Lee has a command of the whole harmonica all his own. He almost always plays in 2nd position often using the major pentatonic scale in the top octave/s and mixes some bluer note runs and bends on the low end. Lee always goes for a sweet melodic sound and his long runs are unique to him. I love his playing and really respect him as an innovator. Check his phrasing and staccato note separation. The sweet pentatonic scale that is often associated more with country music, in Lee's style and conception is more pop/jazzy/r'n'b. sounding. Theres a recent clip of him playing Lowrider at 'West L.A. Music' and like this one he's using two Whammy pedals. One set to chorus and one set to 1 octave down. This combined with an envelope filter contributes much variation to his sound. Lee was using effects as far back as the 1970's. He always has a great clean tone and favours a beyer-dynamic m160 ribbon mic into an AER acoustic cube 3 or Roland JC 120. Not a typical 'blues' set up for sure. 8) ---------- KiwiRick http://www.richardshanksart.com
Yeah ! Side 1 is played on Major diatonics. I've always loved B.L.T and Sunshine Kerry. All of side two is played on a B Harmonic minor. Recorded in 1975. I still remember the joy of discovering this on vinyl in the mid eighties. His natural tone is fantastic. 8) ---------- KiwiRick http://www.richardshanksart.com
