CMJ (9/17/01, p.25) - "...Blues classics lovingly recorded..."
Down Beat (1/02, p.68) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...As thick as Louisiana gumbo and as loud as a Texas roadhouse..."
Living Blues (1-2/02, p.38) - "...A modern blues masterpiece..."
Mojo (Publisher) (1/02, p.71) - Included in Mojo's "Best Blues Albums of 2001".
Mojo (Publisher) (9/01, p.112) - "...It rocks, it's funky and it surprises..."
Personnel: James "Blood" Ulmer (vocals, guitar); Vernon Reid (guitar); Charles Burnham (mandolin, electric violin); David Barnes (harmonica); Rick Steff (accordion, piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Mark Peterson (bass); Aubrey Dayle (drums).
Recorded at Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee from April 10-12, 2001.
MEMPHIS BLOOD was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.