Re: Song For My Father

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 15, 2004, at 10:19 AM, Mitchell Weiss wrote:

>
> A while back Smojoe mentioned the tune Song For My Father and pointed  
> out
> that if you weren't playing the 16th note triplets in the head you were
> playing it incorrectly.  That got me thinking and I recalled playing  
> this
> tune a couple of times with a pick up band 10 years ago and sure  
> enough I
> wasn't playing it as written.  I had thought of the tune as quite  
> simple
> back then but when I got out my Real Book and tried to play it  
> right...I
> found out it was actually a bit of a challenge to get those triplets  
> going,
> especially in the key of F as it was written(using my key of C CX-10).  
>  A
> very nice poignant and bluesy piece for harmonica.  Smojoe, thanks for
> showing the way on this tune.  It sounds like you've been through some  
> very
> rough times in your life, I'd like to dedicate this tune to you.

>   You can
> find it at   http://www.ampcast.com/mitchweiss
>
> Mitch Weiss


  Dear Mitch, I was reading along and when I got to the dedication part,  
I was deeply touched. To think that someone of your stature would have  
remembered something I wrote. Yes, I had heard some of your stuff in  
the past, and a check with my "spies" reveals that you are highly  
thought of. I ALSO feel the same, and if I could even "shine your  
shoes", I would consider it an honor. Personal message will follow  
(after I can get myself to swallow). ....Smo (formerly E93rd & 2nd Av.)
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