Re: [Harp-L] Perdido+diatonic+rhythm changes

[Robert Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

WVaBob,

   This is a GOOD post and excellent advice 12th positionis neat BUT
learning to playing over The "I Got Rhythm" changes in 2nd is invaluable for
helping your ears to grow from 12 bar blues diatonic....sounds like your
making great progress on the chromatic too you sounded terrific at Bonfiglio
NY camp....keep up the great work and hope to hear you soon! Gotta LOVE
those Ellington tunes....,-)

Best, Rob P
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On 7/4/08 11:09 AM, "robert mcgraw" <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> just learned Perdido...I concentrate on chromatic these days, so I learned it
> on chro like I always do, but frequently I will see if the tune is playable on
> diatonic [I should add playable by me :-)
> Anyway, this tune, like some others [Now's the Time,etc], is easier for me to
> play on diatonic in 2nd on an Eb harp than on chro [in Bb, of course]...it
> lays pretty well in 2nd, requiring one OB and one OD. By the way, Perdido, if
> you aren't familar with it, is an Ellington band song, written by Juan Tizol
> [sp?]  and a rhythm changes tune, which again if you're not familar, means
> that it basically uses the same changes as "I've Got Rhythm."
>  
> The jazz diatonic guys, like the mysterious Groovy Gypsy, say that 12th
> position is great for rhythm changes stuff and I'm sure that's so, but i find
> that 2nd works really well for these kinds of tunes...I'm talking about the
> improv, not neccessarily the melody...
>  
> Anyway, if you are  a blues diatonic player looking to broaden your playing a
> bit, why not try some rhythm changes? Jamey Aebersold has a "Rhythm Changes is
> 12 Keys" play-along; you can get it and just switch harps, staying in 2nd, and
> I think you'll find that your blues licks work just fine...as time goes on you
> may want to broaden your approach using different positions, maybe chromatic,
> more sophisticated harmonic ideas , or not, but  I think you'll have fun right
> away! 
> WVa Bob  
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