[Harp-L] 4 star Chicago Sun-Times review for Carlos del Junco!

["Fred Litwin" <fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.suntimes.com/output/rock/sho-sunday-spins06.html
 
Chicago Sun Times
Sunday, February 6, 2005

CARLOS DEL JUNCO, "BLUES MONGREL" (NORTHERNBLUES) ****

There's a roiling beat through much of harmonica ace Carlos del Junco's
sixth album that harkens back to the classic Chicago blues sound -- with
strong Latin underpinnings as well. The Cuban-born, Canadian-reared artist
also mixes swing, jazz and country influences into his unique concoction.

The diatonic harpist, a practitioner of the "overblow" technique that he
learned from his Chicago mentor Howard Levy, isn't afraid to go out on a
limb with his playing. Even on standards such as Little Walter's "Blues With
a Feeling" and Sonny Boy Williamson's "Nine Below Zero," del Junco will turn
the arrangement upside-down. The masterpieces, though, are Noro Morales'
"Let's Mambo" as well as the title track, written by del Junco's Canadian
guitar mate Kevin Breit.

Jeff Johnson