Re: [Harp-L] Studio Harmonica Challengesâ..

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dang, Jorge. I know the recording you're referring to. Can't imagine how you could even get close on diatonic:

TOOTS THIELEMANS & ELIS REGINA - WAVE

 
   TOOTS THIELEMANS & ELIS REGINA - WAVE  
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 From: Jorge Simonian <jorgesimonian@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Rob Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: Harp-L Harp-L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2014 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Studio Harmonica Challengesâ..
 

Yeah.....once I had to copy Toots harmonica part from a Recording of WAVE. 
They wanted to be played exactly the same.
Was very difficult, mainly because I only play diatonic. But don't tell anyone ;)

Jorge


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> El 21/04/2014, a las 17:29, Rob Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribiÃ:
> 
> The tuffest thing about being a Session Harmonica player is when you get the call to play like Stevie, Toots, Howard Levy or John Popper and even playing like Dylan can be tuff!â.
> 
> I've gotten all those calls and it t'aint EZ! But you do your best....I like it much better when they ask me to be Rob Paparozzi!,-) Nobody told Sting the key of "B" wasn't my favorite key when he wrote this,-)...But Stevie Wonder loves those sharp ### keys!
> 
> Back at the turn of the century this song was HUGE and I got several calls to play the Stevie part, they used it on everything from the CBS Early Show to Drug Company Industrialsâhere's one of the cover versions I did and the drug company changed the wordsââ..they also used my version on CBS Early show back around 2000-2004â..
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9g5F8JMZWw&feature=youtu.be
> 
> So as John Kip said in his post, learning to read is imperative and in this type of situation you will need to transcribe and really develop your ears to get some of the subtleties in their playingâ.
> 
> I never could 'really' copy these guys as their sounds are so unique but I was able to get close enough to get paid!,-)
> 
> Happy Harpin'
> 
> all the best,
> Rob Paparozzi