His sound came from playing with a really hard reed. Originally I was more attracted to the alto sax, primarily because of Charlie Parker, who was a huge influence. That one I sold a few years ago, Since then, I picked up a Selmer Super 20 tenor sax with balanced action. “The first sax I owned was an alto, a Selmer Mark VI, which is a gorgeous instrument. Or a good trumpet player for that matter! But that was the foundation for things like breath control and other aspects of playing that are super important to understanding me, the way I play, why I sound the way I do on harmonica. That led me to playing the saxophone a bit, although I never considered myself a good sax player. I have had a love affair with the trumpet going back to that time. It has been the basis for the approach I take to learning, and my love of the music.
“All of that stuff has influenced me to this day.
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But it did give an introduction to playing with a group plus learning to read some charts for second or third trumpet parts. But I wasn’t deep into the band stuff because I like to be by myself, so the school band didn’t really interest me that much. I took lessons as part of my school’s program, and was in the band. “I think what attracted me to the trumpet was probably hearing Louis Armstrong. His instrument of choice was one of the brass instruments. Geils, topped off by the wailing harp from Magic Dick, born Richard Salwitz in 1945 in Connecticut.ĭick started taking music lessons in third grade. Their sound was centered on the wild vocal style and stage presence of lead singer Peter Wolf, the spot-on guitar work by J. One listen let you know the band had a deep appreciation for classic blues music. Geils Band was released, and immediately grabbed the attention of listeners partial to blues and rock music. In 1970, the self-titled debut album by the J.
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