lay Hendrix without plagiarizing, rewrite, reinvent legendary tracks without misrepresenting them, that’s the challenge Thomas Naim gave to himself in 2020, a year that marks the 50th death anniversary of the most legendary guitar hero.

In 2020, Thomas Naim invites drummer Raphael Chassin and bass player Marcello Giualini to start a tribute album adventure. Excitement and curiosity mingle when his usual trio confront with Jimi’s genius music. The first envy is not to create a cover song album, but to reinvent, and to find a more personal approach. Except for 3 sang titles, a more instrumental approach was privileged. The biggest part of the challenge was actually to play like the compositions would belong to the trio, will have their sound. The result, a personal lecture of chosen tracks sometimes underrated, and the strong envy to revisit Jimi’s artwork on a new mode.

Guitarist, composer and producer Thomas Naim started to play guitar by the age of 12. Since sevral years Thomas is leading a trio composed by drummer Raphael Chassin and bass player Marcello Giualini, the trio previously released an album in 2018, Desert Highway. Highly jazz and blues stamped, this album navigates inbetween evocations of Ry Cooder or Bill Frisell.