Fw: Re: [Harp-L] Stevie Wonder - All Blues

[Emile Damico <oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- On Wed, 7/8/09, Emile Damico <oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Emile Damico <oatss_oatflakes@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Stevie Wonder - All Blues
To: "John Kerkhoven" <solo_danswer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 11:30 PM

Wonder why he changed keys from the Miles version.

Still sounds great as always.

Diggs

--- On Thu, 7/9/09, John Kerkhoven <solo_danswer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: John Kerkhoven <solo_danswer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Stevie Wonder - All Blues
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 12:24 AM

I saw him do this just 8 days ago here in Montreal at the opening -- and
free -- outdoor concert of the Mtl Jazz Fest.

Outstanding musicianship all around. The band went from All Blues to a brief
excerpt of Giant Steps to a full-out version of Chick Corea's Spain with
Stevie playing the head on chromatic and everyone (pretty sure it was
everyone)
 in the ten-piece band took a solo. (Also 4 backup singers, so
really a 14-piece band.)

Two hour + show -- knock me off of my feet, yeah.

(It was also a tribute to Michael Jackson.)

This was my first time seeing Stevie Wonder live and I was blown away by the
range and depth of his musicianship as well as his evident LOVE of what he
does and his ability to engage the crowd and his showmanship.

John



> I didn't know Stevie was playing this Mile Davis song in concert. With
> the slow, deep bends, it seems better suited for diatonic, but of course
> he sounds great as always with his chromatic.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e5Q9jT3z9w
>
> Jonathan Metts

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