Re: Bebop

[Joel Fritz <jfritz666@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Michalek wrote:

> Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that somewhere I have an unrealeased and
> ultra rare session of Little Walter playing Charlie Parker heads. BTW
> - LW was a huge overblower and this tape would put all of those issue
> to rest. Now if I could only find that tape :-)
> 
> 
>>
>>
>>---- Original Message ----
>>From: awimhurst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: RE: Bebop
>>Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 20:58:00 +1000
>>
>>
>>>Actually, that's not true, regarding bebop. Lots of guys have
>>
>>absorbed 
>>
>>>and used bebop stylings - the two major players that spring to mind
>>
>>are 
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>>>Little Walter and Kim Wilson. Check out some of the phrasing on
>>
>>"Roller 
>>
>>>Coaster", "Mellow Down Easy" and others. Check out Wilson's 3rd 
>>>position playing on the Smokin Joint CD (can't remember the track
>>
>>title 
>>
>>>but it's the looong one where his solo is sandwiched between solos
>>
>>by 
>>
>>>Kirk Fletcher and Troy Gonyea). The great thing is both Walter and 
>>>Wilson play/ed this sort of phrasing without sacrificing their
>>
>>muscular 
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>>>tone, something that can't be said for those who favour overblowing.
>>
>>>It's a matter of knowing where you can't go and working with what 
>>>you've got - which is actually the same for any great
>>
>>instrumentalist, 
>>
>>>IMO.
>>>
>>>It's true, however, that diatonic players generally prefer to cop
> 
>>from 
> 
>>>riff-based swing players like Lester Young.
>>>
>>>For an easy introduction to bebop playing in which it's possible to
>>
>>cop 
>>
>>>some cool phrases, check out Cannonball Adderley's LP: "Julian 
>>>'Cannonball' Adderley".
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Chris wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Its really hard to put this stuff in harmonica terms nobody except
>>>>Howard Levy is capable enough to play jazz on the diatonic. The
>>
>>best
>>
>>>>example I can think of is Howard Levy (be-bop) vs Jeff Grossberg
>>>>(hard bop)
>>>
>>>
> 
> 


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