RE: [Harp-L] Smoke Rings and Wine (and sharp keys on the chromatic)

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

On "East of the Sun" he uses a G chromatic for a tune in Ab, while on "Soul Station" he uses an A chromatic to play in Bb. Both choices put him in Db position. This is a case of choosing one of the more extreme flat-key positions (and one of his apparent favorites in those days).

Winslow


--- On Sun, 5/11/08, robert mcgraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: robert mcgraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Smoke Rings and Wine (and sharp keys on the chromatic)
> To: winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, May 11, 2008, 1:00 PM
> Winslow-
>    In an earlier post, you mentioned that Toots recorded
> using chromatics other than ones in C on "Man Bites
> Harmonica"...which is one of his best records, I
> think. Which cuts are you referring to? Thanks...
> WVa Bob
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