This video came across the transom this morning. I'm not sure why I'm on Albert Monnar's YouTube video distribution list--the "hey look at me!" list--but in this case, I went to the video and heard something that strikes me as perfectly adaptable to my one man band setup
I suspect that many blues players here will sneer at this stuff--the CD 101.9 sound, as I used to call it back in New York. The Kenny G sound. But the melody that this guy is playing is one that any harp player ought to be able to copy by ear after one or two listens, cross harp or third position. And this general approach is amazingly UNDER-utilized by harmonica players. Randy Singer does some of this stuff, Chris M. did a bit of it, and a few chrom players do it. Diatonic players, as a rule, steer clear. I've thought for a long time that it was ripe for exploitation by we diatonic junkies. So have at it, brothers and sisters! I'm going to add this number to my show.
pretty good chops for an 18 year old kid on a soprano with no formal training. his live stuff has a little more edge.
Last Edited by on Mar 13, 2011 10:37 AM
Thanks for sharing this one with us Adam, I just pulled out my D harp and rolled along to it...FUN! As one who plays almost everything in second position, it's refreshing to color out side the lines so to speak, and play something in third. Thanks again, Adam.
Was really easy on my "C" Chromatic. I'm not sure what position it would be, didn't bother to check. It mostly hangs around below the six so it's nice. Not too high. This is a really fun song to play. A good Latin feel.
I'm going to have to check out more of this "Alberto Monnar".
You know,I have heard some mockery of Kenny G and it made me cringe a bit because I like this stuff. It does seem easy to play along with and once the riffs are in the memory bank,it wouldn't take much to speed them up or slow them down for other types of music. Thanks for the tip!
