Re: [Harp-L] Bebop Banjo

[Moandabluz@xxxxxxx]

Banjo   players are as bad as harp players. I hang around with some bluegrass 
guys, a couple of whom are banjo fanatics. They get into the same types of 
discussions as we do on Harp-L. There is Scruggs style, claw hammer, melodic, 
chromatic,   etc etc.     One of my friends is a scientist who actually analyzes 
different types of wood to determine which will sound best for   the bridge 
on his banjo. 
   Harp players are not the only ones who are crazy.
    Of course, he hates my 'perfect pitch' joke. The one where perfect pitch 
is when you throw a banjo into a dumpster and it lands on an accordian.

    FWIW, in the ongoing thread about overblows. I ran into a quote by John 
Wooden, famous basketball coach, that seemed to fit in here somewhere.
He said (paraphrase)   Don't let the things you can't do get in the way of 
the things you can do.

Still a fool for the Harp
Steve 'Moandabluz' Webb

In a message dated 2/9/06 1:34:58 PM, dmf273@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> A few days ago I made a crack about bebop diatonic being akin to bebop 
> banjo.   Well wouldnt you
> know it, I got an off-list message from a bebop banjo player.   Apparently 
> there is a whole
> community of bebop banjo players.   Just Google "bebop banjo" and you'll 
> find discussions
> regarding chromaticism on the banjo and whether the instrument will ever be 
> truly accepted in the
> jazz community outside of its original dixieland role.  I can imagine a 
> quintet now - diatonic
> harmonica, 4-string banjo, accordion, tuba and drums burning up 
> "Cherokee".   I'd pay to see that!
>