[Harp-L] "Howard's F# Blues" getting airplay and overbending question
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- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:43:41 +0000
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Just heard Howard Levy's "Howard's F# Blues" on XM's Real Jazz channel 70... his playing is truly remarkable, both on piano and harmonica (though the harmonica should have been louder in the mix). The DJ said he has a new album coming out.
This made me wonder a few things, especially since I don't know about music theory or how to overbend at all:
Do accomplished overbenders still use different key harmonicas, or is it the main goal to use only C harps? I imagine if you can play in all twelve keys on a C harmonica, then you could also do the same on any harmonica, regardless of key -- but I have always heard people describe Howard's abilities as "he can play in all twelve keys on a regular C diatonic harmonica." Do lower or higher pitched harps overblow better? Does the way music is written make it simpler to play chromatically on any particular key harmonica?
Just curious,
Bill
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