Re: [Harp-L] accompanying--playing in a band

["Michael D'Aurizio " <mdaurizio@xxxxxxxx>]

You're right on jim. Also in my opinion a fine example of this is pretty much all John Nemesis recorded material. The vocals are always first and foremost. Killer band coin it right, and some mighty fine harping too.
                                  Mike
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-----Original Message-----
From: jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:44:31 
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] accompanying--playing in a band

I learned to play harp by stealing riffs and then learning from that. I'm
 bad at the whole ensemble playing so here's who I'm stealing from:
 
 Some of the best bands in the world in terms of backing the singer
 
 Maceo Parker and the JB horns playing with James Brown. Listen to the Live
 at the Apollo
 
 Muscle Shoals behind the Staple Singers doing I'll take You There
 
 Muscle Shoals behind Aretha doing I never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You)
 
 or for a crazier and much weirder take on this genre
 
 the P-Funk All Stars on the album Pumping It Up.
 
 Everything Muddy Waters ever did.
 
 Everybody seems to have a certain place on the beat, everybody plays, but no
 one steps on anyone's toes.
 
 The Wailers were superb at this. I Shot the Sherriff is just about perfect.
 
 The singer doesn't always know what they want (James Brown assuredly did).
 It's our job to know.
 
 Notes are only a small part of playing.
 
 -- 
 Rainbow Jimmy
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