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Gentleman jim

R. G. Wheeler | 10/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mr. Dawkins has, I believe, made his best album ever and I think he will even do better because he's a prime example of a career bluesman who lives for his work and works for his life. Age and experience for Gentleman Jim is his harvest and he ploughs deep. On this album he thoroughly exhibits that magic ability only a very few blues guitarists have to interplay so intimately between the strings and his vocal cords."

Another great cd from JD.

Sam Mosley | Toronto, Ontario | 01/14/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Jimmy Dawkins continues to make fine CD's and his latest, his second on Fedora Records, is a very fine cd. Recorded in California, it finds Dawkins backed by a basic guitar-organ-bass-drums combo and going through a varied set of songs. There's the slow blues ("Falling Tears", "Mean Ole Blues") that Dawkins is a master of, but he also does well on up-tempo songs like the Magic Sam-style "Mid Nite Boogie". There is also a very fast instrumental, "Kotten Field Jump", a style of song that Dawkins has used many times before.

Once again, Jimmy Dawkins comes up with another fine CD to add to his fairly large discography. This one, while not at the same level as his album's for Delmark, is a fine showcase for his trademark style and fans of his will not be disappointed with this release"