Re: Jazz Harp by Richard Hunter

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 11, 2004, at 1:01 PM, dr.alters-wizardsway@xxxxxxx wrote:

>
> Just Coltraine's Sax lines that required legato attacks that could not 
> be replicated on harmonica due to having to make more frequent inhales 
> and exhales compared to a sax where changes are done with the fingers.
>
>  Yes, Coltrane, Gillespie, Parker (and that general crew) "Killed" 
> Jazz. Especially with regards to harmonica jazz. It would be nice if 
> someone would come up with a way to do the SAME Bee-Bop on a chromatic 
> (or diatonic), but I don't think this is possible when taking into 
> considering the very point you mentioned. That's why I like to play a 
> harmonica in the key it ISN't. Sometimes you can get some pretty neat 
> stuff by using a long inhale or exhale and letting the slide do the 
> "other" inhalng & exhaling. smo-j