RE: [Harp-L] future in country for harmonica?

[robert mcgraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wrote:
<P.S. Also got a chance to hear Jelly Roll play chromatic at a jazz jam 
> <in Chris Depino's room...Jelly Roll is a solid chromatic player, 
> <conversant in jazz. I was impressed
Richard said: 

>> Jelly is a great, great player. Anyone who doesn't have one or more of his CDs is missing out. 
---I'm not sure if Rcihard thought that I meant that Jelly Roll is merely a "solid" player. What i meant was that Jelly Roll is a solid jazz chromatic player. Richard is absolutely correct: Jelly Roll is a great, great player, a master of the diatonic. I have his solo cd, and it is terrific...when someone is a master of the diatonic like he is, that makes his ability to play the chromatic as well as Jelly Roll does impressive. There were some heavy duty players in that room; three or four truly great chomatic jazz players,and a handfull of pretty darn good ones; Jelly Roll held his own for sure. Furthermore, he didn't know all the tunes that were  played, but was able to improvise on them nonetheless, which indicates a knowledge of jazz harmony, a pair of damn good ears.
WVa Bob