Re: [Harp-L] new video on youtube - another great Canadian harmonica player

[Christopher Sprankle <crsprankle@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe Roly Platt wanted to present an overview of his
playing.  You're right about solos only being part of
a whole song.  I've got a couple of my solos on
myspace from a blues jam.  A couple of friends wanted
me to post some music, so I did.  If I posted the
entire 10 minute songs, not too many people would make
it to the parts that best demonstrate my playing.  

Chris
http://www.myspace.com/chrissprankle  


> This trend on you tube of just putting up solos is
> annoying. Solos aren't music once they're removed
> from
> the context of the song. Roly Platt is a good
> harmonica player as far as you can tell given he's
> only playing bits and pieces of songs. The solo in
> Somewhere Over the Rainbow falls into that category
> of
> tunes modified to be playable on a standard
> diatonic.
> Given that it's such a familiar tune I found myself
> wanting to hear the standard melody notes. This song
> is very playable on a Melody Maker tuning. By the
> way
> Daniel's parting shot regarding why that tuning
> works
> is dead on, the same is true for the natural minor
> and
> harmonic minor. 12 ET isn't as bad a compromise with
> all 3 of these. fjm
> 


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