Re: Stevie Wonder

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 dmf273@xxxxxxxxx writes:

<< Why hasn't a comprehensive book of Stevie Wonder harmonica tab been 
published?   Yes I know a few songs are available here and there.   But why aren't 
all of his major harp solos tabbed and available in one book?>>

are they available in standard notation?

 
<< Why has the world's pre-eminent pop harmonica player chosen to completely 
ignore the harmonica community >>

i think "ignore" is a pretty over the top.  does he appear at singer 
conventions?  songwriter conventions?  piano and synth conventions?  these are all 
things for which he is more widely known.  i would suggest that it's just another 
musical device at his disposal and in many ways, his harp playing is more 
important to harp players than to him.  
i love his harp playing.  i think he has one of the most distinctive harp 
styles ever...in fact, he's the only chrom player i would be able to pick out of 
a bunch of samples.  but i don't think he owes the harp community anything.

steven j gatorman