Re: [Harp-L] Motown in 12th position



Fine. But you have to be in a position (read 'band') that allows you to
do that. In a four piece blues act, there's not a lot of room to move.I
have heard a lot of clever harp players over the years, but most of it
amounts to what Toots calls 'look Ma, no hands' (quoting from R.Hunter's
interview in his book 'Jazz Harp') I can be pretty 'clever' too, but not
at the expense of the music, or the bands performance, I hope.
RD


>>> <icemanle@xxxxxxx> 9/08/2006 22:08:20 >>>
Think beyond the "usual role of the harp". Move past the 'chugging'
mindset. There is a whole world out there to discover.
 
The "AH" in SPAH is ADVANCEMENT of the Harmonica. You don't have to be
a member of SPAH to do it, though.
 
The Iceman 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx 
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Sent: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 2:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Motown in 12th position


Good luck Jimmy. I've been working on it for years; one of my
favourites
is Willie Nelson's 'Crazy'. Lays out beautifully in 12th. Trying to do
that position with the band is hard. I reckon if you've got a really
supportive rhythm section so you don't have to throw in chord work
(read
'chugging') it's OK. But the usual role of the harp makes 12th hard to
use, at least in a live situation.
RD
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