[Harp-L] Re: harp instructional videos/ cd's

[<jaguire@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

well, regardless of i what i have learned or not learned from the 
instructional videos and cd's i've bought-and i've bought them all- (some of 
them still in shrink wrap , bought years ago and still on my "shelf of 
shame" )..........

of the ones i've watched,  i think they are all priceless in the sense that 
watching the  great Junior Wells in full regalia telling me for twenty 
straight minutes  (sic) that the diatonic harmonica has ten holes and you 
can either blow or suck thru it is extremely entertaining, it is flat out 
great to see junior using up video tape like that . likewise rod piazza's 
snapshot picture tour and gear tour and just rod there on video captured for 
all time, or the fabulous Gary Smith video with his shiny suit, monster tone 
mini concerts, and cool amps etc etc.  or mark hummel playing with his usual 
stratospherically flawless technique and giant rubber feet ( while teaching 
a full boatload).  also portnoy's, butterfields's (god bless 'im ), dave 
barrett's , billy boy arnold's, norton buffalo's, howard levy's and others. 
simply being able to watch and hear my harp heros, especially the one's in 
harp heaven, regardless of how much they do or don't teach is , to me EASILY 
worth the price of admission.  the little walter video as brief as it is, is 
indeed a joy to just watch  all 145 pounds of him stand straight up and down 
and sway slightly in front of the mic...you'd  otherwise never know how it 
looked.   i never saw the greatest blues harp player in history , william 
clarke , but luckily i have a number of videos ( no teaching per se, how 
cool would that have been?).   incidentally i  bought the recently released 
william clarke live in germany  cd and it is about 10 out of 10 on the 
rating scale...the cd looks kind of cheap what with the cover graphics but 
the sound is very very good and the playing is just astounding, also his 
guitar player from that show was very entertaining . it is an absolute 
must-buy for any william clarke fan.


cletus