Re: [Harp-L] Re: Powerhouse

["Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jp Pagán" <jpl_pagan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bob Maglinte" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Powerhouse


> --- Bob Maglinte <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > When I first met him in the mid 70's while still
> > playing with Powerhouse,
> > which actually was based out of Boston, it was
> > almost unbelievable to hear
> > him play Charlie Parker tunes with that horn section
> > on a 7 limit just tuned
> > diatonic!!!!
>
> just hearing that 2nd hand is pretty unbelievable ;)
>
> do you know if he was using overblows at the time? or
> was he just lucky that he had all the notes he needed
> to be able to follow the band without them??

Hi JP,
Can't quite vouch for that, but I wouldn't doubt it, and he also would do 
TONS of harp switching midphrase without screwing it up!!!! Great player and 
without a doubt, the most hyper individual and possibly one of the worst 
chain smokers I've evert met.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/