A Tribute To Gigi Campi (Jazzman Gerald mix + article)

[Blast kid]

As it has been exactly two years now since the passing of Gigi Campi, Orsii and Jazzman Gerald figured it was time to pay the man a decent tribute. They put together a mix of some of the best and rarest Clarke-Boland tunes and asked me to write some words to put things in context. Needless to say I didn’t have to think twice as I’ve been hooked on Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland records ever since first hearing Fats Sadi’s ‘Ensadinado’ many years ago. So have a listen to the music and read my article over at the Laid Back Radio blog if you're in for some quality jazz.


1 Sahib Shihab – Om Mani Padme Hum
2 Sahib Shihab – Campi’s Idea
4 Clarke/Boland Big Band - Sakara
3 Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Sextet – Ebony Samba
5 Sahib Shihab - Companionship
6 Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Sextet - Invitation
7 Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Sextet – Calypso Blues
8 Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Sextet – Con Alma
9 Francy Boland – Espresso Loco
10 Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Sextet – Lush Life
11 Fats Sadi – Ensadinado
12 Johnny Griffin – The Turk’s Bolero
13 Sahib Shihab – Seeds
14 Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Sextet – Insensatez
15 Clarke/Boland Big Band – Orquideas
16 Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Sextet – Ensadinado
17 Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Sextet – Invitation
18 Francy Boland – Tahir Baba
19 Francy Boland – Young Turks
20 Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Sextet – Born to be Blue

[reza]

great read thanks , your link didnt work above but I found it via your blog

http://www.laid-back.be/blog/?p=4864&preview=true

personally I really like that change of scenes w/stan getz album but he obviously didnt

[Blast kid]

Thanks, I corrected the link. I'm glad to hear you like it. I've honestly never heard the album with Stan Getz myself.

[proteus]

Thanks, I corrected the link. I'm glad to hear you like it. I've honestly never heard the album with Stan Getz myself.

Worth checking that Stan Getz.

I've bookmarked that article and will check it out. I had the opportunity to meet Gigi Campi in Cologne when Jazzman Gerald went to interview him as I was writing a piece on Clarke-Boland for Waxpoetics. Still kicking myself...

[Blast kid]

Worth checking that Stan Getz.

I've bookmarked that article and will check it out. I had the opportunity to meet Gigi Campi in Cologne when Jazzman Gerald went to interview him as I was writing a piece on Clarke-Boland for Waxpoetics. Still kicking myself...

So it was you who wrote that Wax Poetics article? I'm referring to it in my article a few times, it's a great article.

[proteus]

So it was you who wrote that Wax Poetics article? I'm referring to it in my article a few times, it's a great article.

Yes I wrote that piece and saw a couple of references in yours, glad you liked it.