Re: [Harp-L] review of "Paul Butterfield Teaches Blues Harmonica Masterclass"

[Taiawagi Helton <taiawagi@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am amazed at how little praise Butterfield Live gets
relative to his other albums.  The album documents an
altogether remarkable show, but I do not think it even
remains in production.  I found a copy on e-Bay, and
it hasn't left my cd player since.  If you haven't
heard Live, it is well worth the search!

Suave Blues Man was kind enough to direct me to a list
of keys for his other albums, but I'm still trying to
figure out the keys and harps for Live.  Does anyone
have them handy?  I would be much obliged.

Taiawagi

--- Rob Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Paul,
> 
>     Sorry you had to waste your money on that
> "Butter Instructional", he WAS
> a great player and Musician, but NOT a very good
> teacher as you found out.
> 
>      So here is a Butter Lesson you WON'T  be
> disapponted with, buy These 3
> Records or CD's:
> 
> 1) The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra)...his
> first
> 2) Paul Butterfield's Better Days (Bearsville)
> 3) The Paul Butterfield (Double) Live (Elektra-Rhino
> reissued a limited
> pressing on CD)
> 
> Then take your time and listen to his work, watch
> how his playing grew in
> the order of the above recordings.
> Make up an index card with the Keys of the songs and
> the Key Harp he used
> (on these records it mostly cross harp or 2nd
> position, if you have any
> questions w/ keys we can help out here on the list.
> 
> Listen to his ideas, they are very "Horn like" and
> not typically "phrased"
> like so many Trad. Players, but he knew how to
> incorporate all that and when
> he wanted to stay in a "Chicago" bag he had no
> problems holding his
> own...(check out Fathers & Sons for that). He played
> the harp upside down he
> used both TB and Pucker...but PLEASE don't get all
> hung up on
> that!.....study and listen to the MUSIC he's making
> 1st...the rest will fall
> into place.
> 
> But most importantly listen to his SOUL speaking
> through his music, it's
> pretty DEEP, and at that point is when he TEACHES us
> the most, The blues
> skills must emanate from that deepness, you won't
> find that on any
> instructional tape....but it's all over the records
> of Butter, The Walters,
> Wells, Cotton, The SonnyBoy's and Terrys
> alike,-)))))).....
> 
> Map out and jam along with this stuff at your own
> pace....you WILL pick up
> some great ideas, he WAS one of THE best!
> 
>      again, the list here and myself can help out
> with any of the technical
> stuff, so never be afraid to ask...and happy
> harpin'....you've mad a good
> choice in Butter tho!,-)
> 
> I learned alot from this mans recordings and really
> do appreciate the body
> or work he left us....enjoy
> 
> hope this helps,
> rob paparozzi
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul F. Sehorne" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 4:41 PM
> Subject: [Harp-L] review of "Paul Butterfield
> Teaches Blues Harmonica
> Masterclass"
> 
> 
> > I just recently got interested in harmonica.  I
> wasn't listening to /
> > noticing harmonica music back when Butterfield was
> alive.  From what I've
> > read on this forum I gather that he was a great
> (blues harmonica)
> > musician.  Based upon what I was hearing and
> because I am learning to play
> > the harmonica myself now, I purchased "Paul
> Butterfield Teaches Blues
> > Harmonica Masterclass".
> >
> > I must say I am a bit disappointed.  It is a lot
> of demonstration with
> very
> > little explanation.   I've found Jerry Portnoy's 
> Blues Harmonica
> > Masterclass course a much better investment, even
> at four times the
> > price.  (Butterfield's course ~$15, Portnoy's
> course ~$60). At $15 it is
> as
> > much value musically as a good Harmonica music CD,
> but from a training /
> > learning standpoint it is lacking.  What
> explanation is included is
> > somewhat incomplete and sometimes ambiguous.
> >
> > Of course, this is as much producer/director's
> fault (Happy Traum,
> Homespun
> > Tapes) as the musician.  I have many Homespun
> Tapes video VHS courses that
> > I purchased about 10 years ago (including 'every'
> piano video that they
> > had  at the time).  Some of them are great.  Some
> are not.  David Cohen's
> > Blues Piano videos are great.  Warren Bernhardt's
> Jazz Piano videos are
> > not.  Unless you have some feedback from someone
> (like this feedback), you
> > pays yore money and takes yore chances.
> >
> > The Butterfield  CD audio course is distributed by
> Hal Leonard.  I
> > purchased if from  Amazon.com
> >
>
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0793581303/102-6677938-2744148?v=glance&n=
> 283155>here
> >
> >
> > Paul "two cents" Sehorne
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