Re: [Harp-L] shortlychromatic - Miles

["Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not true, Fernando. It's many years since I heard it, but I recall, just
when I thought I had discovered overblowing/drawing before anyone
else(yeah, right!;about '79) a recording of Toots where he played a
whole piece on diatonic with overblows all over the shop. I must say
that, with all due respect to Toots for his great acievements on the
chrom.,  it didn't fill me with a lot of hope for the future of the
technique. Sounded plug-ugly to me at the time; but then I was a lot
younger and a harsher critic than I tend to be now. Anyone else out
there remember that piece?

Rick Dempster,
Melbourne,
Australia
(See, I did it Sam)

>>> "Fernando Bresslau" <fernando@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 15/12/2006 1:49:50
>>>
On 14/12/06, Larry C <lcharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >>>so before the war starts, let me say that
> that's what I found - that it is much more effective for me to use a
> chromatic harp in those situations, and for playing jazz in
general<<<
>
>   It seems that Toots Thielemans, Larry Adler and Stevie Wonder agree
with
> you on that point!
>
>
> Larry C


Sorry, but I don't think they have even tried to play diatonic
harmonica
chromatically, so I am sure they never had to make such a decision,
thus,
not being able to agree or disagree...

Sincerely,
Fernando Bresslau
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