RE: [Harp-L] miles/Kind of blue

Jérôme P. <peyrelevade@xxxxxxx> · Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:52:36 +0200

By the way, do anybody know other diatonic jazz players ?
I know Howard Levy, of course, as well as Gazell. I also saw Shtreiml on
youtube.
Are there others ?

Back to Sebastien Charlier, there are also interesting detailed concepts on
his web site, but it is in French.
For example, he explains how to produce double or triple overblows and
overdraws, or how to "air-block" the air flow, to be able to produce blowed
and drawed notes at the same time. Like Sonny Terry used to do, but played
in a jazz configuration. 
To me it looks like coming from space!

Jerome
www.youtube.com/JersiMuse

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De : Jérôme P. [mailto:peyrelevade@xxxxxxx] 
Envoyé : samedi 12 septembre 2009 13:43
À : 'Bill'; 'harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx'
Objet : RE: [Harp-L] miles/Kind of blue

Hi Bill.
In fact, the recording with Nico Espinasse is about 10 years old and the
Diatonic Revelation cd, produced by Didier Lockwood, and featuring a great
pianist (Benoit Sourisse), is about 4 years old.
It was already very impressive.
I agree with you about your "jazz tone" concept. But I have to say that,
even if I think his sound is terrific, I am much more sensitive to the way
he plays with harmonies, and to his virtuosity.

I was told he's preparing a jazz-fusion CD which seems to be absolutely
incredible ! Something like you barely haven't ever heard before.
The first surprise comes from the team he has composed to play with him.
There will be the Los Angeles drummer Curt Bisquera !! and the great bassist
from Uzeb Alain Caron.
You'll find a teaser about it here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6qYT04sEA0
(you'll see Curt Bisquera at 2'00).

In a different style, I love Someday My Prince Will Come introduction too,
as well as his Spain version !

Jerome

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De : Bill [mailto:bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Envoyé : samedi 12 septembre 2009 12:54
À : Jérôme P.; 'Marc Spilka'; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Objet : Re: [Harp-L] miles/Kind of blue

Thanks Jerome
I downloaded Sebastion's recordings that he did with Nico Espinesse about 
18-2 years ago and i've got his his album Diatonic Revelation, he is an 
incredible player.   I think what I really notice about his playing is the 
way he creates what I think as a jazz tone, ultra clean, bright but rounded 
if you know what I mean.  Just listening to his introduction to the 
photgrapher's lament - Someday My Prints Will Come as we speak!

Nice one!

Bill

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Subject: RE: [Harp-L] miles/Kind of blue

> I've listened to Sébastien Charlier (www.sebcharlier.com) playing Charlie
> Parker once.
>>From that time, I know the limit is not the instrument but the musician.
>
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> de Marc Spilka
> Envoyé : samedi 12 septembre 2009 07:36
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>
> Thanks for posting this.  I would love to check it out.  As someone 
> pointed
> out my statement was that "I" didn't get the feeling from jazz harp that I
> do from other instruments.  Obviously a lot of people here disagree and 
> have
>
> other feelings.  I think one of the best performances I have heard is 
> Jason
> Ricci doing Afro Blue on his new CD.  I would ask others to post jazz
> harmonica songs that touch them because I would like to check them out.  I
> wonder if on a trumpet players' forum if someone stated that trumpet is 
> not
> a great blues instrument if others would disagree.  Again my point is that
> unless you are an amazingly rare musician it is very difficult to play 
> Miles
>
> Davis on harmonica, just as it is to play Little Walter on trumpet.
>
> Marc Spilka
> Los Gatos, CA
>
>
> .
> True enough for the overwhelming most part.  But, there is a tune on
> the ANGEL HEART movie soundtrack CD called "Right Key, But the Wrong
> Keyhole" sung by Lillian Boutte.  On this tune,  Sugar Blue plays
> amplified diatonic harmonica and sounds so much like a muted trumpet,
> you don't realize it's a harmonica at first.  But, even after you do,
> the phrasing is so jazz horn like that it's amazing  and conveys that
> precise feel and feeling one gets listening to a good jazz sax or
> trumpet player.  Incredible, very sophisticated performance.
> Unbelievable tone and phrasing. I've never heard anything else like
> it from a harmonica player.
>
> Btw, IMHO, the Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue" is (at least
> arguably) the best album ever recorded at any time in any genre.
>
> Best regards,
>
> JP
>
>
>
>
>
> .
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