Re: [Harp-L] Juke and Leap Frog

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

The only point of resemblance between Juke and Leap Frog is the opening riff. That riff is a common riff that turns up in many tunes of the swing era. And once that riff is done and the tune moves on, there isn't even a remote resemblance between the Juke and Leap Frog - chord progression, rhythms, riffs - nothing.

A specific harmonica precedent is Snooky Pryor's "Boogie," which is also cited as a model for Juke. But again, the resemblance ends once the tune moves past the opening riff.

Given that this riff was such a commonplace, I don't see much evidence for stating that Juke is based on Leap Frog or on Boogie, or any other tune that has yet been presented as a model.
 
Winslow Yerxa
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From: Harri Haka <harri.haka@xxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2015 8:41 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Juke and Leap Frog


This must have been discussed on the list before but hope you don't 
mind. A friend of mine just asked if Little Walter's "Juke" isn't based 
on Les Brown's "Leap Frog". Which it is.  LW loved horns and wanted to 
imitate them. Which he did but matter of fact made the total sound 
better than the role models.

Harri