Re: [Harp-L] Blazing fast Country chops

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I absolutely agree with Rob.  Phil Gazell is one of my favorite
harmonica players and his "Pace yourself" CD is one that is in
constant rotation on my CD player.

If you do not have a copy of his CD it is a must have if you're a
harmonica player regardless of style/genre your prefer.


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: pt@xxxxxxxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Blazing fast Country chops
>Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:01:01 -0500
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>>    Really nice to hear from Phil Gazell, one of Nashville's finest
>Harp 
>>Players.
>>
>>Lots to be learned by listening to  Great Country Harp Players:
>>Kirk "JellyRoll" Johnson, Charlie McCoy, Terry McMillan, Don Brooks,
>Jerl 
>>Welch, Mickey Raphael and Phil Gazell...
>>
>>    Even MORE interesting when you study their recordings....they
>are 
>>playing "Pop" & "Country" NOT Blues on Diatonic. It's nice to see
>how 
>>they've incorporated "different" ways to get the 'extra' notes..
>>some use ALT tuning, some OB, some pick a a chrom when needed and
>PHIL is 
>>the first one I've heard (professionally) use:
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>>Valved Diatonics in a very subtle and skillfull way, I look forward
>to 
>>hearing more of his work in the future.....
>>
>>I remember Bob Liana, my old friend from NJ posting about his 
>>experimentations with valved diatonics but is anyone else going this
>route??
>>
>>The late Donny Brooks use always keep a set of Country Tuned (also
>adding 
>>the  (A) to the 3 blow (C harp) to his CT layout) giving him the 2nd
>note of 
>>the scale in 'cross'. As well as keeping a Chromatic CBH 2012 in his
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>>recording kit.
>>
>>...rob paparozzi
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Phil Gazell" <philgazell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: "harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 11:07 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Blazing fast Country chops
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>>>    I can tell you for a fact that Charlie uses Country tuned harps
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>>> (special 20s) all the time unless he is doing something that calls
>for an 
>>> altered tuning which he has been playing around with. Slowing down
>the 
>>> source is still one of the best ways to learn. Years ago (30 to be
>exact) 
>>> I would play his records at 16 rpms on a turntable to decipher
>what seemed 
>>> impossible!
>>>
>>> PT Gazell
>>> pt@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> www.ptgazell.com
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Chris Michalek

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