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In Reply to: When I finally saw Joe live.... posted by D Harvey on March 28, 2021 at 07:44:28:
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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- RE: When I finally saw Joe live.... - oldmkvi 08:12:23 03/28/21 (6)
- RE: When I finally saw Joe live.... - musetap 13:02:00 03/30/21 (1)
- Milestones!! Sonny Buxton who later was at Pearls, - oldmkvi 13:51:48 03/30/21 (0)
- Joe's horn was stolen at some point. He had just recovered it before - oldmkvi 06:41:11 03/30/21 (0)
- So Joe had Emphysema, bummer. - oldmkvi 17:15:51 03/28/21 (0)
- RE: When I finally saw Joe live.... - Tom 08:33:26 03/28/21 (1)
- RE: When I finally saw Joe live.... - andy evans 08:59:36 03/28/21 (0)