Re: [Harp-L] Dream big bands

["Rob Paparozzi" <Chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Michael,


I LOVED your BB Harp List and honored to be on it and in the most ELEGANT,-) 
band!!!! I sure do LOve my DukeGrazie.

the others were nice calls, Butter w/ Kenton is perfect! no harp content, 
but Butters partner Mike Bloomfield recorded with Woody Herman's Herd BB 
back in 71:
http://www.amazon.com/Brand-New-Woody-Herman/dp/B00004SAZZ

speaking of harp and big band I'll be special guesting with :

If anyone is in the Apple on Wed 6/23,I'll be doing the Butter-Bloomer Big 
Band at the Iridium with The Ed Palermo Big Band

and if you can't get a Big Band and just want to simplfy your blues 
playing......this would be where to start listening!!!,-)
Oscar & Basie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3drqJ1bUmEA

Thanx for the great Post!

best,
Rob P

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Easton" <diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harpl list" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:21 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Dream big bands


> I tuned into Pandora today on my iPod. The first song that came up was 
> Butterfield's live version of "Everything's Going to be Alright."
>
> It got me to thinking about dream combinations of paring up harp  players 
> with big bands for one cd.
>
> Here is a list I came up with:
>
> Little Walter with Count Basie Orchestra.  1950's lineup of players.
>
> Jr. Wells or James Cotton with  Maceo Parker conducting.   Hell  anybody 
> on this list with MP but I'm narrowing it to those 2 players  since they 
> had a funk period.
>
> Paul Butterfield  and the WDR Big Band.   WDR is like Stan Kenton  Orch. 
> on steroids.  Check out them backing Maceo Parker.
>
> Jason Ricci or Howard Levy w/  Frank Zappa and the Mothers...
>
> William Clarke  w/ Stan Kenton Orchestra.
>
> Rob Paparozzi fronting  the Duke Ellington Orchestra ;)
>
> Hendrik Meukens or Lee Oskar and  the Tito Puente Big Band
>
> Toots isn't on the list cause he played with everyone but God, but  that 
> gig is last on his bucket list. lol
>
>
> Michael Easton
> www.harmonicarepair.com