RE: [Harp-L] Mark Wilson

["Bill Hines" <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I also really enjoyed the cuts on Mark's myspace. 

Especially since the last one "Me 'n George" is the same exercise I've
been working on in Dave Barrett's Exploring Third Position, an exercise
that David wrote in the style of George Harmonica Smith. Mark really
plays the hell out of that. So maybe more than just a Jon Gindick
influence Mark? I hear some other phrases in these songs from Barrett's
stuff so I believe so. Like me, maybe you've used many different
resources on your path, but whatever it is, it's worked for you. I
always recommend Jon's and David's material. 

Anyway, your playing is excellent on these, Mark. Can you comment on how
you cut these, i.e. backing tracks and what you played through?

Thanks, Bill

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From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
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Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 2:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] '65 Princeton Reverb Reissue

Mixing threads here, I really was impressed by Mark Wilson's playing on 
his myspace page.  http://www.myspace.com/checkmarkwilson  Great plug 
for the Bogen amplifier but in reality I think Mark's playing has more 
than a little to do with why that first clip is so superb.  Very 
restrained playing but not in an oppressed sort of way.  Nice use of 
space and choices in  avoiding the cliches people usually toss into a 
blues tune like this.   I should know because when I listen to anything 
I play all I can hear are the sloppily played notes and the over used 
phrases and licks  that are so difficult to stay away from.  I think the

thing that really separates intermediate and advanced intermediate 
players from the next level are all those little details.  Mark's 
playing is a grand advertisement for the Jon Gindick Jam Camps.  First 
there's the level of musicianship but there is also the environment that

nurtured that talent.  Great stuff Mark and thank you for sharing.  fjm
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