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

[ian osborn]

I enjoyed it... It's good, especially given that it is someone who plays it
sparingly I assume... and I am always amazed for anyone who plays when it
is not their main instrument (vocals or guitar or piano or whatever the
case)

Oz

On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 6:41 PM The Iceman via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
wrote:

> good points, Jef...
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> Stones have nothing left to prove. Why not let them enjoy themselves?
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> -----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
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