Re: [Harp-L] best harmonica tracks?

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Neil Warren wrote:
<This has probably been done before, but what do people consider to be the best recorded harmonica tracks?
<Always looking to build up my collection.
<
<Don't just want to hear the usual Juke, Whammer Jammer, etc. I have all those, so would appreciate some of the <slightly less known ones.
<And not just blues.
<Although that doesn't mean all the classics have to be excluded!

Since you've asked for the not-so-usual, and since other responses have mentioned the responder's own stuff, I'm going to recommend that you consider my CDs "The Act of Being Free in One Act" and "The Second Act of Free Being", which both contain almost nothing but solo harmonica performances, recorded without overdubs, mostly on diatonic harmonicas tuned in both standard and non-standard modes (such as natural Minor, Country tuning, melody maker, etc.).  About 25% of the material on those CDs is blues; the rest is original compositions and arrangements, many of which are unique in harmonica repertoire.  

You can hear tracks from the CDs at CDbaby.com:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hunterharp1
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hunterharp2

Continuing on this path of the unique and remarkable, I recommend Filip Jers's latest CD, "Spiro."  you can read my review of this CD here:
http://www.hunterharp.com/record-review-filip-jers-spiro/

Finally, damn near anything by Brendan Power is well worth hearing.  I especially like the swinging record he did with PT Gazell.  

There is so much more I could mention, so many great masters worth hearing...

Regards, Richard Hunter

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