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

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not so sure the purpose of Fred's post because that's more of a
description of Carlos' new album than a review.  Four stars or
not...I'm sure del Junco's playing is great as usual and I've already
purchased his new album.  

Everybody can learn something from del Junco spin on the blues even
Rosco!



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>From: fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] 4 star Chicago Sun-Times review for Carlos del
>Junco!
>Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:41:08 -0500
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>>http://www.suntimes.com/output/rock/sho-sunday-spins06.html
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>>Chicago Sun Times
>>Sunday, February 6, 2005
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>>CARLOS DEL JUNCO, "BLUES MONGREL" (NORTHERNBLUES) ****
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>Jeff Johnson
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