Re: [Harp-L] over-blows/Coltrane

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

The idea of playing a screamingly high solo on saxophone is a common idea heard from many, many players. Coltrane may happen to be where Magic Dick heard the idea, but it could have as easily been R&B players like Louis Jordan or Big Jay McNeely or many others. In other words, this doesn't amount to a significant Coltrane influence. However, in an interview it can sound impressive when a harmonica player names somebody cosmic like Trane - it's not what people expect.

For that matter, the screaming high solo is common enough on harmonica. I was playing that 10blow-10bend-9blow high lick before I ever heard of Magic Dick (I felt ripped off when I heard him play it on a J Geils record); I probably got the general idea (but not the lick) from some of John Sebastian's work backing Tim Hardin.

Winslow

Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5


--- On Tue, 10/14/08, THOMAS FIACCO <mx714@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: THOMAS FIACCO <mx714@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Harp-L] over-blows/Coltrane
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 1:01 PM
> Magic Dick states in an online interview with Adam Gussow
> that he got the ided for high register solos
> directly from Coltrane-he did not get specific on what
> song-just that he got the idea from him.
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