Black Tornado (1998)

About this title: Magic Slim has released a pile of albums, all of them true to his group's house-rocking credo. The idea this time around was to hook him up with producer Dick Shurman and get Slim to record tunes he hadn't committed to wax yet. With a tight version of the Teardrops aboard (the ubiquitous Nick Holt on bass and vocals, Michael Dotson on rhythm, Allen Kirk on drums, and Slim's son Shawn Holt making a guest appearance on "Young Man's Blues"), Slim turns in a solid effort here. But perhaps the biggest change this time around is the inclusion of four original tunes from Slim, big news for a combo ... read more

Tracks:

1. Jealous Man [Corthen]
2. Wake Me up Early [Holt]
3. Still a Fool [Waters]
4. Black Tornado [Holt]
5. Playin' with My Mind [Holt]
6. I Can't Trust My Woman [Holt]
7. Magic Boogie [Holt]
8. You've Got Bad Intentions [Scott]
9. Crazy Woman [Holt]
10. Young Man's Blues [Holt]
11. It's Alright [Taylor]
12. Love Like I Wanna [Benton]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.