RE: [Harp-L] Runaway- Bonnie Raitt

[Tom Ball <havaball@xxxxxxx>]

Actually the whole solo is second position. Norton Buffalo.  The solo 
is a series of eight licks using F, Eb, Db, and C harps in that 
order.  You run through 'em twice.  Most of them start on a 2 draw. 
There are no overblows, and everything is in 2nd position. The 
individual licks themselves are not too awfully difficult -- what's 
hard is switching the harps at full speed without dropping one.  I 
remember seeing Norton do it live with Bonnie -- on Saturday Night 
Live, I believe -- and was pretty damned impressed....

cheers,
Tom


> >  From: venkyr@xxxxxxx> There's a harp track on Bonnie Raitt's song 
> > called Runaway. I think the song is being played in the key of "C" 
> > so an "F harp" 2nd pos should do it. Anyone know more about what 
> > other positions on this harp or other compatible harps one could 
> > use.>
>
> the heck with archives, here it is again:
> 2 bars of C -2nd pos on a high F harp
> 2 bars of Bb -2nd pos on a Eb harp
> 2 bars of Ab -2nd pos on a Db harp
> 2 bars of G7 -1st pos on a C harp
> repeat for next 8 bars
>
> The great Norton Buffalo did thid solo--last overdub session right 
> b4 the album came out. The artwork had already gone to press so his 
> name was originally absent form the credits. They didn't even know 
> what instrument was going to solo until he laid that classic track, 
> they had tried flute, slide guitar, glockenspiel, nose flute, etc...
>
> He was also very ill when he played that session, amazing.
> Michael Peloquin http://www.harpsax.comhttp://www.myspace.com/harpsax