Lamico Ritrovato Fred Uhlman

Âgé de seize ans, Hans Schwartz, fils unique d'un médecin juif, fréquente le lycée le plus renommé de Stuttgart. Il est encore seul et sans ami véritable lorsque l'arrivée dans sa classe d'un garçon d'une famille protestante d'illustre ascendance lui permet de réaliser son exigeant idéal de l'amitié, tel que le lui fait concevoir l'exaltation romantique qui est souvent le propre de l'adolescence. …

Agé de seize ans, Hans Schwarz, fils unique d’un médecin juif, fréquente le lycée le plus renommé de Stuttgart. Il est encore seul et sans ami véritable lorsque l’arrivée dans sa classe d’un garçon d’une famille protestante d’illustre ascendance lui permet de réaliser son exigeant idéal de l’amitié, tel que le lui fait concevoir l’exaltation romantique qui est souvent le propre de l’adolescence. …

“This very special period made me think and put a lot of things into perspective. I said to myself, finished the superfluous, if this is to be my last album, I do not want to put anything unnecessary, the watchword is therefore: Straight to the essential! Hence the title of this album ”.

“This very special period made me think and put a lot of things into perspective. I said to myself, finished the superfluous, if this is to be my last album, I do not want to put anything unnecessary, the watchword is therefore: Straight to the essential! Hence the title of this album ”.

2 CD Set Contains Previously Unreleased Performances. JESUS ON THE MAINLINE is drawn from two 1971 concerts; April 14th, 1971 in Tacoma, Washington, and November 5th, 1971 at the Gaslight In New York, which would prove to be the final recording of the Delta Blues legend. The bottleneck guitarist was 67 years old when these tracks were recorded and his passion and conviction seem to have strengthened with the years. At this point in McDowell's career he had shifted to playing electric slide guitar. Accompanying McDowell's gruff voice, the guitar often seems to finish the singer's sentences for him; it's like listening to an old married couple.