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Jim Campilongo | Live At The DuNord
CD, Ethic
Tekst: Maurice Dielemans
Publicatiedatum: 25 januari 2001
Guitar virtuoso Jim Campilongo is without any doubt San Francisco's best-kept secret. His latest release was recorded at the historic Cafe DuNord on September 26th and 27th, listing magnificent contributions by Scott Amendola (Charlie Hunter) on drums, Jon Evans (Tori Amos) on bass, Rob Burger (Tin Hat Trio) on accordion, piano, organ, and - of course - the extraordinary Mr. Jim Campilongo himself on guitar.
It's not just his jaw-dropping technical skill that makes Jim Campilongo a true master of six strings, 'Live at the DuNord' builds on the intensity, creativity, and dramatic emotional power of Campilongo's set of instrumental cowboy jazz riffs and swampy blues.
This is undoubtedly an impressive live album of somber beauty. Starting with two mysterious blues songs, the chilling 'Mopey' and the also gorgeous 'Bought Some Swampland in Florida' (What an awesome title for a blues song!). However, the unbelievable happens when it becomes even more deeper and richer with the spooky cinematic sounds of 'Do You Really Wanna Know?' and 'Lipton Tea'. It's almost impossible to write about this deeply moving album without hearing a single note of an unknown legend called Jim Campilongo, but if you want to get some kind of idea of what this album sounds like, you can just think of a setting with Miles Davis who meets Gram Parsons in one of Ennio Morricone's scores for a spaghetti western. From the upbeat and tex-mex-influenced 'Twister' to the lengthy 'Panhandle Rag', it's always very exciting to listen to these jazzy and experimental soundscapes.
If I had to pick out anything to complain about, it would be the hard time record companies will get to put a label on this CD. Who cares anyway? Just file this under 'Twang!'.
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