Re: [Harp-L] need some recommendations: diatonic instrumentalists

[Eric Miller <miller.eric.t@xxxxxxxxx>]

YES.  I almost included Baked Potato in my list of "examples" in the
original post.  That's the kind of stuff I'm looking for (although his
improv/solo playing is clearly beyond my grasp at the moment), that type of
arrangement, chord progression, and groove are what I'm looking for.
 Thanks, Garry.


On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 10:04 PM, Garry <harp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 09/14/2013 02:43 PM, Eric Miller wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to build a repertoire of instrumental songs for live
>> performance
>> on diatonic.  Songs like Summertime and St. James Infirmary are "sort of"
>> in the vein I'm looking for, but hoping to get turned on to something more
>> modern than Jazz standards.
>>
> a favorite of mine is Akos, by Ronnie Earl, via Jason Ricci:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=QPuLUerJogo<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPuLUerJogo>
>
> he does a number of other instrumentals that could
> work: Wake County Stomp, Baked Potato, Sonja. or, if
> you're ambitious, Afro Blue.
>
> i'm working on several favorite Hot Tuna instrumentals,
> Embryonic Journey and Water Song.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=LbcMa3is-vw<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbcMa3is-vw>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=6giiYDlqRQs<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6giiYDlqRQs>
>
> one of these days i'll tackle Mann's Fate.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=LaqBDLrlLgA<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaqBDLrlLgA>
>
> none of these are harp songs, but they could be,
> and the stretch is good for me.
>
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> but we make a life from what we give.
> - Kathy Moser
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