Re: [Harp-L] Blues Birdhead WAS is it my ears or does the chromatic sound different?

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From: Joel Fritz <williemctell@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:44:43 -0700
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I've only heard a couple of tunes by BB, but they're great. He's often credited with the first overblow on a recording. He's not as clean sounding as Rhythm Willie, although that's not a criticism, but he's an excellent soloist. Jazz Gillum also made a few records in this vein, a big departure from his others.

On 6/3/2013 7:57 AM, Richard Hunter wrote:

Robert Rowe wrote:
In case you, like me, had never heard of Blues Birdhead or James Simon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzvjZPHYfyU
Holy smokes, is that great stuff. A fully formed jazz harmonica conception on the diatonic in 1929! BB obviously spent some time schooling on Armstrong and Bechet. I am going to study this piece very carefully.

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