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FRANK
GOLDWASSER "BLUJU"
Source: Southland
Blues
Date: 2003
Writer: Joseph
Jordan |
SIMPLY
STUNNING: Parisian born Frank Goldwasser has put
out the indy blues album of the year. His latest,
"Bluju" is everything a record should
be, inventive, truthful, filled with power and
an absolutely exceptional level of musicianship.
Frank, (known to many before as "Paris Slim")
is an extraordinary talent. Still a young man,
this brilliant guitarist, vocalist, songwriter
and bandleader has been too little recognized
nationwide with regard to his important contribution
to West Coast Blues. 'Course it's kind of hard
to get national exposure when living in a quiet
Central California coastal town, however if there
is any justice in this Year of the Blues, word
of mouth ought to carry this blues revelation
beyond this State of Confusion. With a solid background
of playing regularly behind some of Oakland's
greatest bluesmen (Sonny Rhodes, Lowell Fulsom,
Cool Papa, Jimmy McCracklin, Percy Mayfield, Troyce
Keys and a ton of others) for many years on many
stages, he's currently out of the immediate blues
spotlight, but "Bluju" might just change
things for this deeply-soulful musician. With
contributions by stellar musicians such as Kirk
"Eli" Fletcher, Alex Schultz, Phillip
Walker and J.J. Malone among others, (and informative
liner notes by blues musicologist Dick Shurman),
you won't fail to rave about "Bluju"
once you give it a listen. |
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