[Harp-L] Melody Maker blues

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As previously promised, I've posted a recording of my solo Melody Maker 
blues "Big 17" to broadjam.com. You can hear the piece by going to 
broadjam.com, clicking on "search", and typing "Richard Hunter" into the 
 artist name field.  A list of my songs will appear; scroll down the 
list  until you see "Big 17" (it's about halfway down) and click on PLAY.

This piece was inspired by "Tough Enough" by the Fabulous Thunderbirds 
-- not the big rock hit from one of their later records, but the 
bluesier song that appeared on their first record (on Rounder?), "Girls 
Go Wild." That song had an unusual structure -- a blues with a pause 
built in to every chorus -- and that's what inspired me to create the 
17-bar structure in "Big 17."

The piece is played in 2nd position.  In addition to the nifty melodies 
and chords that the Melody maker opens up, check out the big, colorful 
major seventh chord in the top octave that ends the piece with a Big 
Band flourish.  Can't do that on a standard Richter tuning, no way; and 
it's nothing more than breathing in on a big mouthful of harp.  Can't 
get a lot easier than that.

Enjoy.  Check out any of the other pieces you feel like listening to on 
my list at Broadjam.com while you're there.

regards, Richard Hunter