Fun Time messin around with a Big Walter's tune "In The Mood" Loads of mistakes and stinker notes plus played way to hard - I got a ways to go with getting this tune down - I used ShoBlues "Juke" back track for this song...BTW...This song must not be to popular among players, I can't really find any Pros doing this tune on the net?
Thanks for watching Gents - that's down in the "Centipide Saloon" My little get away where I have fun playing and fixin harps...I actually hooked up a couple of 50 ft. cords attached to my computer upstairs in the bedroom one to mic my amp and one for the webcam. It worked - though I think the lantency problems are worse because of the long cables...
Yep, and 80% of em are in need of some sort of repair, either re-tuning or reed replacement. I try to keep 5 of each key usable at any given time so I can rotate them and not wear them out as fast. I'm due to get back to the bench and start bringing them back to life...
Great stuff, Frank. I think Big Walter's often unfairly called predictable (maybe because he's always mentioned alongside Little Walter, which I guess is fair enough if you're comparing them). I definitely don't find his playing predictable. Also I think he's got more rhythmic variety than he gets credit for.
Thanks Jodan - he may be predictable to the experts but trying to learn his tunes keeps me constantly enthralled with his technique and use of colors and shadings, dynamics and phrasing - these things are very, very difficult to emulate at least for me...
Guys like Big Walter, Bill Clarke etc. they can take a hand full of notes and make it sound like a symphony friggin orchestra. It's always a humbling experience learning a song from the Masters of the blues harp - they truly are ONE IN MILLION talents and can make it seem so easy till you try to do it, then it's oh shit - back to school...
I agree. Good swinging and phrasing Frank! ---------- Ricky B http://bushdogblues.blogspot.com RIVER BOTTOM BLUES--crime novel for blues fans at Amazon, Barking Rain Press & the blog
Appreciate that JT...your the 2nd one to mention "swinging" and even though my body was movin, I feel like I was playin kinda stiff, like I did'nt really let the groove free. I'm gunna keep at it though :)
