Re: [Harp-L] VS: Stevie Wonder

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

For the record, 'Eivets Rednow' is not an all-harmonica album. Some trax
have no harp at all, and feature keyboards. Stevie plays drums on some
trax too, I seem to remember. I think what has been talked about in
recent times was a pprejected album of jazz standards on the harmonica.
That hasn't appeared yet, to the best of my knowledge. 
"Eivets Rednow" dates from the mid-sixties. Rather a long wait for
another decent helping of harmonica instrumentals.
RD


>>> Dennis Kuchenreuther <kuchman1@xxxxxxxxx> 23/11/2006 9:55:13 >>>

"For Once In My Life" (several versions, including the
one with Tony Bennett) is available at iTunes for 99
cents. Someone was wondering if Stevie was going to
come out with an all instrumental harmonica album.
That, too, is available at iTunes. It's called Eivets
Rednow.--- Haka Harri <harri.haka@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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