[Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 71, Issue 99

[Harri Haka <harri.haka@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Harri Haka writes (in part):
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> > ...Muddy and Butter smoked on Fathers And Sons, one of the greatest blues
> > albums ever...
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> Harri, no argument with respect to Muddy and Butterfield but leave us not
> forget Jeffrey Carp's contribution on chromatic, especially on "All Aboard."
> To tell the truth I have always been more taken by Carp's chromatic work on
> the few songs he contributed to than I have been Butter's work on that
> album, and I am a ~strong~ Butterfield fan. To my ear Butterfield's work was
> pretty much spot-on -- as expected -- but I found Carp's chromatic work
> especially fresh and exciting, and particularly well-suited to the songs.
> For me, when I think of "Fathers and Sons", I think immediately of "All
> Aboard," and when I think of that I quickly think of Carp's chromatic lines.
> Of course, Mud's vocals are the main thang but that rhythm that Carp sets up
> carries the song really well, IMHO. The duo of Butterfield and Carp is quite
> synergistic and unique as far as I am aware.
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> At least that's the way I see it.
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> I remember looking up Carp to find out what else the obvious chromatic
> genius had recorded. Unfortunately I found nothing more significant than
> "Fathers and Sons." Sadly, the big reason why is that Jeffrey died an
> untimely death. Something about falling off an ocean liner as I recall...
> Bummer!
>
> Michelle




Michelle, if Jeff Carp would have not passed before his time, he would
> probably be the number one harp player in the world today. Harri
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