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GENE PARSONS Del Far Legnetti E Del Fascino Del West mappaparsons:mastrolateok 1-09-2009 16:36 Pagina 26 MAP MUSIC PAGES A cura di Paolo Crazy Carnevale GENE PARSONS Del far legnetti e del fascino del West (UNA DOVEROSA) INTRODUZIONE INTERVISTA A GENE PARSONS ETERNO INDECISO TRA MUSICA E Non so quale sia stata la causa scatenante, non so dire neppure se me ne fossi accorto da su - MECCANICA (E TAGLIAR LEGNA) bito o meno, ma non è certo un caso che tra le mie passioni più sfegatate ci siano i film di John Ford e la musica dei Byrds. Responsabili, o almeno complici, mia mamma e Raffaele Galli. Pro - Gene Parsons l’ho incontrato la prima volta a babilmente si tratta di qualcosa che giace negli strati più reconditi del subconscio, e va da sé Imola nel 1984, mentre si trovava in tour con che mia mamma e Raffaele Galli non si sono mai né visti né conosciuti: la prima però, ha tra i i Peace Seekers e Roger McGuinn, Un’avventura tanti meriti quello di avermi iniziato al cinema di Ford, quando, allora avevo otto anni, mi concesse musicalmente finita male a causa delle manie di stare in piedi dopo Carosello perché, a sua detta, c’era un film che mi sarebbe piaciuto. Il film da superstar e del dispotismo di McGuinn. In era Ombre Rosse . quell’occasione, Rambling Dan e io ci facemmo Raffaele, con una sua recensione a posteriori di Untitled , mi ha fatto innamorare dei Byrds e in scattare una foto in compagnia di Gene, foto con particolare del loro suono più western, quello della formazione McGuinn, White, Battin e Parsons. cui nel 1992 mi presentai a un suo concerto con No, non credo sia un caso che il film di Ford fosse stato girato nella stessa Monument Valley che l’allora consorte Meridian Green e Beppe Gam - fa da sfondo alla foto di copertina del disco dei Byrds. betta. Gene diede uno sguardo a me e uno alla Cosa c’entrano i legnetti con tutto questo? La persona più indicata a rispondervi sarebbe Blek, foto, poi disse: “Imola!” . Più tardi, nel corso del - il trapper di “Late For The Sky ”. Comunque, in breve, vi dirò che il tagliare la legna, in inglese vie - la serata mi invitò a fargli vista, qualora fossi ne indicato col termine “kindling”, e Kindling è il titolo del debutto solista di Gene Parsons (can - andato in California. Meno di due mesi dopo mi tante dottissimo, batterista, banjoista, suonatore di pedal steel, armonicista e inventore dello string trovavo a casa sua, a Caspar, poco distante da bender, nonché membro dei Byrds, quelli western, dal 1968 al 1972), sulla cui copertina il tito - Mendocino, nella California settentrionale. Da lare è raffigurato accanto ad una bella catasta di legna, con tanto d’ascia a portata di mano . questi precedenti prende le mosse l’idea di que - La ristampa di questo storico e prezioso disco, a opera della Collector’s Choice, pochi mesi fa, sta intervista a trentasei anni dalla pubblica - ha fatto scatenare questa mappa dedicata a un musicista dalle molte qualità, non ultima l’amo - zione di Kindling , suo esordio solista, in occa - re per le cose semplici, particolarmente apprezzato dalla redazione di “Late For The Sky ”. Ecco sione della nuova ristampa del disco, un disco così spiegata la genesi di questa retrospettiva, che vede coinvolte molte persone: lo stesso Gene che, come ebbe a scrivere Raffaele Galli in un Parsons, che ha volentieri rilasciato l’intervista che è il corpus principale della mappa in ogget - fantomatico libretto da decenni fuori catalogo, to; Blek Medves, che ha raccolto con entusiasmo l’idea di prendervi parte con una retrospetti - “è un album semplice ma vivo, ricco, gioioso e va degna di un vero trapper; John Delgatto, della Sierra Records, la casa discografica californiana soprattutto felice. Qualità rare e non comuni in per cui Gene ha lavorato molto, che con grande entusiasmo ha risposto alle mie domande ; Da - questi tempi”. L’idea era di riuscire a estorce - niele Barina, alias Ramblin’ Dan, compagno d’avventure con cui ho avuto la fortuna di assistere re a Gene un po’ di belle e vecchie storie, ma ad un concerto di Gene molti anni fa a Imola, che ha tradotto, come solo lui sa fare, alcuni testi il momento non era quello giusto: come Gene delle canzoni di Parsons; e ancora Ronald Stancanelli e Beppe Gambetta e infine il direttore che stesso mi ha detto, sua moglie era immobiliz - ha pungolato tutti per far quadrare il cerchio. E un grazie a Luca Calò per avermi assistito nella zata per via di un’operazione al ginocchio, e lui traduzione delle interviste. era impegnato a barcamenarsi tra fare il cuo - co, il lavandaio e costruire dispositivi string ben - Paolo Crazy Carnevale, giugno 2009 der per le chitarre, che è poi il suo lavoro prin - cipale. Ciononostante, è stato molto gentile e dispo - nibile, nel limite del tempo a disposizione. Ecco P.S. a proposito di richiami western e Byrds, il recente disco accreditato a Clarence White e usci - il risultato. to per la Sierra Records, reca in copertina una foto del chitarrista con lo sfondo del Bryce Ca - nyon; analogamente nel booklet della prima ristampa di Kindling , uscita nel 1992 per la stessa Wow! Kindling trentasei anni dopo, quella del - label, c’era una piccola foto di Gene Parsons con lo sfondo del Grand Canyon. No, non può pro - la sua ristampa è davvero una grande notizia, prio essere un caso. ascoltare questo disco dopo tanto tempo sca - 26 LATE FOR THE SKY mappaparsons:mastrolateok 1-09-2009 16:36 Pagina 27 Map Music Page tena ancora grandi sensazioni, sembra regi - ca e meccanica e di come un tizio della Loui - Dopo lo scioglimento dei Byrds, tu e Clarence strato ieri se non fosse per il fatto che Clarence siana (Gib Guilbeau) ti venisse spesso a cer - avete preso parte ad una sorta di rivista del White è scomparso da molto tempo. Cosa ri - care per farti suonare di volta in volta uno stru - country rock che tenne un paio di concerti, a cordi delle registrazioni col produttore Russ Ti - mento diverso nei suoi gruppi… Hai voglia di Baltimora e Philadelphia, se non sbaglio, telman? ripetere questa storia per i nostri lettori? cosa ricordi di quel progetto? È stato davvero rilassante e confortevole. Mi dispiace, Paolo, rispondere adesso a questa Si è trattato di un’esperienza interessante e dav - Russ era realmente una persona splendida con domanda mi prenderebbe troppo tempo, mi di - vero promettente, una combinazione di musicisti cui lavorare e saltava sempre fuori con una buo - spiace davvero, ma forse avrò tempo di mettere assolutamente buona. (Ne facevano parte Whi - na dose di grandi idee. questa storia nel mio libro! te Brothers, Country Gazette, Sneaky Pete, Gram Parsons e Emmylou Harris, tra gli altri, La prima ristampa, quella della Sierra Records Nelle note di copertina della ristampa di Kin - N.d.R.) era una specie di anticipatrice di quelle che ora dling per la Sierra scrivi che nel 1968 Russ Ti - si chiamano “de luxe edition”, arricchita con telman ti chiese di lavorare nientemeno che Melodies, il tuo secondo disco è più elettrico altri brani tuoi con Byrds e Burritos. Quella at - con Lowell George, cosa ricordi di questa figura e orientato verso il country-rock rispetto a Kin - tuale invece consiste nel disco originale e ba - gigantesca della musica americana? dling, ma ne sembra la logica conseguenza fin sta. È stata una scelta della Collector’s Choi - Sì, a quel tempo mi fu chiesto di unirmi ai Lit - dalla foto di copertina. Come sei entrato in con - ce? tle Feat che stavano appunto formandosi. Non tatto con la Sierra Records e come è stato il Si tratta di una loro decisione, io non sono sta - ho voluto lasciare i Byrds per questa nuova av - passaggio ad una casa indipendente dopo aver to coinvolto. ventura, ma ho avuto il piacere di lavorare con lavorato per una major? Lowell prendendo parte ad alcuni progetti in sala John Delgatto era un amico e mi ha invitato a Il tuo ultimo disco da solista è un live in cui di registrazione. registrare per la sua nuova etichetta. Melodies sei ritratto in sella alla tua Triumph, come tuo è stato fatto con un budget molto basso e con - padre sulla copertina del classico byrdsiano Guardando indietro, nella tua discografia, siderato questo penso che abbiamo fatto dav - Ballad Of Easy Rider. Possiedi ancora quella escludendo i Byrds, hai registrato pochi dischi, vero un buon lavoro. moto? ma hai lavorato molto come session musician, Le mie moto le ho vendute tutte qualche anno specialmente al fianco di Clarence White, il tuo Tu non sei solo un notevole musicista, sei un fa e adesso anche per lavoro mi occupo rara - miglior amico e partner musicale. Che direzioni ascoltatore di musica e sicuramente hai dei di - mente di motociclette. pensi avrebbe preso se non fosse rimasto uc - schi e degli artisti preferiti… ciso così drammaticamente? In questo periodo ascolto per lo più musica clas - Un bel po’ di anni fa, bevendo grappa al Caspar Penso che Clarence avrebbe sviluppato un’ori - sica, anche se i vecchi artisti mi piacciono an - Inn mi raccontasti della tua gioventù musicale ginale e nuova miscela di rock’n’roll e bluegrass cora e anche tra quelli nuovi ce ne sono parecchi nel deserto e della tua indecisione tra musi - e chissà di che altro ancora. che trovo interessanti. LATE FOR THE SKY 27 mappaparsons:mastrolateok 1-09-2009 16:36 Pagina 28 Kindling non è solo un disco, sembrerebbe mol - Chiaro quindi che abbia sentito il bisogno di dare sieme in alcun disco del gruppo !).
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