[Harp-L] Subject: Anyone else who plays chromatic and diatonic-"harmonically ambidextrous

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Hey Randy:  Good stuff!  I've heard most of your music before  ....and your 
'Harmonica Dreams' Smooth Jazz CD was the very first harmonica  album I bought 
after rejoining the harmonica world...still really dig  that CD.
 
...but I'm glad you identified yourself in the Blondie video..I'd never  have 
recognized you otherwise ;)
 
I have some pretty decent video of the SPAH Jazz jams, along with all  the 
clatter and bar noise there is some good playing with you in  charge. It's taken 
me a while to get them duped (for all of the artists  present and 
playing)...Michael Peloquin's 12 man lineup is great.
 
I had to finally break down and acquire a new duping machine (Teac) which  
allows me to dupe straight from one DVD to another in 6 minutes (Hopefully with  
no loss of audio or 'out-synching' with the video).  I'm about a week or  two 
away from mailing out everything to the people involved...it'll be up  to 
them, then if they want to post their segments onto YouTube or their  websites, 
or wherever. 
 
There's some lobby jamming as well, but you'd already left. It's my  small 
contribution to SPAH...and the amazing people who've made me feel so  welcome 
there. 
 
I still might need to contact some people for addresses to mail out the  DVDs.
 
Just taking this opportunity for a heads-up to those who've been patiently  
waiting for these.
 
Now to view my mini-tapes from SPAH 2007.....whatever's good will go out at  
the same time........
 
(back to work)
 
Regards,
 

Elizabeth
 
"Message: 11
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:18:53 -0500
From: Randy Singer  <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Anyone else who plays  chromatic and diatonic-
"harmonically     ambidexrious"
To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>

I have  a dual identity--i consider myself "harmonically ambidexrious".

I feel  extremely comfortable in all keys on a chromatic and in most  
keys on  diatonic (Howard Levy--Little Walter-distortion/clean) in all  
styles  of music. I also read music and love to improvise. I am  
constantly  switching from chromatic to diatonic even in mid song just  
to keep the  energy fresh.

If you would like to hear this, I created a web page  featuring a  
diatonic section and a chromatic section where you can  hear how  
functional the diatonic and chromatic can be in similar  songs.  If you  
check some of these samples, you may think that  two different people  
played, but I assure you, I am the sole performer  of those clips.

You can find these clips on my HARMONICA JUKEBOX  here

http://www.randysinger.com/bin/juke/juke.htm

Some chromatic  and diatonic clips are on my videos performances with  
Toots and  Blondie  here.

http://www.randysinger.com/htmlsite/videoclips.html

Or you  can find it at  http://www.RandySinger.com  under the bottom   
right tab labeled HARMONICA JUKEBOX/FREE MUSIC

I will be finally  posting some YOUTUBE videos in the next month doing  
the same,  switching harps in the middle of solos.

The joy of dual harmonicas  continues,

randy"


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