Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica within a larger Musical Framework was RE:Summertime

["Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You could have played him 'Straight no chaser', Joe; that's blues isn't it? Or is it 'A blues', but not 'blues'?
RD

>>> Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx> 21/10/2008 12:31 >>>

> Iceman:
> 	You wrote:

> This was one factor in the divisiveness between the two camps.
> 	
Story #57 The 'famous' devisiveness. (presumably referring to the  
diatonic/chromatic camps.)

I think the perceived devisiveness is more a matter of genre than the  
actual harmonicas themselves.

The chromo players seem to average older vintage and seem to prefer  
musics from the big band pop era & genre (i.e. the 'Cats'). Such as  
in: "I started playing chord after I heard Al Fiore's solo on Peg of  
My Heart". Or: "I started playing harmonica after seeing Larry Adler  
in a short subject at the movies". Or: (In MY case) "I started  
playing after hearing Blackie Schackner at the Roxy theater in N. Y."

The diatonic players seem to be of a younger vintage, as blues has  
these periodic resurgences and right now, we are IN one. I find this  
amusing in that blues are way older than big band pop. In any case,  
what you may hear is: "I knew I had to play blues after hearing  
Little Walter get THAT sound on the 5-7 draw". Or, "You ain't nobody  
unless you play blues". Or, "Kim Wilson (story #33) RULES".

Saturday night, this guy comes up and says "I sure would like to hear  
some blues. Don't you guys know any blues?" Apparently, he didn't see  
the placard outside that read... Jazz...Sat nite...the Cafe's. I  
explained that Friday was country, Saturday was jazz and Sunday was  
blues. He didn't want to WAIT till Sunday.

smo-joe 
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