geordiebluesman
72 posts
Sep 20, 2008
2:19 AM
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Hi Harpers,i'm sure this question will have been asked before but i'm gonna ask it again cos i think it might produce a usefull resource.Could all you guy's send in suggestions for great practice tracks,tracks that you used to really get your Mojo working,tracks with great but reasonably simple harp solo's and fill's, tracks with classic licks,tell us if you had a breakthrough track a track that really grabbed you and took you're playing to the next level,please include info about the tracks,what key,what harp,which album,anything that will open it up to those of us who may not have heard of it. There is a world of music out there and nobody knows it all so lets get sharing
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Pjotr
8 posts
Sep 20, 2008
8:06 AM
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This week I discovered: Rock Me; Muddy Waters from the album Gods of Blues (9/22). Use a Bb harp.
Steady repetitive theme with variations.
Last Edited by on Sep 20, 2008 8:06 AM
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rustywater
20 posts
Sep 20, 2008
2:14 PM
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I can't pick specific tracks, but 2 under rated harp players (in my humble opinion) are Paul Jones and Mark Wenner. If you listen to the Paul Jones & Dave Kelly album Live at the Ram Jam Club, you will hear many blues standards played by Jones, my favourite being their version of Dust My Blues.
If you have 45 minutes to spare follow the below link to see Mark Wenner play a fantastic acoustic set with Terry Garland, you will not be dissapointed, some great ideas there.
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/archive_month.cfm?month=2&year=2003#
if the link is not good go to Terry Garland.com and go through the links pages to the Kennedy Center gig.
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rustywater
21 posts
Sep 20, 2008
2:21 PM
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I just saw that below the Garland/Wenner show on the page on my last message is a Cephas & Wiggins show too, you may need an hour and a half to watch both!!!
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oldwailer
194 posts
Sep 20, 2008
5:55 PM
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My favorite jam tracks are the "Me & Mr Johnson" album by Eric Clapton. The harp fills are understated and tasteful--not much soloing going on--and almost every track is in the key of A! Just dust off the D harp and sit back and get roudy with Clapton at his best. . .
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