DATE: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 01:52:30 CDT From: "Donald Fong" Subject: McCoy playing chromatic
I've always wondered if Charlie McCoy was much of a chromatic player. >From what I can tell on his version of "Fingertips," he is quite accomplished on chromatic harp. He is very good with those fast trills with the slide and has a beautiful unique tone. On "Fingertips," I think there are some passages where he switches to diatonic and plays parts of "Orange Blossom Special" and "Jackson" to the chord changes. This is a technically brilliant performance. It's on _Another Side of Charlie McCoy_, a Danish import CD. Another track, "She Knows How to Treat Me Right," features first some fine Jimmy Reed-style high-end stuff, and later we can hear adept cross-harp playing. He is playing diatonic on this cut. Don
