Reso 'Tone Poems'

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 18 Nov 2001 9:50 am

I just got this CD yesterday, and it's terrific (big surprise, eh?). Brozman cracks me up with his playing. I can always tell when it's him - it always sounds like some kind of cartoon soundtrack or something. Like 'St. Louis Blues' done to a tango rhythm, for example....

I was hoping they would have indicated some of the tunings used on the various tracks in the liner notes, but no go. Anyone have any info about that?

Thank 'uns.

Ric Nelson · Post by **Ric Nelson** » 20 Nov 2001 7:11 am

Mike used an E tuning on the Fort Worth Drag.

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 20 Nov 2001 8:33 am

Bob Brozman normally plays his Nationals in low bass G tuning. He plays in a variety of other tunings on his Weissenborns.

Bill

Mikel Nelson · Post by **Mikel Nelson** » 21 Nov 2001 8:26 am

The tango St. Louis blues is the arrangement the Genial Hawaiians used.

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 21 Nov 2001 4:33 pm

Interesting...I'm obviously not up on my classic non-pedal recordings (but I obviously should be!).

Thanks for the info guys.

mikey · Post by **mikey** » 21 Nov 2001 11:24 pm

most folks can tell when it's Broz...my girlfriend met him when he was playing w/ Led a few years back...could tell he was from the East Coast just from his playing(said, that guy's one of your people, huh?...I was raised in NJ)....also said he needs to slow down..."can't that guy play nahenahe?" were her exact words...she's Hawaiian...lives near(Auntie Nona Beamer was her next door neighbor for years) and knows a lot of local Hawaiian musicians...
mike