I really like Alberto's version of "Pocket Rocket." He's got Kim's T-Birds style down cold, and in so doing--in crystallizing it--he helps make clear just what the KW style is. Part of it is about starting phrases late, or holding them past the obvious release-moment. The phrases themselves aren't wildly complex, but the play of phrases, the dance of phrases, is entrancing. It's in the Little Walter chain of descent, but it's an original spin on LW. I spent many hours with this track in my younger days. Alberto really does it well.
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Check out Lou's Blues - from Siena - but they get to Rome AFAIK. I've had the fun of playing with them when they've visited out here, which has happened a couple of times. http://www.reverbnation.com/loutheblues
As an undergraduate, I studied abroad in Rome for a semester. It's an incredible city with a ton to offer, but its blues scene is somewhat lacking. You might want to check out Big Mama in Trastevere. It's the only blues club I know in Rome.
