Re: [Harp-L] dean martin

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 12, 2012, at 10:12 AM, Richard Hunter wrote:

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> On 12 September 2012 07:32, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I don't think it's Morgan. Sounds more like McCoy.
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> I dunno, man.  Morgan can channel other harp players better than anyone else I know.

Ah yes Richard, I agree with you. But as I said to Rick Dempster, the style is pretty basic. I think any harmonica player that had been at it for even just a few years could have done the track. So I was joshing when I said McCoy. :) 

>  If you want to hear the best Charlie McCoy performance that Charlie never played, listen to Morgan's work on the soundtrack for "in Pursuit of DB Cooper".

Uh-huh, again I agree. I always agree with you. But here's what 'I' heard, and not withstanding my hearing could be suspect. The track was done in 67? Sooo, that would be in the correct time frame for Morgan. BUT, the style as played was pretty much like what a normal prudent person would expect a harmonica to sound like...in 1917. It had that western flair. Nor so much country..more a western flair. And while this would also be right up Morgan's alley, I think it was too basic. What do I mean by that? If you listen closely, the player 'over drips' onto other holes in the typical 'fuzzy' style of the early times. 

Frankly, I think Morgan would have played the part more cleanly. Ok, maybe he did what they were asking. I just don't think it was him. Maybe because I have grown to expect a little more from him. Of course I'm not debating it, as I consider you the Zenith of truth. 

smo-joe
  
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