Re: [Harp-L] the "best"??

["ozharp" <harpgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

While I certainly regard Toots as a brilliant player and technically more
advanced than most other chromatic players, there are many 'lesser' players
that I would personally choose to listen to over him.

Paul

> seems to me that you all would be much safer and have more chance of
> success if, instead of looking for "the best" harmonica player out
> there....you'd instead type "my favorite"...which makes total
> sense...and can be easily defined.....no argument .....who's going to
> say that your favorite really isn't your favorite?
>
> Looking for the 'best' is silly.... especially if you don't say "for
> what purpose?"
>
> toots is THE BEST at sounding like Toots...
>
> This doesn't necessarily mean that I'd want him as the only harmonica
> player in a one take film score orchestra that requires violin player-
> like sight reading of classical style music played in tune with all
> the sections of the orchestra (even the clarinets) and no real
> "toots"-ing needed....
>
> same for all the rest....
>
> jk