaniuk, drummer from Sea Train, etc.) later toured and recorded with the likes of Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, and others. Their talents are captured on tape during these sessions.

The songs themselves are deliciously offbeat and delivered with flair. While not really a blues album per se, we think that "Ancestor Worship" will tickle your curiosity and allow you a different glimpse of Shrimp City Slim's compelling music.

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REVIEWS

Great Songs
author: Cos
                            
A great set of songs by a talented group of people.  Saw them live a fews times.  Well done.

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Muy interesante, tan lejos que su sonido del momento
author: Blues Automatico (newsletter, Santiago de Chile)
                            
Despues de apreciar los otros CDs de Shrimp City Slim, llego a "Ancestor Worship", una obra muy interesante y tan lejos de su sonido del momento.  Bravo y recomendado.

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Great tunes!
author: Craig Hlady, Berklee School of Music
                            
Great tunes from a great era of Boston music!

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