| "Steppin' Out" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Memphis Slim | |
| from the album At the Gate of the Horn | |
| B-side | "My Gal Keeps Me Crying" |
| Released | 1959 |
| Recorded | 1959 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Length | 2:07 |
| Label | Vee-Jay |
| Composer(s) | L. C. Frazier a.k.a. Memphis Slim[1] |
"Steppin' Out" (or sometimes "Stepping Out") is a blues-instrumental composition recorded by American blues musician Memphis Slim in 1959. It was released by Vee-Jay Records as a single and on Slim's At the Gate of the Horn album. Although both releases list L. C. Frazier (another of Memphis Slim/Peter Chatman's pseudonyms) as the writer, Vee-Jay owner James Bracken is often credited on versions by other performers.
Memphis Slim's piano provides the opening harmony part, followed by a tenor sax solo and guitar solo by long-time Slim guitarist Matt Murphy. AllMusic critic Bill Dahl calls Murphy's album contribution as "nothing short of spectacular throughout".[2] A live version recorded in 1986 appears on the Steppin' Out: Live At Ronnie Scott's, London album and video.
- ^ "L. C. Frazier" is the only name that is listed on the original 45 label.
- ^ Dahl, Bill. "Memphis Slim – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2013.