Bigtone
274 posts
Jul 03, 2013
2:20 PM
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As a harp player I always wanna play 24hrs a day. Sometimes it is very hard to get my guitar players motivated to just play some old blues and work on stuff with me so not only can I get better at the instrument but they can. I have never used backing tracks before until I found this guy name Mark Mumea. Here is a link. Listen to the guy on youtube and with the elgins. He knows just what he is doing. He plays behind the beat like most backing tracks never do or let you do. These tracks are killer practice for someone who wants the chicago sound and wants to practice those chops before getting on stage with them. At least take a listen to them and give it a shot.
http://www.devilstalemusic.com/product-category/backing/
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eharp
2113 posts
Jul 03, 2013
2:31 PM
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is there a way to listen to the bt?
i cant find any on the link you gave.
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Bigtone
275 posts
Jul 03, 2013
2:51 PM
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There is not. He just started doing these and he said he is still working on the way to do that. It is mostly two guitar tracks. The tones of the guitars are perfect and the tracks are same length as the song. Here are some links to other jammin along with the tracks. They rock if you ask me. They help with your singing to as they are same length so you can really work up the tunes before you play them at jams!! Keep in mind they sound way better in person some of the cats on YT used computer mics to record them so itll make them sound weird. Very pro tracks and not overwhelming etc..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKjQVBIXUyQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yhgrALANA8
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Harpaholic
266 posts
Jul 03, 2013
2:53 PM
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Bigtone, I'll check them out.
"Sittin in with the Greats" is probably my favorite for real Chicago Blues. Each song is played twice, once with vocals and once without.
There are no lead instruments and each song has two 12 or 24 Bar slots to solo. This is the only one I've found with classic CB's vocals in the jam tracks.
I recently pick'd up "Every Groove a Bluesman needs It's a two disc set made by Jimi Lee's band and it's as good as it gets!
Another great series is "The Ultimate Blues Jam", there's three in the series, real blues bands playing real CB's with the key to each song.
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Bigtone
276 posts
Jul 03, 2013
2:59 PM
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Yeah that is good stuff man. The reason I lake Mark's is because they are timed right and very simple so you can focus on what you are doing, which is the most important for learning the most you can. Thanks for the headsup I will check those ones you listed out/
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rogonzab
330 posts
Jul 03, 2013
3:21 PM
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That guy is great!
In his YT chanel there are plenty of videos that scream for harp:
Thxs for posting this Bigtone!
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Bigtone
277 posts
Jul 03, 2013
3:27 PM
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Yeah man he is awesome!! We need to support our fellow blues cats, especially if they work this hard to sound this good. This guy his helping the blues sound and scene and I purchased his tracks. Not only as a learning tool but to hopefully fund some more for him to make etc... what goes around comes around
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eharp
2115 posts
Jul 03, 2013
4:39 PM
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thanks for the other links, bigtone.
they give one a good idea what the bt are all about.
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JTThirty
218 posts
Jul 03, 2013
7:44 PM
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Killer is right!
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Ricky B
http://www.bushdogblues.blogspot.com
RIVER BOTTOM BLUES--crime novel for blues fans available at Amazon/B&N and my blog
THE DEVIL'S BLUES--ditto
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Bigtone
278 posts
Jul 04, 2013
7:36 AM
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No problem guys I hope some of you can enjoy them like me!!
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Kingley
2843 posts
Jul 04, 2013
9:38 AM
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Mark Mumea is a great player in the 50's Chicago Style. Here's a preview of his Little Walter Backing Tracks.
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Kingley
2844 posts
Jul 04, 2013
10:35 AM
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The Shoblues backing tracks are excellent, so are the Mark Mumea backing tracks. Either are ideal for anyone looking for classic Chicago blues backing tracks for harp.
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tookatooka
3371 posts
Jul 04, 2013
10:47 AM
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Does anyone know if there's a way to just buy the individual Shoblues tracks? I don't want a full album with keys I don't use or tracks I don't really want either. The site is a bit of a maze. One time you were able to listen to snippets but I can't see that feature anymore.
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1847
893 posts
Jul 04, 2013
10:50 AM
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individual Shoblues tracks? the price just went up
$1.50 each
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third times a charm!
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Kingley
2845 posts
Jul 04, 2013
11:37 AM
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Tooka - Try here: Shoblues Individual Tracks
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tookatooka
3372 posts
Jul 04, 2013
11:43 AM
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@1847 @Kingley. Many thanks. CAn't understand how I couldn't see that before. Thankyou.
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