[Harp-L] VS: Stevie Wonder

["Haka Harri" <harri.haka@xxxxxxxx>]

Stevie sure is a great harmonica player but I'm surprised that everyone on this list agrees on him being "best on earth" . Wonder  has an incredible 45 year career as a multi-instrumentalist, but from a purely harmonica point of view it is hard to justify him as THE best. No matter what your musical preference, how would you compare him with the likes of James Cotton, Rod Piazza, Kim Wilson, Rick Estrin, R.J. Mischo, Mitch Kashmar, Howard Levy, Jason Ricci, Toots Thielemans and others who are specialists in this instrument? This is not to underestimate Stevie Wonder as a harmonica player but a reminder that there are players out there who, with any criteria, are in the top .2%.

Harri 

> Just saw Stevie duet with Tony Bennett on "For Once In My 
> Life".   After that solo, is there
> really any doubt who the best harmonica player on earth is?
>