Re: [Harp-L] I want to play chromatic like Stevie

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Jun 10, 2005, at 8:15 PM, Ludo Beckers wrote:

> <<The Plucking in his version of 'Alfie' is awesome!
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> <Where can this Stevie Wonder version be heard? tia.
> ron
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> Ludo
 The CD I have, has 9 cuts. They are:
1.....Alfie.....good tune, and one I have been playing since it came 
out with Dion Warwick on vocal.
2.....More than a Dream.....an up-tempo tune  which isn't easy to stay 
on track with. I don't do it.
3.....A House is Not a Home.....another Warwick tune which I have been 
doing a long time. (It's a little too slow) Pretty
4.....How Can You Believe.....not that interesting, at least to me.
5.....Never My love.... my SECOND favorite, and one I have done since 
concrete.
6.....Ruby.....a little too slow, a little too high in pitch, otherwise 
real nice
7.....Which Way The Wind.....no harp. I didn't care for it.
8.....Bye Bye World.....no harp. Not very interesting
9.....Grazing in the Grass.....questionable on this one. Stevie gets 
behind (herkey-jerkey) on the timing.

conclusion: you would think that someone as illustrious as Stevie would 
give you an album which not only has 12 cuts, BUT each and every one of 
them would be great (OK, well at least 8). I don't feel that way, and 
if it weren't for 3 of the cuts (plus one 'tolerable'), I would say the 
album is marginal. I have written in the past that I consider any album 
that has one HALF (or more) looser material to be unworthy of purchase. 
If it weren't for the fact that I enjoy Steve's playing SOOO much, I 
would toss it in the trash.
smo-joe