Re: [Harp-L] Living Pro Chromatic player list

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I play more chromatic than some of the people on the list below, much less than others. Most of my work is on diatonic.  But we could say the same of others on the list.  I'll put links to a couple of chromatic harp pieces from the gig with Lowlands on my site soon.

It's hard to say what sort of instrument Brendan Power is playing on some of his stuff, given the radical mods he makes to both chromatic and diatonic harps. And some of the people on the list below use the chromatic very diatonically, which is a valid way to play it. But if the test is playing a harmonica with valved reeds and a slide, then everyone on the list below qualifies.      

I think diatonic players are more likely to pick up chromatic sometime after they start than vice versa.  A number of the people on the list below began with diatonic harp.  In fact, I think most of them did, including Bonfiglio.  

Regards, Richard Hunter

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arthur Jennings" <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "michael rubin" <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Living Pro Chromatic player list


> Adam Glasser
> Damien Masterson
>
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Arthur Jennings 
> <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Keith Bennett
>> Mike Turk
>>
>> More when I think of them.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 12:40 PM, michael rubin <
>> michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I was thinking about it and I really could not come up with that many
>>> people.  Let's try and form a list and feel free to add yourself to
>>> it.  I recommend leaving out the D blues players unless they have a
>>> special ability to sound advanced, for example, WIlson or Oscher.
>>> Also, please correct my spelling.
>>>
>>> In no particular order:
>>>
>>> Stevie Wonder
>>> Toots Thielemans
>>> Tom Stryker
>>> Charles Spranklin
>>> Phil Caltabaletta
>>> Bud Boblink
>>> Tommy Morgan
>>> Bill Barrett
>>> Randy Weinstein
>>> Randy Singer
>>> Rob Paparozzi
>>> Madcat Ruth
>>> Brendan Power
>>> Michael Rubin
>>> Kim Wilson
>>> Rick Estrin
>>> Rod Piazza
>>> Slim Heilpern
>>> Paul Oscher
>>> Hendrik Meurkins
>>> Gregoire Moiret
>>> Joe Leone
>>> Dennis Greunling
>>> Jason Ricci
>>> Michael Peloquin
>>> Jellyroll Johnson
>>> Willi Burger
>>> Robert Bonfiglio
>>> Clint Hoover
>>> Winslow Yerxa
>>> William Galison
>>> Johnny Sansone
>>>
>>> There must be hundreds more, but I got just over 30.
>>> Michael Rubin
>>> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
>>>


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