Re: [Harp-L] Who's Blowin' Reggae?

["Eric Garcia" <ericgar85@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

i get hired by this reggae band about twice a month..

i stick with a lot of 3rd pos and 2nd, frequently simply employing
the minor scale.. if there is a keyboard player, just stay simple and
fill his chords.
i do like reggae as well and own a lot of it... if you
look around and purchase a lot of mostly roots reggae,,, there are some
simple but catchy little horn lines you can just kinda loop from time to 
time that
reggae bands love and think it's the most amazing thing in the world.

if you want to, contact me offlist and i'll suggest certain artists.

eric


> From: Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>
> To: Warren Bee <wlb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Who's Blowin' Reggae?
> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:08:02 -0400
>
>
> On Mar 17, 2007, at 12:38 AM, Warren Bee wrote:
>
> > I just sat in with a reggae band tonight. I was out in the snow /  ice 
> > storm
>
> I thought I told you to stay warm? (he said chastisingly) :)
>
> > we have been experiencing and stopped by a club I never had been in  
> > before.
> > I just wanted to get off the road for a while. Things were quiet  and I 
> > had a
> > chance to talk with the band. Next thing I know I am sent to the  car for 
> > my
> > harps!
>
> Hmmm, it seems that the only way that this could would be for someone  to 
> tell them you HAD harps. (giggle)
>
> > I have played some reggae tunes before but they were pulling out all
> > sorts of stuff I never heard before. It seems like almost every  tune was 
> > in
> > a minor key.
>
> How true.
>
> > I mostly stayed in 5th position and tried some 3rd. I pulled it
> > off ok but wasn't thrilled with everything I did.
> >
> > So who here on harp-l is blowin' some of this minor key reggae stuff?
>
> I used to do a bit.
>
> > What position(s) do you prefer?
>
>  Sorry but you guys are way out of my league on diats. (I use a  chromo) 
> he said, ashamedly
>
> > Any recommendations on recordings I should check
> > out with reggae harp?
>
> I have never heard any harp on reggae. Maybe you could start a trend.
>
> > I guess I did ok because they took my card and said
> > they want me to do some gigs with them. I hit some sweet licks and  added
> > some nice background spice but I just know I can do better. I never  got
> > fully loose and in the flow like I wanted. Any feedback appreciated.
> >
> >
> >
> > Warren Bee
> >
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