Re: [Harp-L] Re: top 40 harp

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

I was thinking the same thing too. On both counts. I remember in the  
old days there were hardly any recordings that were right on pitch. I  
wrote this off to the times and the premise that all record players  
weren't exactly the same speed. Also, the recording studios could be  
off, BUT, I had this conspiracy friend who insisted that artists did  
this to PREVENT people from playing along and picking up their  
tricks. What a tool.

As for Steveland, I HAVE had this feeling on occasion, so now 'I'm' a  
tool. Now, we all know that he is famous for playing in keys far  
removed from the home key of the harmonica but sometimes, even if you  
play something in one of these keys, there is NO way to get the  
squiggles, chips, chirps that he is getting. It's like (for instance)  
he is in Db position (slide in) but you can't get the correct series  
of notes. Then you try crossing into another key, and Voila, you're  
close but no cigar. I once did something on a Bb chromo with the  
slide in (B), and then pitch shifted my recorder into C, and guess  
what? It worked.

Talk about sneaky. The kid drives me crazy. 8^D

smo-joe

On May 31, 2007, at 10:17 PM, Slim Heilpern wrote:

> You may be right. I didn't have any problem with the opening  
> section in Bb on a C chromo, but right after the modulation to B, I  
> think I'm hearing a G# to A trill without an airflow change, which  
> you can't do on a standard tuned C chromo. Of course it's also  
> possible this has all been digitally pitch-shifted ;-).
>
> - Slim.
>
> Joe and Cass Leone wrote:
> > Also, he seems to be playing that Bb tune ON a Bb chromo.... I  
> > tried it on both C & Bb and the 'flicks' seem like C position. Any  
> > takers?
> >
> > smokey-joe
> >
> >
> > On May 31, 2007, at 4:58 PM, Winslow Yerxa wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, and notice Stevie's almost complete reliance on the blues scale
> > > and not on the major scale in his harmonica solo.
> > >
> > > Winslow
> > >
> > > --- Michael Peloquin <peloquinharp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > From: Sergei <svolkov@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyt6Emkv3iY
> > > > >
> > > > > On May 30, 11:45 pm, rainbowji...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > > > Nowadays if you need a nice catchy little lead instrument to play
> > > > the
> > > > > > hook, chances are the producer will just play a one finger synth
> > > > lead.
> > > > > > Much simpler than trying to find a harp player and cheaper.It's
> > > > also a
> > > > > > familiar sound for the audience.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rainbow Jimmy
> > > >
> > > > that's Steveland Morris Judkins on harp
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Michael Peloquin
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