RE: [Harp-L] Re: Suggested players to learn from

[JersiMuse <jersimuse@xxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting. 
I used to take lessons with Sebastien Charlier about 15 years ago, and this
is exactly what he recommended to me at that time.
Now that I understand a bit better music and goals of improvisation, I would
recommend the exact same thing to any player, on any instrument, but
especially harmonica players who are to my opinion too much focused on
reproducing sounds & licks & music from other harmonica players.

To the previous emails, I would add :
- Lester Young for his incredible laid back swing
- Charlie Parker for the way he develops complex melodic ideas on simple
harmonies, as well as for his celerity and precision of course
- Chet Baker for his expressiveness & melodic sense of drama
- Jim Hall for his simplicity
- Michael Brecker for his complexity and modernity

Regards,

Jerome Peyrelevade
www.youtube.com/JersiMuse

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de rob paparozzi
Envoyé : mardi 20 mars 2012 20:48
À : Michael Easton; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Objet : Re: [Harp-L] Re: Suggested players to learn from

I learned harp off various records...I learned about being a better Musician
from "listening" to Paul Butterfield's music and conversations with Toots
and studying with Bonfiglio.

But the BEST advice I can give came from Toots himself...he said,

"Stop listening to harmonicas players, listen to "great players" and develop
YOUR own voice on the instrument"

Best,
Rob Paparozzi
Sent from my Verizon crackberry phone!