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Gino d'Auri: The Baddest Guitarist You Never Heard...Yet

Posted almost 5 years ago
...great stories I find buried in my scribbled notes (transcribed from post-its and bar napkins sometimes) is why I always tell my friends/ readers of my blogs never forget to write shit down...I'd forgotten all about this encounter with a great musician I'd had about five years ago, back when I scribed for a long defunct eZine called AtomicLife...I was over in Los Feliz and got an impulsive jones for some Spanish music, I was sitting in the Good Luck Bar (enjoying an after work oat soda, natch) and decided to walk down the street to "*El Cid*":http://www.elcidla.com/ , this Flamenco Dinner Theater a couple of blocks up, over on Sunset...(I used to frequent the joint when I first got back from NYC because it reminded me of a hole in the wall tapas bar west of 8th Ave. that I used to haunt back there)...the tapas were ok but the Sangria and the dancing is what puts the jam in your jelly donut...so I cross the street, walk over to the restaurant and order a glass of freshly mixed Sangria and begin to wait for the floor show when this wiry, olive-skinned guy walked in and sat on a stool next to me. He ordered what I was having and we raised our glasses with a salut, I noticed he had an acoustic guitar case so I asked him if he was playing and it turned out he was, I also picked up on a thick Italian accent and his English was kinda choppy so I took the liberty to start speaking to him in Spanish and things really took off from there......it turns out that this wild-eyed Italian was none other than "*Gino d'Auri*":http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jzfrxqq5ldaeNote: I looked up the number that Gino had given me but it was no longer working...I looked around today and found out that he'd passed two months ago at the end of January, still doing what he loved to do...damn...I'm glad I met the guy....
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Comments (10)

  1. mktackabery
    mktackabery says wow Crash, thanks for that stream-of-musical consciousness, and the introduction. flamenco is just . . . just. brilliant, but i've never heard it explained quite that way. while reading that, i could almost hear him speaking to you. great post, thanks again.
    Permalink posted 04/08/2007
  2. CrashPryor
    CrashPryor says cool, Michelle...amazing what you'll find if you get organized (read: clean up your desk area)...I'd been looking for those notes for months...find this guy and listen...
    Permalink posted 04/08/2007
  3. mund0tronica
    mund0tronica says you know it's hot when you can follow every note, yet zone out and come back without losing a step. it's the tightness and the loose swirl that pulls you back in. that base with the individual's stride. the networking, the lost pieces, and the rediscovery.
    Permalink posted 04/08/2007
  4. CrashPryor
    CrashPryor says for sure, mund0, I like the operatic stories that go with full-on productions too(maybe that's why I love Bizet's Carmen so much)...man, I'm missing the City big time, right about now...
    Permalink posted 04/08/2007
  5. soulrocket
    soulrocket says great post, i never heard of gino before. I believe sangria was hip in spain in the 60’s, back at when wine & cognac were more popular than beer & whiskey. my mom’s sangria recipe goes as follows... 1 bottle of good red wine (3/4 l,) & 1 bottle of soda (1 l.), 2 sliced lemons, 2 sliced peaches, 1 banana, 2 shots of vodka, a dash of brandy & sugar. poor over a jar filled with ice cubes. enjoy the hangover. the next big thing with gypsies here is hip hop & it’s amazing to see kids that have grow up with flamenco & P2P servers, clap & rhyme on street corners. they sample flamenco & popular songs instead of copying from american productions, which in my opinion is the way to go.
    Permalink posted 04/08/2007
  6. CrashPryor
    CrashPryor says ...that sounds pretty tasty, soulrocket...I will have to give it a whirl...I had a great recipe given to me by a friend I used to live with who's back in Salamanca but his variation didn't include the banana or dash of brandy-- the hangover came with it though, but the remedy for that is 6 asprin and a whole pint of water just before you crash out (and keep another glass of water by the bed to consume as soon as you wake up...too, I will look for the hip hop gypsy thing, sounds interesting, thanks for pulling my coat..
    Permalink posted 04/08/2007
  7. soulrocket
    soulrocket says I can share with you a healthier hangover remedy. hangover happens because you lose part of the salt that is in your body, so the best way to get rid of that "dried up" sensation is to take a bit of non-refined salt before drinking & then some more before you go to bed. the best option is to get umeboshi prunes & eat one prune before & another one after drinking. I don’t think there is much of the young gypsie hip hop music released on cd yet. it’s a follower, something that wouild be ready 10 years from now. I will ask one of my pals for more info & what is available. to be frank 99% of spanish hip hop sucks or lyrics are too local to reach any wider audience.
    Permalink posted 04/09/2007
  8. malaparte
    malaparte says Awesome post, Crash - thanks for opening my ears to some great Flamenco and introducing me to an artist I hadn't heard of before. Keep on moggin'!
    Permalink posted 04/09/2007
  9. CrashPryor
    CrashPryor says ....word malaparte, that's what it's all about-- sharing the sounds...check this guy, and Paco's stuff out...if you like that track you'll love some of the early stuff..
    Permalink posted 04/09/2007
  10. ootsie
    ootsie says

    I have known Gino for soo long.  I met him through my brother and went to talk and listen as often as I could.  I secertly fell in love with him and his music.  It was the best. He will be greatly missed.  Cheers to his wife.  She was a lucky woman. 

    Love ya Gino

    Permalink posted 06/26/2009

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