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easyreeder
345 posts
Oct 05, 2012
7:18 AM
I don't know if this has been posted here before, but I just came across it. One hour of Carey Bell live in Switzerland from 2001.

Rgsccr
91 posts
Oct 05, 2012
8:09 PM
Very cool - thanks for posting this.
atty1chgo
491 posts
Oct 06, 2012
2:34 AM
Without a doubt (along with Billy Branch) my greatest inspiration on blues harmonica. Thank you very much for posting.
LIP RIPPER
633 posts
Oct 06, 2012
4:54 AM
I don't have any Carey Bell recordings. Can you recommend a CD or two? And I ask again; is he lip pursing/blocking? I think he is.
groyster1
2033 posts
Oct 06, 2012
7:26 AM
really enjoyed this post....carey bell could play with the best....
tmf714
1301 posts
Oct 06, 2012
8:07 AM
@lipripper- I own/recommend "Deep Down" and "Harp Attack",both on Alligator.

Carey was primarily a tongue blocker,but may have used both methods.

Last Edited by on Oct 06, 2012 8:07 AM
barbequebob
2043 posts
Oct 06, 2012
8:17 AM
I'm pretty sure he used both because a number of things he's done over the years can only be done LP as well asome only TB, tho most of what he did could be easily done either way.

He was one of the very first players I ever got to see in the early 70's when he was playing with Willie Dixon going straight thru the PA, and what he did just scared the crap out of me to almost want to throw out my harps. His ability to hold out a note seemingly forever was one of the most intimidating things any harp player could ever experience.
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easyreeder
347 posts
Oct 06, 2012
9:00 AM
@LIP RIPPER
My favorite harp album, period, is Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell. The music & playing is outstanding and soulful, and the sound quality is excellent. And the harps are each in separate channels, which adds a lot to the listening because you can visualize each of them playing their parts.
Rgsccr
92 posts
Oct 06, 2012
10:32 AM
I second easyreeder on that album. I probably listen to something from it every day, usually trying to play along.


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