Take the A-Train is just one of those standards that doesn't NOT
lay well on
chromatic but that being said....check out THE GREAT Les Thompson
version...I've had dicussions with William Galison about the
difficulty of
this song. One option is to play it tongue blocked using corner
switching
you get MORE accuracy BUT the down side is you've got more
mouthpiece deeper
in your mouth. So this will slow you down a bit. I would say
practice it
both ways and see what feels MOST comfy...then THAT will be the
RIGHT way
for you.
When I first tried to play this DUKE classic, I felt like putting my
Chromatic under the wheels of the A TRAIN on 8th ave!!!!!,-) never
give
up...keep it fun!
Best,
Rob Paparozzi
On 2/21/09 9:46 AM, "robert mcgraw" <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Several months ago there was a thread concerning the difficulty of
playing the
head of "Take the A Train"...I think J.R. Ross may have initiated
it? Anyway,
there is no doubt that, for me, this is really tough to play. [I
play it on
chromatic.] I can play the notes, but I really can't make it swing
[yet...hopefully]...couple of questions:
1] Anybody know of a recording of the tune by a harmonica player?
2] Seems that i remember somebody [maybe Richard Hunter?] talking
about
William Gallison playing it, in Ab instead of C, at a SPAH a few
years
back...is this on any of the SPAH videos?
3] This one is for the jazz diatonic folks...I'm sure you guys and
gals play
it...[I can sort of play it on diatonic, but I sure ain't gonna
post that on
You Tube :-)
Anyway, what position do you play it in? Would Chris or somebody
be willing to
post "A Train" on You Tube?
4] Actually, it would be really cool if one of the accomplished
chromatic
players on the list would post it on You Tube, too!
WVa Bob
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