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Who??? I have heard this question about 50 times or more during the past 2 weeks. Well, all insiders of the international Bluesrock-Jazz Scene, I don't have to introduce this man anymore. Because Mr.Principato is part of the global biz for the past 40 years or so. And he does belong indeed to the best guitarists of this stylistic. In the Seventies he's been a member of the Jazzband Powerhouse and released the critically aclaimed album 'Night Live'. Later on, he played with George Muldaur and contributed music to Billy Price And The Keystone Rhythm Band Big Mama Thornton, Sunnyland Slim, James Montgomery, and the Band The Assassins with Jimmy Thackery, the former guitarist of the The Nighthawks.In 1984 Mr.Principato decided to start his solocarriere. And that one again includes already 15 albums including a live recording. Apart from that there are 2 DVDs in his catalogue. Here in Europe this exeptional guitarist is an always welcomed guest in the clubscene. And yes, you are guessing right, - here we got on of those examples - the better the man, the smaller the club. Meanhwile I guess, I've wasted hundreds of hankerchiefs crying,- that many artists I've experienced lately, who played in front of a less then small audiance. Sad but true, but the average german music lover is just not ready yet for such brilliant bluesriffs and great slide impressions. It's as simple as that - sad but true. And there is just a tiny insider circle left, who are going for this subject and who know how to appreciate it.
Tom
Principato belongs to this small circle of musicians, who satisfy the
longings of the just described insider. So let's go for it here within
this livingroom atmosphere, and he plays with such a feeling as if he's
standing in a huge stadion. He is good, very good indeed. And what I
like most is the fact, that everything seems so easy without any
efforts played. Like many other musicians Principato sees his occupation
not as a job, but as a pleasure.
Principato works himself throughout an endless seeming setlist. But he doesn't go to strict one song after the other and he's exchanging some tracks or just the order of the tracks. Songs which I do like exspecially are 'Down In Louisiana', 'too Damn Funky' and 'Fish Fry', just to name a few.
14
guitars the 58 year old american owns.But on stage he uses just two. -
It's so nice but same time als sad because of such a small audiance,
counting just about 40 souls. But those show a lot of enthusiasm and
gratefulness to a genius on guitar who is not arrogant or overdriven at
all. This here is pure guitar art. To be honest, Tom Principato could
play the whole night, and it wouldn't get boring at all. So
please take this live review as a little hint to go out and see this
musician live, next time he's around near to your place. You won't
regret the ticket price, I promise. |
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