Re: [Harp-L] (no subject)

[Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

I forget the album and song but Mickey did a fifth position song.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com


On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 7:24 AM, martin oldsberg <martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Bart gives you such an excellent answer and there´s no need to elaborate
> on that, but my impression re: Mickey R is that he never plays outside 2
> pos. (Disregarding special tuned harps -- but arn´t they as well modified
> versions of 2 pos?)
>
>   There´s a fairly recent album out with Willie and Wynton Marsalis
> playing Ray Charles tunes and Mickey takes several solos and from what I
> recollect off the top of my head he did´nt stray outside 2 pos for a single
> tune -- even when it would have been rather comfortable to do so (the minor
> stuff, "Hit the road Jack" etc).
>
>   It surprised me some -- but he ain´t alone in this firm proclivity.
>
>
> Cheers,
> /Martin
>
>
> > Just wondering, is country harmonica played more in 1st position?
> > Does Mickey Raphael use 1st often?
> > What about 3rd position?
>