SOUND TRACKS    PATRICK HAZELL,  BLUE RHYTHM RECORDINGS (1997) BRR27-28CD -

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A two-disc release of improvisations on piano and harmonica, all instrumental, make Patrick Hazell's finest CD to date. It is not Blues. It is not jazz. It is not any current genre. It is, however, beautiful music. The release of "SOUND TRACKS" marks the beginning of a new class of music. Patrick describes it as, "Musical meditations with strong jazz, Blues, and impressionist underpinnings."
This collection of wonderful piano music, so original it is improvised, is as hard to describe as his "DREAMCATCHER" CD because it to is about a magical dream state. This is music you can meditate to, clean the house with, entertain at gatherings, and just simply enjoy.
Patrick Hazell wants a new music venue for the millenium. He has a right to ask since he has given us music for a new millenium.

---MIKE RICHARDSON, BLUES NEWS, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BLUES SOCIETY,
DAVENPORT, IOWA, NOV.1998

SOUND TRACKS, the double-sided CD, includes improvisations on piano and harmonica; it is something altogether different yet again from Patrick Hazell. The piano was tuned with just intonation to match the tuning of the Marine Band harmonica. Blues, jazz or whatever, it's a haunting collection by a very talented guy.

----TONI RADLER, EASY REEDING MAGAZINE, HOHNER HARMONICA COMPANY, SPRING 1998

For this double album Patrick Hazell has focused on an improvisational Jazz format. Armed with his neck harmonica holder and a grand piano Patrick Hazell treats the listener to two hours of captivating music on a twenty-two track, all original compilation. The 1916 Hazelton Brothers Grand piano which Hazell uses is specially tuned to match the tuning of his Hohner Marine Band Harmonicas. Hazell plays both instruments with an intense passion which aid him in accomplishing his mission of presenting hearty original textured compositions. While "Reflections In Blue" features a rootsy improvisational Jazz quality with expertly crafted piano riffs and steady harmonica with emotional strength, "Bluesintergration" has a piano sound in a Thelonius Monk vein and a harmonica sound with a unique improvisational essence not unlike Walter Holden. Other songs from the album explore a Jazz style with a more prominent Blues presence, adding variety and a bit of spice to the contents.
   The second disc from the compilation appears more focused on the roots Blues style, unlike the first disc which has a stronger focus on the Jazz presence. The songs which have a strong Blues presence are, "Bohemian Blues", which features intense steady rolling bass and melodic high piano phrases. "Reeding The Blues" has a hearty roots blues quality in the piano parts with some harmonica riffs which run the entire spectrum from high to low range played with lungs of steel. These are some of the meatier presentations, but all of the compositions from the album are certainly hearty enough to please the lover of improvisational Jazz and Blues music. Exploring an area that few have tapped, Patrick Hazell has expertly put together an entertaining and infectious package in the double disc presentation of improvisations on piano and harmonica for "Sound Tracks".

------Larry Belanger, ALL MUSIC GUIDE 8-15-01