Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Seminars at the 2014 SPAH Convention

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Peter: there's almost nothing Jason plays which I don't love.  I'm a  fan 
(and friend) of his for very many reasons. Before I heard  Smokey's version I 
too thoroughly enjoyed Jason's version --especially  compared to other 
diatonic players I've heard. This video in fact isn't the  best I've heard him 
play it, at all. In person he played with a lot  more soul since this was 
basically a teaching video.
 
Then Smokey did this at a Buckeye Convention:
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu8Jt7DKMOk
 
!!!
 
and Jason retired his own version after Smokey guested onstage with him at  
a club in Smokey's neighbourhood where they played it together. 
 
If you notice--the comments on Jason's video (by him)go back 4 years. Read  
the 4th from the beginning comment on Smokey's.
 
Hey, nobody would hold him to something he said so long ago but I  think at 
the time he too believed that it also sounded far better on a  
chromatic..when played well. 
That said--I'd have given anything to be a fly on the wall when those two  
let loose. :)
 
My personal feelings are that with the advent of half-valved diatonics  and 
the work Brendan's done with his inventions, 'never say never' with any  
instrument and while I'm not a personal fan of hers (for other  reasons) 
Christelle Berthon does seem to be able to attain musically seamless  notes on a 
diatonic most other players fail to achieve. I have no idea if  Summertime 
is in her repertoire or not.
 
Elizabeth

 
Message: 11
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:21:06 +0200
From: "Peter Karp"  <pit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Seminars at the 2014 SPAH  Convention
To: Harp-L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>

Am .07.2014, 17:05  Uhr, schrieb Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> There are tunes  that should only be done on a diatonic. While others 
> should only be  done on a chromatic For example: When I hear Georgia 
> played on  chromatic, I cringe. When I hear Summertime on diatonic, I 
> also  cringe.

I love Jasons diatonic version of  Summertime:

http://youtu.be/fl_VrqDVaMQ

Best  regards
Peter


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