[Harp-L] RE: Playing Rhythm, Chords, Vamps, Whatever and NOT Solos

[Michael Easton <diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Study  the fills that James Cotton and Portnoy did while backing  
Muddy.  There is some interesting stuff being played.  The  
Mississippi Muddy live recording has both harpists but on separate  
gig dates.  It's interesting to hear how both do their own take on
Deep Down in Florida.  Cotton is in your face while Portnoy lays  
back.   I've been listening to Portnoy's tracks lately and have  
gained an appreciation for his talent as a sideman.   Not the usual  
chugging harp players can get caught up in.

mike

On Dec 18, 2006, at 4:54 PM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Also, as a harp player myself I tend to buy CDs of harp players  
> that are
> band leaders, most of them sing and solo alot too - in other words the
> CD is about them as harp players. But are there any recommendations of
> CDs/bands/harp players that are solely in a rhythm role, that solo now
> and again, who are backing up the lead singer / guitarist etc. Jerry
> Portnoy comes to mind. He plays perfectly on Eric Clapton's album  
> 'From
> the Cradle'
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Nate