The Phuket News

Wanted Man is the latest CD from Phuket’s own Jimmy Fame (aka Jim Newport) A collaboration between Newport and Phuket guitarist Colan “Illy” Hill, it was recorded on the island at Legend Music.

The album’s 13 tracks, covering artists such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Lee Hazelwood, are well paced, an electric mix ranging from up-beat toe tapping country/blues like Tora Russell’s “Out In California” to slower paced, retrospective blues/pop like Johnnie Barrett’s “First Night” and Bobby Charles’ “Jealous Kind”.

It also features a couple of original recordings thrown into the mix, which complement the cover versions well, thanks to some solid rolls and blistering solos from Illy and Newport’s deep, rustic vocals. The album will be officially launched at Brush restaurant in Kalim on August 13.