Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Subject: SmoJoe's version of Summertime on YouTube

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Thanks, Slim and all the others who've been as blown away by his playing as  
I was that night at Buckeye.  But Garry and I are simply the instruments  
bringing the video to your attention.  Neither of us taped it...I believe  it 
could have been Marv Munro or Danny G ...and there has to be more video of  
SmoJoe's playing that night, as well as of the other performers.  As I've  said 
before, it was truly a magical night.
 
I was just determined to have Smokey's playing "heard" for once...since he  
talks a good game, but is always reticent about promoting himself, so tends to  
get overlooked at the conventions (in my humble opinion). 
 
 Despite my TMJ problem and after having heard him play before (he's  backed 
me up onstage at last year's SPAH),  even I sat with jaws agape  hearing what 
he could do backed by Carol Beth True onstage at Buckeye  2007. And it wasn't 
only me...the entire audience knew they were hearing  something 
special...hushed and breaking into spontaneous applause before he'd  finished any number.  
Just an astounding performance.  I still can't  believe he doesn't have CD's 
out.
 
Knowing Smokey...y'all know he's "still" giving me arguments about this,  :)
 
Elizabeth
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:41:40 -0700
From: Slim Heilpern  <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Subject: SmoJoe's version of  Summertime on
YouTube
To: EGS1217@xxxxxxx
Cc:  harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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Wonderful! Kudos to Smo-Joe and thanks  to Elizabeth and Garry for 
allowing the rest of the world to get a glimpse  of this performance.

Smokey, you are one talented and overly modest  individual! See you soon...

-  Slim.

www.SlideManSlim.com


EGS1217@xxxxxxx wrote:
> With  Garry Hodgson's help (I have no idea how to do these things)...and   
> after talking him into it, SmoJoe has allowed me to have one of his  
Buckeye  
> performances posted on YouTube, finally!
>   
> Here he's playing Summertime onstage at Buckeye, 2007.  This is  what  Jazz 
> chromatic playing's all about.  
>   
> _Click here: YouTube - Joe Leone -  Summertime_ 
>  (http://youtube.com/watch?v=uu8Jt7DKMOk)  
>
>  Elizabeth




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