Jorge Jane
8 posts
Aug 16, 2011
5:02 PM
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looking for good blues harmonica CD's to listen to, for better skills and learn from, does anyone have suggestions.
Last Edited by on Aug 16, 2011 5:04 PM
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Cristal Lecter
101 posts
Aug 16, 2011
5:08 PM
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Please don't start this stay...From the nature of your question I assume you're a beginner so PLEASE don't listen to Harmonica music BUT to musics regardless of the instrument played....
The complete recording of Robert Johnson, the complete recording of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Solos of Stevie Wonder, this is a priority....Now if you really want to have an idea of what you can do on a harmonica, then the masters Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Sonny Terry Howling' Wolf....
But once again don't focus on the harmonica, be curious of the music
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Never try to be as good as someone else, succeed to be the best player you can be!
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Jorge Jane
9 posts
Aug 16, 2011
5:21 PM
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I listen to all types of music but blues has not been something that has been part of my life. Yet i love blues harmonica and i feel that if i listen to some good CD's it might better my play I may be wrong. By the way love the cover of the album.
Last Edited by on Aug 16, 2011 5:23 PM
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Cristal Lecter
102 posts
Aug 16, 2011
5:34 PM
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Jorge,
I don't have any album, I don't the money to produce it yet...But thanks for the compliment
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Never try to be as good as someone else, succeed to be the best player you can be!
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groyster1
1285 posts
Aug 16, 2011
5:53 PM
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@jorge
check out adams youtube lessons but by all means take christelles advice and get the cds there are no magic bullets and it requires very hard obsessive work and dont quit
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MagicPauley57
88 posts
Aug 16, 2011
6:12 PM
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get some chess blues compilations that are widely available , a good start , usually most of the classic blues numbers have the stars of the chicago blues sound , little walter , sonny boy , junior wells , billy boy arnold etc
any muddy waters from then is great he had most of them in his line-up at some time or other .a lesson in taste and tone and when and when not to play , when you have piano /organ , sax , 2 guitars etc , then usually you would play less than you think .
Last Edited by on Aug 16, 2011 6:12 PM
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Jorge Jane
11 posts
Aug 16, 2011
6:37 PM
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Thanks for all your help guys i guess i have some shopping to do.
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Tommy the Hat
196 posts
Aug 16, 2011
7:50 PM
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"Harp Attack"
http://www.amazon.com/Harp-Attack-Carey-Bell/dp/B0000009ZQ
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Tommy
Bronx Mojo
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Jorge Jane
12 posts
Aug 16, 2011
8:17 PM
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Ok i ordered Harp attack from Amazon hope its a good one.
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Joe_L
1413 posts
Aug 16, 2011
8:57 PM
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Essential Blues Harmonica Listening by David Barrett
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Tommy the Hat
198 posts
Aug 17, 2011
4:27 AM
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"Ok i ordered Harp attack from Amazon hope its a good one"
Everything you get from the classic blues artists would be good. If you got a CD from each of the artists on Harp attack you'd be doing good for awhile.
Junior Wells, Carry Bell, James Cotton, Billy Branch.
Personally, as a beginner myself I don't like listening to Chromatic players as much as diatonic. I pick up licks here and there from chromatic "but" I don't play one so I focus more on the diatonic (10 hole harp).
I listen to CD's by:
Every one on Harp Attack plus
Howlin' Wolf
Sonny Boy Williamson I
Sonny Boy Williamson II
Little Walter
Big Walter
Charlie Musselwhite
Paul Butterfield
and the list goes on. These are just some of the older/classic blues harp players, I also listen to Muddy Waters as well as other non harp blues.
I buy used CD's from Amazon for 2-3 or 5 dollars.
That link Joe L posted is a great list. I have and use that list myself.
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Tommy
Bronx Mojo
Last Edited by on Aug 17, 2011 4:28 AM
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The Iceman
66 posts
Aug 17, 2011
4:44 AM
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"Ludella" by Jimmy Rogers, featuring Kim Wilson.
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The Iceman
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Jorge Jane
13 posts
Aug 17, 2011
5:01 AM
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Thanks again guys and girls for all the advice ill start with harp attack and work from there.
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5F6H
803 posts
Aug 17, 2011
5:26 AM
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I would suggest Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1st album)and pretty much anything featuring Jerry Portnoy.
PBBB features few chords, largely single note stuff...not easy to master, as with any of the greats, but the amp tone is not massively overdriven and it's easier to determine what he's doing without being distracted by artefacts arising from slurred chords/ tongue block artefacts/octaves/overdriven amps & studio effects.
Portnoy is a master of postwar Chicago harp styles, sometimes pretty driven, but clear articulation, crisp, lucid playing. There are lots of recordings CD & DVD) of JP with Muddy Waters, 2 CDs with The Legendary Blues Band (Life Of Ease & Red White & Blue), From The Cradle with Eric Clapton, Soul Searchin' with Ronnie Earl, Home Run Hitter & In The Mood Room under Jerry's own name, as well as his own instructional 3 CD set.
Martin Lang's playing on the first 2 Rockin' Johnny Band albums (Straight Outta Chicago, Man's Temptation on Delmark) are also a good schooling in traditional blues playing, with a great groove (never neglect the groove, it's no good mastering a bunch of killer intros/solos/outros, then acting like a 5th wheel until your solo...or worse still, incessantly soloing over EVERYTHING).
Sure, there are other great players that you should also be listening to (both Walters, SBWII, Cotton, Wells, Carey Bell, Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza, William Clark, Steve Guyger, Paul Oscher, Gary Smith...just for starters), but some of them will be making sounds that can take decades to master (if you ever get there)...as a novice it can be easy to become disillusioned and put down new & alien sounds to this bit of gear, or that - the reality is that you hear the man every bit as much as anything else and PB & JP are good yardsticks by which to demonstrate that.
Last Edited by on Aug 17, 2011 5:27 AM
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MagicPauley57
89 posts
Aug 17, 2011
6:35 AM
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two albums worth checking out , junior wells hoogoo man blues , is well worth a listen , and a slice of classic chicago blues with buddy Guy on guitar , also The muddy waters live album from early 70's with jerry portnoy on harp .
Oh and there7s a great little compilation called blues harp boogie , just a few more to add to the collection
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bluemoose
586 posts
Aug 17, 2011
9:27 AM
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There is a link to "classic blues harp albums" on the left. Also check out my MBH web brain below. Find the "standard blues songs" node for links to youtube videos of all the classics.
MBH Webbrain - a GUI guide to Adam's Youtube vids
FerretCat Webbrain - Jason Ricci's vids (by hair colour!)
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Jorge Jane
17 posts
Aug 18, 2011
2:59 PM
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Thanks for all the suggestions much appreciated.
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Gig74
67 posts
Aug 18, 2011
4:22 PM
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You can pick up a little Walter best of on iTunes for about £3-£4 gives you 55 tunes, very well worth it.
Greg
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Living the dream and learning the blues one little trouble at a time.
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