Re: [Harp-L] Swing Tune -- Little Rock Getaway

[David Naiditch <davidnaiditch@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Several folks asked how Little Rock Getaway, a piano rag by Joe Sullivan, caught the attention of bluegrass musicians.  I first heard Little Rock Getaway played by the innovative bluegrass banjo player Don Reno.  I enjoy hearing old jazz tunes, piano rags, and swing played bluegrass style.  There is a long tradition of doing this. Bill Monroe played Bugle Call Rag, Flatt and Scruggs played Farewell Blues, The White Brothers played Alabama Jubilee, Del McCoury and Don Reno played Limehouse Blues, Don Reno and Doug Dillard played Remington Ride, and Don Reno and Eddie Adcock played Shanty in Old Shanty Town. Don Reno played may other jazz tunes and rags such as Down Yonder, and Bye Bye Blues.  Here is my version of Down Yonder played with banjo virtuoso Pat Cloud:
	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd2ptYK_JW8&index=29&list=PLrvCCf_mjsijMmVsOVu2UOmNiUKnkZfX3

On Jan 30, 2015, at 9:00 PM, David Naiditch wrote:

> “Bluegrass without Mercy.”  That is the motto of guitarist Jake Workman’s band, Driven.  That was also the instruction I gave to Jake and the other topnotch virtuoso bluegrass musicians on my latest CD, “Bluegrass in the Backwoods.”  I didn’t want anyone to hold back for what they might think are the limitations of harmonica players.  My goal was to keep up and blend in with the other musicians and play similar runs to what they were playing.  As intended, this resulted in a bluegrass CD where the harmonica isn’t featured center stage, but is one of the solo instruments, along with the guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and dobro.  Here is a progressive bluegrass/swing sample from this CD.
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoKepRcgq1o
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