[Harp-L] Overblows, Overdraws and the SUB-30 (Michael Rubin)

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I'd love to hear examples!

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On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 1:30 PM Michael Rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:

> Levy has some classical recordings, including a full CD.
>
> I think we can be assured of dozens of people playing in all 12 keys.  I
> doubt we've hit 100 yet.
> Michael
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 11:31 AM rosco <roscoharp at xxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hey all, I haven't posted to harp-l for quite a while, but I get the
>> emails. Lately I see the 'harp in 12 keys' discussion heating up again. I
>> have been in the 'overblow' school since 1991 or so. I know most of the
>> cats who were pioneering the usage of OBs and ODs. I'm not as interested
>> these days in the techniques for getting notes as I am in how they sound
>> in
>> a musical context, so I may be out of touch with who's doing what re:
>> playing chromatically on diatonic. There may be hundreds of them playing
>> great music in out positions. I hope there are! Still, I have only heard
>> half a dozen or so play with any facility in positions 7 through 10. Some
>> folks have 'set pieces' that they have memorized to play in 12 keys, but I
>> personally don't consider that 'facility'. Howard can do it, but even he
>> sounds more interesting to me when he plays positions that exploit the
>> strengths of the tune/position relationship. Outside of gimmick pieces
>> that
>> are purposely written to show off the 12 key ability, there are very few
>> songs that require it. Jazz is full of tunes that modulate to remote keys,
>> so SOME 12 position facility is necessary to improvise jazz on a richter
>> diatonic.  Playing some licks in 12 keys is only a small part of playing
>> with facility. Can folks play major, minor, outline hard to hear jazz
>> chords, etc.? I've only heard it done a few times, but again, maybe there
>> are dozens of folks doing it. If so I'd like to hear clips! Again,
>> although
>> they can be impressive, I don't consider memorized pieces as playing with
>> facility. The obvious exception is classical music. Who's doing that on
>> diatonic?
>> --
>> Later,
>> Ron 'Rosco' Selley
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