[Harp-L] Re: Turk vs. Toots...winner, Turk!

[m.polesky@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Hey Cletus,

Mike Turk is definitely as good as any jazz chromatic player out
there.  I know that "Turk's Works" and "A Little Taste of Cannonball"
are both available on CD.  These are incredible recordings and I
recommend them to everyone.  Mike also has an album out Called
"Harmonica Salad" - but I don't know if that is available on CD or
not.  Of all the players I would like to emulate, Mike Turk probably
ranks highest.  He really swings.

Michael

On Jun 2, 5:54 pm, <jagu...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> of course toots is God, i can't argue that, but.........
>
> song just popped up on the iPod connected to the boston acoustic tower
> speakers....i can hear it from the sun-drenched  patio at the cocktail
> hour...says to myself, "self, the tone , phrasing, pureness of tone,
> sureness of tone, strength of tone, minute masterful artistic inflections,
> technical mastery of the chromatic harmonica as a dominating jazz
> instrument, although i am not sure the name of that song, it has got to be
> toots thielmans (or some other chrom-dude, i have 18,000 songs on my iTunes)
> ...get up, go inside, look at iPod.....Mike Turk, 'how long has this been
> going on", from turks works cd,.....i still say mike turk is a better jazz
> player than toots for my dollar, at least as far as that recording goes.
> one sweet cut.   anybody have a video of the show at chris michalek's
> harmonica summit in minneapolis where toots and howard levy have a cutting
> contest diatonic vs. chromatic???  i would very very much like to purchase a
> dvd copy....please r.s.v.p. on or offlist.
>
> have a great summery weekend y'all,
>
> cletus
>
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