author: All Music Guide
"Fans of harmonica players know Gazell and find him technically way ahead of the pack on the little instrument, able to expressively articulate each note in a rapid passage with feeling as well as skill, inviting comparisons with jazz masters such as the tenor saxophonists Wayne Marsh or Sonny Rollins. A "best" can be passed out in terms of harmonica playing that surely means something.
"Pace Yourself" is one of the best recordings highlighting the harmonica ever made, pure and simple. This includes performances in all genres that the harmonica has worked its way into — which with a bit of research is revealed to be just about everything including Indian raga"....
Eugene Chadbourne
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This is a great and timeless piece of American art.
author: Gerry Webb
This disc contains virtuoso performances by three of the world's greatest and most accomplished musicians. It should be required listening for any aspiring musician in any format. You will not hear tighter ensemble playing anywhere. You will not hear pure, unadulterated joy or be more awed by the inventive, clean, pure, moving solos on this disc. There is not a single note out of place. There is not one musical corner that goes undiscovered. The music is out front, as it should be. There is no hiding behind gimmicks or technology. This is pure in every sense of the word. With this work, PT Gazell takes his rightful place among the world's finest and most inspiring musicians.
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