Martic
66 posts
Apr 07, 2014
6:22 PM
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For study purposes, it's widely known harmonica players can borrow material from several instruments: saxophone, trombone, hammond organ, guitar, violin, etc...
Recommend your favorite players and songs, the ones you think we could use as a reference for study.
If you wanna train your first position and use it at folk, I think Flogging Molly definitely is a great option. The lead section, played by accordion, violin and mandoline is pure power. Pay attention at how they harmonize, simple but effective.
And definitely, one of my favorite horn sections is the tenor/trumpet duet of the Albert Collins Blues Band.
Share your favorites! :D
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jnorem
147 posts
Apr 07, 2014
8:50 PM
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I've always liked copping licks from guitar players. Guys like Magic Sam, Otis Rush, Albert King, Earl Hooker…it's another kind of phrasing, the licks are sort of more like bursts instead of long lines. There's more space between the phrases.
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Call me J
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JustFuya
54 posts
Apr 07, 2014
10:37 PM
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I grew up on Irish folk music and Broadway soundtracks. Motown came later.
Follow the whistle on your harp if you haven't got a penny for the tin.
This was the first song I learned on the chromatic; the magic slider made most of it a piece of cake. I fought hard for the bits and pieces to complete it.
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Michael Rubin
862 posts
Apr 08, 2014
8:27 AM
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I have been working on the sax solos of Coleman Hawkins. I've learned every note (as best I could) for around 10 songs. I have a few more to get to, then it's Lester Young.
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mr_so&so
807 posts
Apr 08, 2014
9:26 AM
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I've spend a bunch of productive hours arranging Blind Willie Johnson songs for harp, working on maintaining the rhythmic qualities and keeping the simple melodies interesting by moving them around the octaves.
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The Iceman
1589 posts
Apr 08, 2014
9:51 AM
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Miles
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The Iceman
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sonny3
163 posts
Apr 08, 2014
10:56 AM
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I've been learning a lot by listening to Roscoe Holcomb.
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Rustydusty
5 posts
Apr 09, 2014
3:21 PM
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One of my signature "busking" and "open mike" tunes was Gerry Raferty's "Baker Street" where I did the sax parts in Am on a C tremelo harmonica and accompanied myself with my guitar.
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JustFuya
62 posts
Apr 11, 2014
9:01 PM
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One Man's Story
Last Edited by JustFuya on Apr 12, 2014 9:01 AM
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