Re: [Harp-L] Blazing fast Country chops

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I like to think of him as a badass.  :-)

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>---- Original Message ----
>From: winklerjs@xxxxxxxxxxx
>To: Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>pt@xxxxxxxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Blazing fast Country chops
>Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:53:37 -0500
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>>And Phil is a Gentelman in the truist sense
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <pt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 12:09 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Blazing fast Country chops
>>
>>
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >---- 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
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >>    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:
>>> >>
>>> >>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
>>> >
>>> >>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
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>>    I can tell you for a fact that Charlie uses Country tuned
>harps
>>> >
>>> >>> (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
>>> 
>>> "it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not
>have
>>> it."  - Mr Figglesby regarding musical prowess
>>> 
>>> 
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>>

Chris Michalek

"it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have
it."  - Mr Figglesby regarding musical prowess