Re: [Harp-L] harp roles in jam situations

[Joel Fritz <jfritz666@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Exactly.  Any instrument that can play chords is good for rhythm.  You 
do have to know what you're doing but that applies to anything. 
Properly done, ensemble playing is really cool.  I love my King Oliver 
albums for that very reason.



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Richard Hunter wrote:
> "Nick Kirkes" wrote:
>
> > From http://www.coblues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=165:
>
>
> > "1) harmonica is not a rhythm instrument (at least at a jam)"
>
>
> Well, it's true that plenty of harp players, like plenty of guitar
> players, don't play rhythm very well.  But the harmonica itself is very
> functional instrument for laying down rhythm.  
>
> Perhaps the writer means that incompetent harp players who play too
> much, or in the wrong places, or without regard to the chord changes,
> etc., etc. can really screw up a jam.  All true.  But any fool who
> doesn't know what he or she is doing can screw up a jam, regardless of
> what instrument is involved.
>  
> Regards, Richard Hunter
>
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