Martic
51 posts
Nov 09, 2013
4:47 PM
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Hi guys!
I've being searching for weeks the origin of a lick I've heard on several blues harmonica songs. Charlie Musselwhite plays it on second 00:45 of this video:
I've also heard it from Mark Hummel and Gonzalo Araya, and I think I once heard it on a saxophone recording, may be from Eddie Vinson or Louis Jordan. But I just can't find THE original song. Anybody knows who was the first to ever play it? Thanks so much in advanced!
Last Edited by Martic on Nov 09, 2013 4:49 PM
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wolfkristiansen
225 posts
Nov 09, 2013
9:42 PM
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Hi, Martic-- This riff comes from Count Basie's "One O'clock Jump, recorded in 1937.
Here is that 1937 song, where the riff was originally heard, in recordings at least:
The riff shows up at the 2:27 mark.
You can read about the song in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_O'Clock_Jump
Cheers,
wolf kristiansen
Last Edited by wolfkristiansen on Nov 09, 2013 9:42 PM
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Gnarly
764 posts
Nov 09, 2013
10:00 PM
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"What a ball, the jumpin' started
Shortly after one o'clock"
This seems to be the 1937 recording referenced in the Wiki article. I am familiar with it through the Lambert, Hendricks and Ross recording.
It's not on YouTube, but there is this:
Sidenote: Yolande Bavan was in a group with harmonica player and TV host Peter Ivers--here is a sample of that band.
Last Edited by Gnarly on Nov 09, 2013 10:14 PM
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Martic
52 posts
Nov 14, 2013
3:39 PM
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Awesome! Thanks a lot guys :D
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