Re: [Harp-L] best harmonica tracks?

[Rich Eisenberg <catketch@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

GREAT harp on Richard Johnston's recording.

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Degregorio, Jeffery <
jeffery.degregorio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> One in particular I like is Sonny Boy Terry - Live at Miss Ann's Playpen
>
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>
>  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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