Not to say there aren't some wonderful chromatic players around; but on
the whole, the chromatic has always had a tendency to sound like a
machine rather than a voice, and takes some sublime artistry to make it
the latter rather than the former.
Stevie is to the chrom what the Blue Fairy was to Pinnochio. (Check Wikipedia's 'Pinnochio' entry if you don't get that; or better still, your local library) I second what you say anyhow. RD