[Harp-L] Mick Jagger's harp playing on new Blue and Lonesome album of blues covers?

[The Iceman]

good points, Jef...


Stones have nothing left to prove. Why not let them enjoy themselves?



-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Price <mikerockin at xxxxx>
To: Jef Gat <jefgat7 at xxxxx>
Cc: harp-l <harp-l at xxxxx>; David Coulson <ndavid.coulson at xxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Dec 5, 2016 3:12 pm
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Mick Jagger's harp playing on new Blue and Lonesome album of blues covers?

>From the quick clip that I recently saw of him playing harp, I must say he sounds better then I expected.. I kind of enjoyed it.

> On Dec 5, 2016, at 1:26 PM, Jef Gat <jefgat7 at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Mick's harp is fine, serves its purpose ~ it's a casual session in the
> studio, done live, the vibe and energy here are great, with no pretension
> to virtuoso performance showcase. It ain't Vivaldi, and it ain't "spoze" to
> be. Those wringing their hands and slagging the harp-playing, analyzing,
> quantifying, penning technical treatises on advanced harmonica technique,
> trying to compare it to Walter, Sugar Blue, etc., are taking it (and
> themselves) far too seriously...most often, it seems, to try and make
> themselves look better. It's music. What you do with it is Enjoy it. That's
> why they call it "playing"...
> 
> On Dec 5, 2016 9:28 AM, "David Coulson" <ndavid.coulson at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> I’m curious what some of the accomplished harmonica players on Harp-L
>> think of Mick Jagger's harp playing on new Rolling Stones Blue and Lonesome
>> album of blues covers.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> David
>> 
>>