Re: Subject: re: blues organ players

["Mike Curtis" <ironmancurtis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've worked with lots of B3 players, and never had a problem.  You just need
to listen, take turns, and try to complement rather than compete.

And sometimes the right thing to play is nothing.  When in doubt, lay out.


 -- IronMan Mike Curtis www.ironmancurtis.com www.southlandblues.com
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- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "the Leones" <leone@xxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: Subject: re: blues organ players


>
> >Rainbow Jimmy wrote:
> >
> >"I love playing blues organ music, but every time I've
> >added harp it doesn't fit right."
>
>
>    Could you please expound/expand on "It doesn't fit right"
> >
> >
> >Yup, I agree.  Harp and organ seem to occupy the same
> >tonal space.
>
>    One is organ, the other is mouth-organ? The B3 would play "Under"
> the harp (octave-wise), and the organist would hold off a little on
> the punch while the harmonica was playing. At least that's the way
> Jimmy MaGriff did it.
>
>
> >  Since the organ tends to be "up front"
> >and punchy, harp tends to get lost.
>
>
>    That's when musicians have to come to an arrangement as to just
> "who" is doing the HEAD and who is doing the flourishes.
>
> >   When I am playing
> >with an organ player, I try to use higher-pitched
> >harps that cut through the B3 atmosphere.
>
>    So do I, but the organ has more range and can just as easily go
> "down" a little, OR play on the sub-dominant (harmony).
>
> >
> >A harp player's throat tremolo is just a poor man's
> >Lesley speaker.
>
>
>   Yes, I LIKE that!...........smokey-joe
>
> >
> >Mr. G
> >
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