Re: [Harp-L] VS: Stevie Wonder

["Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Harri;
         I dont think any of us are going to try and justify the "best
on earth" judgement. I'ts a matter of taste. If I was going to be
marooned on a desert island with just one of these players, it'd be
Stevie, no contest, and no offense intended to the rest.
RD

>>> "Haka Harri" <harri.haka@xxxxxxxx> 23/11/2006 6:07:10 >>>
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?
> 

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