Re: [Harp-L] U-block
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- From: Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:13:26 -0800 (PST)
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Another famous U-blocker from an earlier generation was Leo Diamond, who went from fronting the Borrah Minevich group to becoming a renowned pop music composer (Off Shore), mad scientist harmonica inventor, and pre-Brian Wilson pioneer of multitracking (using movie film instead of magnetic tape). he's also reputed to be the harmonica player in the chamber jazz group rehearsing in a neighboring apartment in the Alfred Hitchcock film "Rear Window."
Winslow
Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
--- On Thu, 12/17/09, michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] U-block
To: "André Daneau" <harmonicaman999@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 12:36 PM
The most famous mostly U blocker is Norton Buffalo, who recently
passed away so the recent archives will tell where to find his music.
Other notable U Blockers are Colorodian past presiodent of SPAH Paul
Davies, who plays melodically with lots of chugging, Austinite Cara
Cooke, who plays very complex and pretty sounding single note
bluegrass melodies. I do not believe either of them has recorded an
album.
I U block for holes 7 thru 10 as my main embouchure although I also
pucker and tongue block up there. The same goes for my chromatic
playing. U blocking is the sound I prefer, I can play all three. I
prefer puckering and tongue blocking on holes 1 thru 6 on a diatonic.
If you go to my websiteare plenty of examples of both. You can order
my CD thru my website.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com
On 12/17/09, André Daneau <harmonicaman999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Any of you are using U-block i've been told that is rare. I have always used
> this technic before knowing what's this about.
> Any well known U-blocker have record album's ?
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