Re: [Harp-L] question about Jazz Gillum

["Jim Greenwald" <staggerin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Howdy
Just about all of Gillum's earlier stuff was in 1st position; that's really 
what he excelled at. Later, in the late 40s he seems to have taken up 2nd 
position - maybe 'cus Victor wanted a more 'Sonny Boy I' sound - but he 
didn't seem to have the hang of it.
Yeah ... "Sarah Jane" is a great tune. G harp in 1st position - the tip off 
is the F# in octaves. The three versions I've got in different compilations 
all are about 24 cts sharp - which can fuzz up the brain a little.
That good-natured stuff gets overlooked in a world where the bad-ass 
TNT-smoker is the blues icon for all the little white boys <grin>  I'm sure 
it will catch the imagination of your audience. Especially that part about 
"no underclothes"

Cheers,
Staggerin' Jim
[Listen to Roots Harmonica on Live365 at 
http://www.live365.com/stations/staggerinjim ]
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "drori hammer" <drori_hammer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 7:06 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] question about Jazz Gillum


> Hi -
>  I recently got a collection of Jazz Gillum recordings, and it`s kind of 
> nice to listen to a different style then I`m used to hearing. If I am not 
> mistaken he is playing mostly 1st position (?)
>  Specifically, he has a song called "Sara Jane" (great lyrics! I`m gonna 
> have to start playing that live) - what harp/positionis he playing there?
>  Thanks for any help
>  Hammer
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