Re: [Harp-L] Prince - harmonica

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 28, 2009, at 3:44 PM, jazmaan@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Prince has added a harmonica player (Fred Yonnet?) to his band.  
> From what I heard the last three nights on the Jay Leno Tonight  
> Show, the harmonica plays almost constantly and, in fact, is the  
> dominant solo instrument in the mix after Prince's guitar.  Yonnet  
> does a good job, but to my ears, Prince's music doesn't really need  
> that much harmonica.   I'm surprised that's the sound he wants.

It would seem to me that Yonnet's harp is almost a mimic of the  
'synth' sound used in most of the 'formerly known as' guy's stuff.  
Maybe my ears are playing tricks on me? I have always considered  
(what's his name?)s music to have about the best beat going (possible  
tie with Paul Simon's rhythm section), and I hope the harp doesn't  
(as our British friends say) 'Muck Up' the works.

the artist formerly known as 'and others'.
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