Re: Get Me Going on the Blues

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  I would like to put it back on the Irish stylist.

  What can I do beyound the blues and try some Irish music?  I know about
Jimmy Conway & Brenndan Power.  I know they try to imiatate a fiddle and
songs are mostly in D and in 2 parts.

 But what else???

Jimmy Day
www.fishfryswingers.com


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Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: Get Me Going on the Blues


>
> Switching from traditional Irish to the blues on harp, given the technical
> skills you already have, will probably involve listening to and learning a
> musical form and *feel* more than anything else.
>
> CD's of classic players to get:
>
> Little Walter-The Chess Years 1952-1963 (a 4 CD set on Charly Records,
1992)
> - a broad compilation of LW's Chess stuff, with alternate takes and most
all
> the classics
>
> The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson (2 CD set on Chess/MCA 1993) - a great
> Sonny Boy II collection
>
> Chicago-The Blues Today! (3 CD set on Vanguard, 1999) - Big Walter, Junior
> Wells, James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite - a great collection.
>
> Jimmy Reed - The Vee-Jay Years (6 CD set on Charly Records 1994) - Simple
> high end blow bends over hypnotic guitar that is instantly recognizable.
>
> George "Harmonica" Smith - Now You Can Talk About Me (Blind Pig Records
1998)
> - George influenced most of the modern players with tone and 3rd position
> chromatic
>
> The Jerry Portnoy Instructional CD set is nice in that it covers specific
> techniques, has samples of Jerry playing them, then at the end, has a
number of
> play along cuts with Duke Robillard on guitar and, 1st Jerry playing
along,
> then the same guitar track with no harp so you can play. Jerry emphasizes
the use
> of the harp as a rhythm instrument, something that lots of players I've
heard
> don't emphasize enough. The set  really doen't rely on written material
much
> at all.
>
> More modern CD's to get:
>
> William Clarke - Tip of the Top (King Ace Music, 2000)
> Jimmy Rogers - Ludella (Antones Records 1990 - Kim Wilson on harp)
> Rod Piazza - Alpabet Blues
> Little Charlie & the Nightcats (Rick Estrin on Harp) (alligator Records)
> Mark Hummel - *ANY* album/CD
> Hollywood Fats Band (Al Blake on Harp)
>
> I'm still learning the blues harp myself.
>
> When I was in the UK 2 weeks ago, I stopped in to play at the Monday jam
at a
> nice little club called Ain't Nothin But the Blues Bar
> http://www.aintnothinbut.co.uk/
>
> The place was packed with people who loved the blues. The jam leader was a
> pro and nice guy too.
>
> Andy Vincent
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