Re: [Harp-L] Miles / All Blues

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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Miles / All Blues
From: "Marc Spilka" <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:12:19 -0700
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:52:59 -0400
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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Miles / All Blues
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I could not agree more with this. After listening I refrained from posting due to my lack of credibility because of my playing ability. First, although I don't care for much country music, I absolutely love Mickey Raphael's playing. However, this just doesn't sound like real jazz to me. There were missing notes in the melody and the solo was like he was playing a different song. I'm sure to make enemies but I think there are very few harmonica players who can really play credible jazz. I just don't think the instrument lends itself to this style of music except in the hands of real virtuosos. Even at that, the harmonica in jazz just cannot convey the feeling I get from listening to a good sax or trumpet player.

Marc Spilka
Los Gatos, Ca

I second that emotion. Also, please listen to the original All Blues - hopefully you will begin to hear the subtleties that make this tune - the true melodic line. Mickey Raphael (and so many others who play this tune) play a version of "All Blues Lite", changing a few of the notes. What Miles did was so simple yet so harmonically rich that it is easy to "mis-remember" how the line goes.

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Subject: [Harp-L] Fwd: Miles with "So What"

There is one CD that every jazz lover should have.?
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KIND OF BLUE by Miles Davis.?
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For harmonica players, this style of playing is harmonica jazz 101.?
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Enjoy this video.?
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Live footage of Miles Davis?

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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:17:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: dmatthew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Paddy Richter vs. Melody Maker
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While I do not for a minute question its awesomeness in any style, the best thing about Paddy Richter in my opinion, way better than what it does for fiddle tunes and whatnot is that it opens up this whole world of fourth position minor. On a C, you get an Am chord, a C chord a Dm chord, a G chord and a G7 chord, awesome chords for Am playing. You've got these awesome tongue block octaves. My opinion is for melodic purposes in fiddle tunes, you could play those same notes on a chromatic, or a low diatonic for the most part. It's true beauty is in minor keys. What what it brings to the table for 4th position minor keys is truly unique. The feel is much more natural to me than a regular minor-key harmonica.

Dave
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--- On Fri, 9/11/09, Brendan Power <bren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Brendan Power <bren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Paddy Richter vs. Melody Maker
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Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 4:52 AM
I'd like to add my two cents worth
here.

Steve Shaw wrote: "It's the tunes that work best on a G
harp that call most
for the Paddy tuning."

With respect to Steve, I disagree: for me, one of the best
things about
Paddy Richter tuning is that it opens up the whole of the
bottom octave of
the D harp for melody playing. Though it is possible to use
the Low D and
play the holes from 4 on up (as Steve likes to do), I
prefer the funky sound
of the bottom octave of a standard D harp. Here is a video
to show what I
mean:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1-BTe5oHhQ

The only note missing in the D scale is G, but that is an
easy whole tone
bend on 2 draw, and it's generally a passing note in the
modes associated
with a D harp. To my mind, the bend adds flavour to the
tunes rather than
detracts from them.

Of course (as Steve point out) if the tune goes down to a
low A or B, you do
need to use a Low D harp. And there are some tunes where
the middle octave
layout is easier or more appropriate.

If not, I would almost always choose the standard D in
Paddy Richter,
because of the earthy tonal qualities of that bottom
octave.

Brendan Power
WEBSITE: http://www.brendan-power.com
YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/BrendanPowerMusic


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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:59:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris Bauer <jazzharp1@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Harmonetta problem, wouldn't you know it!
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Does John Infande still work on them???

CB
www.chrisbauermusic.com

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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:33:13 -0400
From: "mike wesolowski" <mwesolowski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Cajun Harp
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My pal Mel Meltom plays a bunch of Cajun Harp. He's got a band called Mel Melton and the Wicked Mojos. He makes that Cajun tuned harp sound JUST like a squeeze box. Mel used to play with Sonny Landreth years ago and co-penned "Congo Square" with Sonny. Here's Mels' myspace link www.myspace.com/wickedmojos Mike "Wezo" Wesolowski www.myspace.com/harpwezo www.megatoneamps.com www.bluesworldorder.com

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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:45:54 -0400
From: captron100@xxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] vibrato (was Mickey Raphael)
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Someone wrote:
Any practice regime that could get me a vibrato like that?

This subject has been covered before here so perhaps searching archives might help. But iirc, Christelle has a YouTube video on how she creates her great vibrato. ron - FL Keys

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Message: 15
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:00:17 -0400
From: captron100@xxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Phil Wiggins coming to the FL Keys this winter
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? I'm supposed to play at an event this coming winter that I'm looking forward to - the First Annual Florida Keys Traditional Music Festival.? It will be held Jan. 29 - 31 in Marathon in the FL Keys. The festival is being organized by the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA)( www.ncta.net) and seems to be emphasizing bluegrass and country acts, of which I am a big fan.?

? But of special interest to me is that Phil Wiggins is on the bill.? I'm also looking forward to hearing and meeting BeauSoleil; fiddle champs, the Quebe Sisters with gtr. champ Joey McKenzie; and the Springfield Exit band with heavyweights Ricky Simpkins on fiddle and Sammy Shelor on banjo.?

? If anyone is interested in taking a vacation to the Keys this winter, u might want to consider catching this festival.? You can email me if you'd like additional details.

Ron - FL Keys

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