Matt "Guitar" Murphy - Way Down South (FLAC)
Release Date: 1990


Review by Bill Dahl:
The dazzling guitarist has recorded very sparingly as a leader over the course of his long career, preferring the relative anonymity of sideman duties behind Memphis Slim, James Cotton, and the Blues Brothers. But he acquits himself most competently here, mixing blues, funk, R&B, and a little jazz into his sparkling fretwork. His brother Floyd Murphy, a Memphis blues guitar legend himself, is on hand for a family reunion.


Track List:
1. Way Down South
2. Big Six
3. Gonna Be Some Changes Made
4. Big City Takedown
5. Buck's Boogie
6. Thump Tyme
7. Matt's Guitar Boogie, No. 2
8. Low Down and Dirty
9. Gimme Somma Dat
10. Blue Walls


Lineup:
Matt Murphy - Guitar, vocals
Floyd Murphy - Guitar
Tony Coleman - Drums
Russell Jackson - Bass
Derek O'Brien - Rhythm guitar
Chester King - Harmonica
Mel Brown - Piano
Eugene Carrier - Piano, organ
Max "Kaz" Kazanoff - Saxaphone
Angela Stehli and Donna Pearl - Background vocals on "Gonna Be Some Changes Made"