Re: [Harp-L] John Popper/LittleWalter

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 4, 2004, at 5:28 PM, Garry Hodgson wrote:
>  i've heard some harp players
> playing very simple stuff that was amazingly evocative, beautiful 
> stuff.  and
> others who could play circles around them, but had nothing to say.

 As Mr. Hand said "I LIKE that" I'm going to leave that up on the board 
for ALL my classes.

>   the eight zillion
> notes per second stuff.  it's interesting that he can do that,
> but it just doesn't speak to me.

 Amen
> note that this is hardly unique to harp.  there are a number of guitar
> players out there that are tremendously talented, and i sometimes feel 
> like
> i ought to like their music (given related things i like), but it just 
> doesn't
> do it for me.  so be it.

 Yeah, it's like I was saying last week, if one uses up all the notes 
(too quickly), it doesn't leave any room for savoring the flavor. Good 
one Garry.        smo-joe
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