OVERBLOWING-"the 8-track of techniques"-NOT!!!!!!

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I don't agree that OVERBLOWING- will be the 8-track of techniques.

I was in a session yesterday for an overdub for a latin artist.

I was given a punchy stevie wonder style intro to play, which I did at 
the beginnings of all four verses. This had to be done on chromatic.

For the solo, they wanted a more blues oriented approach with a few 
quotes of the intro/melody.  Because the melody contained chromatic 
riffs, I needed to use overblowing to achieve the goals of the 
producer. This could not be done on the chromatic because he wanted the 
blues harp sound and this could not be done on the diatonic without 
overblowing.

Thus, the best of both harmonica worlds is the goal of playing the 
chromatic like a diatonic and playing the diatonic like a chromatic.

You say that the OMMNIBENDER render the overblowing technique into the 
8 -track trash bin? I think not,

Besides, who has the patience to wait for it to be mastered and 
perfected? Why not have diatonic/chromatic fun now instead of waiting 
for another day?

I think mastering the harmonica might be the most difficult instrument. 
Mastering an overblown harmonica is admittedly perhaps even more 
difficult, but our journey starts with one step.

When the omnibender comes out, I will order one as well and add it to 
the palatte.

Besides, the harmonica world would be a much darker place without the 
music of Howard Levy. For those who do not dig his concept, you may not 
have listened hard enough to hear his genius. His earlier works may be 
a better place to start, as they were more simple, yet deep and 
soulfull.

Try to keep an open mind about skills you do not have, please.

thank you,

randy singer

ps

Robb Bingham wrote>But overblowing, in the end, isn't
going to have jack to do with turning harmonica into a
viola or tuba or clarinet, or making it ~respectable~,
nor advancing it to something Charlie Rose is gonna
wanna talk about. <

Hey Robb, you are right, overblowing won't do it. Techniques, purely 
noted or instruments don't do it. Only people will do it using whatever 
they can get their hands on, creation is inspired.
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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:31:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Robb Bingham <robbingham@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Jazz Vs Overblows?

The word ~overblown~ comes to mind.

You should learn everything you can if you wanna be
the next big thing. But overblowing, in the end, isn't
going to have jack to do with turning harmonica into a
viola or tuba or clarinet, or making it ~respectable~,
nor advancing it to something Charlie Rose is gonna
wanna talk about. Besides the fact that an
~Omnibender~ will be perfected in the next decade,
there is the fact that if you care so much about
playing chromatically, you could play a chromatic.

Better do it cause you like to. The technique is the
8-track of techniques.

[I like to, btw]

Robb [the way you like 'm]


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I don't agree that OVERBLOWING- will be the 8-track of techniques.


I was in a session yesterday for an overdub for a latin artist.


I was given a punchy stevie wonder style intro to play, which I did at
the beginnings of all four verses. This had to be done on chromatic.


For the solo, they wanted a more blues oriented approach with a few
quotes of the intro/melody.  Because the melody contained chromatic
riffs, I needed to use overblowing to achieve the goals of the
producer. This could not be done on the chromatic because he wanted
the blues harp sound and this could not be done on the diatonic
without overblowing.


Thus, the best of both harmonica worlds is the goal of playing the
chromatic like a diatonic and playing the diatonic like a chromatic.


You say that the OMMNIBENDER render the overblowing technique into the
8 -track trash bin? I think not, 


Besides, who has the patience to wait for it to be mastered and
perfected? Why not have diatonic/chromatic fun now instead of waiting
for another day?


I think mastering the harmonica might be the most difficult
instrument. Mastering an overblown harmonica is admittedly perhaps
even more difficult, but our journey starts with one step.


When the omnibender comes out, I will order one as well and add it to
the palatte.


Besides, the harmonica world would be a much darker place without the
music of Howard Levy. For those who do not dig his concept, you may
not have listened hard enough to hear his genius. His earlier works
may be a better place to start, as they were more simple, yet deep and
soulfull.


Try to keep an open mind about skills you do not have, please.


thank you,


randy singer


ps


Robb Bingham wrote>But overblowing, in the end, isn't

going to have jack to do with turning harmonica into a

viola or tuba or clarinet, or making it ~respectable~,

nor advancing it to something Charlie Rose is gonna

wanna talk about. <<


Hey Robb, you are right, overblowing won't do it. Techniques, purely
noted or instruments don't do it. Only people will do it using
whatever they can get their hands on, creation is inspired. 

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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:31:47 -0700 (PDT)

From: Robb Bingham <<robbingham@xxxxxxxxx>

Subject: Re: Jazz Vs Overblows?


The word ~overblown~ comes to mind.


You should learn everything you can if you wanna be

the next big thing. But overblowing, in the end, isn't

going to have jack to do with turning harmonica into a

viola or tuba or clarinet, or making it ~respectable~,

nor advancing it to something Charlie Rose is gonna

wanna talk about. Besides the fact that an

~Omnibender~ will be perfected in the next decade,

there is the fact that if you care so much about

playing chromatically, you could play a chromatic.


Better do it cause you like to. The technique is the

8-track of techniques.


[I like to, btw]


Robb [the way you like 'm]



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