Re: Fwd: RE: [Harp-L] harp roles in jam situations

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I may not have my laptop with me but there are such things as
libraries and since I am a nerd I tend to frequent them.....

I often find myself playing a short repeating patterned based off of
the bass or drum line.  It works well.

There are a ton of sounc clips where you can hear this...


http://www.michalekstrone.com/mp3.htm


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Fwd:  RE: [Harp-L] harp roles in jam situations
>Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 11:15:35 -0800 (PST)
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>>Usually my friend, Chris M., would chime in about now,
>>but he's up here in MN without a computer this
>>weekend. 
>>
>>He and I were talking the other night about harp stuff
>>in general and he brought up the idea that to play "in
>>the groove" the harp should have more of a rhythm role
>>then a melodic.  I agree that the harp can be a very
>>melodic insturment and that that is how I usually
>>play, but his ideas made great sense.  One should
>>concentrate more or the rhythm of the song then the
>>notes played, etc.
>>
>>Of course, this had more to do with soloing and
>>playing with a band rather then functioning like a
>>rhythm guitar.
>>
>>That being said, I know Chirs plays a lot of rhythm in
>>his band (since there is no guitar) in the role being
>>discussed on the list.  Also, John Popper plays a lot
>>of rhythm harmonica.  
>>
>>I have noticed lately, that most of my harp heroes
>>play very little if any rhythm harp.  So, my opinion
>>about the role in a jam is to play sparingly.  That
>>would be my advice to any insturment really.  When
>>playing rhythm I would approach it like a guitar or
>>keys would rather then riffing in the background.
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>--- mfugazzi67 <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> --- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Eric
>>> Neumann" <eneumann@xxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Nick writes (states/forwards a question):
>>> "1) harmonica is not a rhythm instrument (at least
>>> at a jam)"
>>> 
>>> Eric N writes:
>>> It's subjective. I think, alone the harmonica is
>>> very capable of
>>> providing rhythm. In fact, timing is everything,
>>> isn't it...
>>> (rhetorical). Rhythm is timing I believe.
>>> 
>>> Maybe, the harmonica can be MANY things in a band,
>>> and as well on it's
>>> own - alone. It can be lead. It can be rhythm. It
>>> can do both at the
>>> same time, right? Would a guitar ever do a
>>> convincing train? Not without
>>> rhythm. I have been asked to COMP on some songs to
>>> enhance it - this
>>> suggestion by other musicians, not skilled at harp..
>>> uh, like me..
>>> haha.. but wait - I have alsways felt that the
>>> harmonica can be ANYTHING
>>> it wants to be.
>>> 
>>> At a jam, I would like to meet the challenge of
>>> "being a rhythm
>>> instrument" as point of personal challenge. I am
>>> pretty sure, I could do
>>> okay... and still not be bored. Boring perhaps...
>>> who knows.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>>
>>Mike Fugazzi
>>vocals/harmonica
>>NiteRail
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