Un uomo in blues

Pino Daniele’s “Un uomo in blues” finds the Neapolitan guitarist-singer fusing Mediterranean soul with American blues traditions—a distinctly Italian take on transatlantic roots music. Released on CGD, the album showcases Daniele’s fingerstyle prowess and gravelly vocal delivery against arrangements that honor both the Delta and the Bay of Naples. His harmonica work and lyrical introspection mark this as essential listening for anyone tracking how blues language traveled and transformed in Southern European hands during the 1980s.