Re: [Harp-L] Re: Let's talk Little Walter

["Patrick Lines" <plines@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Amen!!! In the middle of both Juke and Off the Wall for example, he starts 
playing a bunch of variations of the 4. Like 4 4 flat 4, 4 4 432 1 - flat 4 
4 flat 4 4 and on. Now listen to Big Joe Turner's " The Boss of the Blues 
Sings Kansas City Jazz." When the intensity of his song starts to build, the 
horn players are kicking something similar and I don't think it's a 
coincidence in Walter's music.
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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Let's talk Little Walter


Hi,
I believe it is. That approach described is very similar to the way Jump 
Blues sax players were doing things in the 40's and 50's, which he did 
listen to quite a bit and took from. Learning groove and feel is an 
extremely important aspect many players, regardless of what instrument they 
play or genres of music they play, often don't take enough time to learn.

Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com

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From: HTownFess <Spschndr@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Let's talk Little Walter
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:02:03 -0700 (PDT)

Is this rhythmic feel what is called rubato?  I'm not showing off, but
trying to confirm the usage, which I first noticed in Jerry Wexler's
autobiography, when he talked about Willie Nelson's singing and
likened it to Sinatra's in that regard, IIRC.  The Wikipedia entry has
some interesting quotations on the topic from the classical field.

On Jun 30, 10:20 pm, Icema...@xxxxxxx wrote:
> This is playing free of the metric time while being responsible to  it.
>
> Once you have the feel of the groove and the tempo engraved in your soul,
> you have the ability to ignore them and phrase however you wish, as long 
> as
> you are able to catlike land on your feet.
>
> This truly feels like flying and is a very addictive endeavor - careful 
> not
>  to overdo it....
>
> In a message dated 6/30/2009 9:31:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>
> billross...@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> The  thing that always fascinated me about Little Walter is that his
> measures  didn't always lay perfectly over the top of the measures being
> played.  Sometimes he was a half measure ahead and sometimes he was a
> couple beats  behind. But, harmonically, it fit. I've heard a lot of jazz
> vocalists do  this as well. You really have to feel it rather than try to
> count it. It's  like that secret spice that brings a recipe to life and
> captivates the  taste buds.
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