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RE: When I finally saw Joe live....

Joe was a Microphone Player.
Had his own Vintage Mic at the Big Band Gigs I played in SF.
Most of us overblew the Mics with our bigger sounds when soloing, but Joe sounded Fantastic.
His sound was tailored for the Actual Scene in Clubs!
He played a Selmer Hard Rubber Mpc, and on his older recordings got a rather gritty and edgy sound due to the nature of the Mpc, that's how they play.
He did sound mellower later, probably change Mpcs along the way, ( to a different Selmer Mpc ) and changed his style as he got older.
But when I heard him, he sounded absolutely great, ideas coming from right out of the air!!!
His sound was perfectly tailored for his Mic, and he knew how to Work It!



Edits: 03/28/21

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