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FRANK
GOLDWASSER "BLUJU"
Source: iMusic
Date: 2003
Writer: Joe
Sciallo |
Oakland
blues might not be as notorious as the blues from
Chicago's South Side or Memphis' Beale Street,
but it has given us such greats as Lowell Fulsom,
Jimmy McCracklin and Sonny Rhodes, not to mention
the lesser-known, but just as bluesy likes of
Cool Papa, Sonny Lane and Troyce Key. Now add
another name to this list: guitar player and singer
Frank Goldwasser, formerly monikered "Paris
Slim" for his francophone roots. On his latest
CD, Bluju , Goldwasser tips his hat to these Oakland
bluesmen -- all of whom he has either backed up
or played with. But Goldwasser doesn't stop there,
updating his thoroughly authentic down-home blues
stew with dashes of African rhythms, funk grooves
and even pop tempos. With a little help from his
friends, including master percussionist Souhail
Kaspar (Kronos Quartet, Sting), blues legend Phillip
Walker and West Coast guitar honcho Alex Schultz,
Goldwasser gets the mojo going. Though he takes
his pages from the Oakland Blues Bible, Goldwasser
has no problem playing the heretic to establish
his own vision for the future of the blues. |
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