Great job Al Vescovo!

Mike Ihde · Post by **Mike Ihde** » 23 Jan 2010 10:14 pm

I was at the NAMM show in Anaheim and saw Al play a set. He did tunes from his new CD "Steelin' in Dixie" and it was great. He was the only pedal player I saw at the show.
An excellent C6th player and an album you should all check out.

Doug Childress · Post by **Doug Childress** » 24 Jan 2010 11:22 am

I just spent a weekend at the SWSGA PSG show in Phoenix. Al played two sets there and also sat in on 6 string guitar with some of the Jazz artists. A truly great steel player and an all around nice guy!!!

Rick Ulrich · Post by **Rick Ulrich** » 24 Jan 2010 12:30 pm

Al is just a musician's musician in every sense of the word.

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 24 Jan 2010 2:04 pm

I have AL'S CD, "In The Steel Of The Night".
I really like his playing.

I thought AL played an EXCEL PSG.

ROGER

Mike Ihde · Post by **Mike Ihde** » 24 Jan 2010 2:08 pm

Not sure of the brand but he played a single neck C6th at the show.

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 24 Jan 2010 2:09 pm

Roger Shackelton wrote:

I thought AL played an EXCEL PSG.

ROGER

He does. Just saw him at the SWSGA in Phoenix. An Excel single with 14 strings. He used them all, too. Outstanding performance!

Joe Naylor · Post by **Joe Naylor** » 25 Jan 2010 7:23 am

Al has been at all 7 Southwest Steel Guitar Association shows. He is a Great guy and a great musician. That 14 string just is amazing. He and Bill Stafford played a set as a duet in addition to Al's sets.

He just pitches in a plays lead guitar and when ask if he will play a set it is simply, "Sure ---- I would be honered."

What he does not know the steel player is the one that is honered.

Great guy and Great musician (Norma Jean says Great husband too)

Joe Naylor
steelseat.com

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 25 Jan 2010 12:03 pm

Al is possibly the single finest jazz steel guitarist alive today.

He plays every Thursday night in a club called CASEY’S in the L.A. suburb of Sherman Oaks. The club only hires jazz bands. No rock or country.

Aside from the use of the steel, the band is very traditional. Ellington, Basie, horns, flat keys etc. The audience accepts the steel as a legitimate jazz instrument because Al is a legitimate jazz musician.

And I live close enough to be able to go see him play as often as I want. Lucky me.

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 26 Jan 2010 7:08 am

Al is everything good about music and steel playing in general. He's just a joy to listen to! When you get to know him a little bit, you can see why.

Al Vescovo · Post by **Al Vescovo** » 1 Feb 2010 3:53 pm

Thanks for all the nice comments and let's all give many, many thanks to bOb for the Steel Guitar Forum.
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Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 1 Feb 2010 4:26 pm

Al's set in Phoenix was totally transcendental.

Mike Ihde · Post by **Mike Ihde** » 1 Feb 2010 5:30 pm

If you all have red/blue 3D glasses from the Grammies, you can see Al in 3D.

Mike