Fwd: RE: [Harp-L] Joe Filisko Sound Sample

["Winslow Yerxa" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Once again Joe Filisko does something very impressive with the 
application of a simple idea.

The harmonica was designed to play melody out of one corner of the 
mouth and chordal rhythm accompaniment out of the other.

That's all that Joe is doing.

But he does it so well!

He makes it sound impressive by making his chords sound huge (just-
tempered chords?), by the eventual use of octaves as Richard Hunter 
notes, and by the intricacy of how he alternates left and right. Of 
course, the drum-roll effect on the chords (done, I think , with the 
soft palate) adds to the effect in a very impressive way, partly 
because it sounds like the familiar drum-roll effect on this well-
known tune, and partly because the effect is rare - and not easy to 
do - on harmonica.

While Joe's technique is faultless and highly evolved, the impression 
he creates is largely the result of his carefully thinking out how to 
arrange the tune. And that arrangement makes use of the resources of 
the harmonica to create a memorable effect. At times, it amounts to a 
form of illusionism - it sounds like more than one player because of 
the rolled chord that alternates nimbly with the melody; it sounds 
like he's playing a whole line in octaves when it's just a few notes 
applied at the right time.

It's a testament to the depth not only of Joe's understanding of the 
instrument and how to use it creatively, but also of just how many 
resources lurk in this seemingly simple instrument, just waiting to 
be exploited by resourceful and imaginative people like Joe.

Winslow

--- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Buzz Krantz" <buzzo@xxxx> 
wrote:
What you may not know is that this is a live solo performance. Sounds 
like
more than one player doesn't it ?
   buzz................

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxx]On
Behalf Of Nicolas Fouquet
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 5:47 PM
To: harmonicaland@xxxx; harp-l
Subject: [Harp-L] Joe Filisko Sound Sample


Wanna Hear the Famous Joe Filisko playing? Get a free sample at:
http://www.oldtownschool.org/teachers/audio/HarmonicaBoy.mp3

Vous voulez entendre jouer le fameux Joe Filisko? Allez donc faire un 
tour
sur:
http://www.oldtownschool.org/teachers/audio/HarmonicaBoy.mp3


Froggy


Nicolas Fouquet
Frog's Workshop
'Makes ya feel great!

Weltmeister Harmonicas
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34480 Puimisson France

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