Re: [Harp-L] Toots Blues with Les Thompson
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- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Toots Blues with Les Thompson
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- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 09:29:42 -0500
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Hi Michael,
I agree with you - Toots seems to be playing (very masterfully) in an
older jazz style on many of these cuts!
Here's a thread over at Slidemeister on this subject:
http://www.slidemeister.com/forums/index.php?topic=4645.0
Winslow turned me on to "The Amazing Sound" and it is well worth checking out!
Here it is:
http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Sound-Toots-Thielemans/dp/B001EU67A2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1297002349&sr=8-1-spell
CN aka Jason
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>
> Are there any other earlier Toots besides Man bites Dog, which I still
> do not have? Is Man bites Dog more in this vein?
>
> By the way, the Thompson cuts are very good. Amazing. But not as
> attractive to me.
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
>
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