The godfather's mandolin

[Eugene]

Who is this guy: Jim, Victor, Joe?

The Godfather's mandolin (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=364947847)

[brunello97]

Nice site, Eugene. I have a hunch this guy isn't Jim or Victor. Maybe Joe.

Mick

[Jim Garber]

None of the above. I emailed him a few months ago. He is Italian and lives in Napoli. He said he just put that he was from New York since many of the mandolinists he likes lived or recorded in New York. He never did tell me his name.

[Neil Gladd]

Who is this guy: Jim, Victor, Joe?
He's one of my MySpace friends.... and I have no idea!

[joebrent]

Not me...

[Bruce Clausen]

Great stuff! The waltz by Giovanni Giovale is sensational. I don't know any of these players-- are they familiar to others here? Is any of this music in print anywhere?

BC

[Jim Garber]

Bruce:
Get yourself Rounder 1095 Italian String Virtuosi for one and you will hear some of them. The others are on some Global Village CDs. Not sure if those are still in print but I may have a few extra copies since they were put out by a friend of mine.

Giovale published a book of a few of his tunes including Costumi Siciliani which Carlo Aonzo plays on traversata. Carlo also plays Valse Brilliante.

I have my transcription of Calabrisella Mia from Mannello and Tripoli and Speranze Perdute on my 19th Century Tunes page (http://www.paperclipdesign.com/19ctunes/). I have the other parts for Speranze and parts for Aida Mazurka as well.

[Bruce Clausen]

Thanks for the tips, Jim. I'll start with the Rounder album. I see I've got a big gap in my listening here.

Bruce

[Eugene]

Giovale is my hero. His duo-style Donizetti arrangement for solo mandolin is not to be missed. It is on the Rounder disc.