Re: [Harp-L] Dixieland Jazz Harp?

[Moandabluz@xxxxxxx]

Back about 5 years ago... at SPAH in St. Louis.. I walked into the hotel 
lobby and heard this great dixieland music playing. Four guys sitting around 
playing. Most of the melody work was coming from a guy who was running thru a 
little amp, not loud, just amplified a little. If my memory is correct, his name is 
George Martin.. He was, I believe, 82 years old at the time and he could play 
his chromatic and sound like Pete Fountain. He does have at least one CD, 
though I doubt it's available through any commercial outlet. I'm sure others on 
the list will know more about him than me.

In a message dated 7/15/05 10:40:02 PM, jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> Reading the posts about "Sweet Georgia Brown", a couple of words caught my
> eye..."Dixieland Jazz".  This is definitely my favorite type of jazz, but
> I've never heard of harmonica being used with the style.  Can anyone
> recommend some players and albums?  It seems like a natural matchup of
> instrument to music now that I think about it, since Dixieland already uses
> so many wah-like hand/mute effects that sound quite similar to harmonica
> effects.  And the horns seem intended to sound like human voices, which the
> harmonica also excels at (in some cases, at least).  Wow, I'm getting
> excited just thinking about the possibilities now.
> 
> Jonathan Metts
> 
> 





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