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Underrated guitarist of the week: Danny Kalb of The Blues Project


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I stand corrected; I think that Kalb is good, very good, almost on the Bloomfield level. His work on Projections is mind-blowing, life-changing and has actually given me a reason to get up in the morning.

 

Why isn't his name mentioned in all these "greatest guitarist" lists? WHY?

 

Even though I love the Monterey Pop version, I think that this version is absolutely great; the tone! I don't know if he played on that goldtop on the album, read somewhere that he played a Danelectro. Anyways; love his tone.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLKouiOa0pQ

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I stand corrected; I think that Kalb is good, very good, almost on the Bloomfield level. His work on Projections is mind-blowing, life-changing and has actually given me a reason to get up in the morning.

 

Why isn't his name mentioned in all these "greatest guitarist" lists? WHY?

 

Even though I love the Monterey Pop version, I think that this version is absolutely great; the tone! I don't know if he played on that goldtop on the album, read somewhere that he played a Danelectro. Anyways; love his tone.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLKouiOa0pQ

 

never heard of him :huh:

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I stand corrected; I think that Kalb is good, very good, almost on the Bloomfield level. His work on Projections is mind-blowing, life-changing and has actually given me a reason to get up in the morning.

 

Why isn't his name mentioned in all these "greatest guitarist" lists? WHY?

 

Even though I love the Monterey Pop version, I think that this version is absolutely great; the tone! I don't know if he played on that goldtop on the album, read somewhere that he played a Danelectro. Anyways; love his tone.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLKouiOa0pQ

 

I probably would have liked that if the sound wasn't so horrible...

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No argument here, Kalb is great.

 

"Two Trains Running" from the AL Kooper "Soul of a Man" live release is incredible.

 

Kooper certainly knows great guitar players, having recorded with Kalb, Bloomfield, Stills and more recently Jimmy Vivino.

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He is pretty killer. Sort of a Mike Bloomfield hybrid with his use of modes. Love his guitar tone too.

 

I still have my old man's copy of Projections. Need to bust it out again and play it LOUDLY.

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No argument here, Kalb is great.

 

"Two Trains Running" from the AL Kooper "Soul of a Man" live release is incredible.

 

Kooper certainly knows great guitar players, having recorded with Kalb, Bloomfield, Stills and more recently Jimmy Vivino.

 

I don't know how to post you tube video's but if they have the Soul Of A Man video or the studio version of "Two Trains Running", I highly recommend them.

 

Craig

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I have a couple of their LP's on vinyl. I was in a record store and saw a few of their LP's for sale for cheap so I took a chance on them. I think for what they are it's pretty rad.

 

In regards to his guitar tone, for sure it's a solid one.

 

I have Projections and Planned Obsolescence along with plenty of others for sale at my Discogs page.

 

Thank you for sharing!

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When I was a kid (back in the '60s), the Blues Project were a local band that made it (to a degree). Danny Kalb was an early influence. At one point (shortly after Kalb had split from the group), he started giving guitar lessons. I took one of these memorable private lessons. He had no idea how to go about teaching, & so wound up showing me a couple of riffs to practice, sending me on my way with a live, killer acoustic version of Two Trains Running that he recorded with his J-200 (while I sat mouth agape trying, probably in vain at 17, to act as cool as I could) on to a section of tape that I later spliced onto another reel..... wish I still had that tape.

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When I was a kid (back in the '60s), the Blues Project were a local band that made it (to a degree). Danny Kalb was an early influence. At one point (shortly after Kalb had split from the group), he started giving guitar lessons. I took one of these memorable private lessons. He had no idea how to go about teaching, & so wound up showing me a couple of riffs to practice, sending me on my way with a live, killer acoustic version of Two Trains Running that he recorded with his J-200, while I sat mouth agape (trying to , at 17, act as cool as I could), on to a section of tape I later spliced onto another reel..... wish I still had that tape.

 

Cool!

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