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"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".〔 〕 A live version recorded in 1986 appears on the ''Steppin' Out: Live At Ronnie Scott's, London'' album and video. Eric Clapton has recorded several versions of "Steppin' Out" during his career. In 1966, he recorded it in three different settings: Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse (released on the 1966 Elektra Records compilation album ''What's Shakin'''),〔Credited to Memphis Slim.〕 John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (from ''Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton''),〔Credited to L. C. Frazier.〕 and a live recording with Cream (later released on ''BBC Sessions'' in 2003).〔Credited to James Bracken.〕 A version recorded by Cream in 1968 was released on Clapton's ''Crossroads'' box set in 1988 and also on ''BBC Sessions''.〔Both credited to James Bracken.〕 Clapton's early versions were relatively brief – two to three minutes. However, in live performances with Cream, "Steppin" Out" became an extended improvisational piece often lasting thirteen minutes or more. Often Jack Bruce, the group's bassist, would drop out of the song after several minutes, leaving Ginger Baker, the group's drummer, and Clapton to take the song in entirely new, non-blues oriented directions. A live recording appears album ''Live Cream Volume II'' (1972). A version was used in the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese's 1973 film ''Mean Streets''. Jesse Gess, writing for ''Guitar Player'' magazine, noted that Ritchie Blackmore's "bluesy head to 'Lazy' (from Deep Purple's ''Machine Head'') fondly paraphrases Slowhand’s () Bluesbreaker-era showcase 'Steppin’ Out,' right down to the same style of third-position swing-sixteenth G blues riffing".〔 〕 ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steppin' Out (instrumental)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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