Moon Cat
475 posts
Dec 17, 2014
5:49 PM
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"It's Nobodys Fault but Mine: by Blind Willie Johnson (1927). Covered by JJ Appleton, Tim Lefebvre (Bass) from the Derek Trucks Band and Jason Ricci 2nd Position (Cross harp Key of G on a C harp). From a live video and audio recording session in Manhattan NYC, circa: Oct. 2014.
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sonny3
229 posts
Dec 17, 2014
6:42 PM
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Killer stuff there Jason!Great rhythm and some crazy seeick Charlie mccoy type licks getting taken up a notch.Like the singing by JJ too.
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kudzurunner
5190 posts
Dec 17, 2014
7:01 PM
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Great video and track on all counts. I listened on good headphones and it's a top notch production--amazing sound and video mixing/editing. Great groove, great balance.
And the harp is.....immediately identifiable AND perfectly complementary to the session leader. That's the mark of a great player. We know you were there, but you didn't make it seem like you needed us to know that. That's hard to do. Just show up, do the job, make your mark, collect your pay (I hope!), and head home. That's what we do, if we're good, and lucky. :)
Last Edited by kudzurunner on Dec 17, 2014 7:02 PM
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CarlA
640 posts
Dec 17, 2014
7:07 PM
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Sweet!!
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indigo
23 posts
Dec 17, 2014
7:23 PM
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Very nice.Interesting acoustic technique you have Jason in that don't use a 'cup'for it.?
Love JJs voice absolutely idiosyncratic and purrfect
for the song.
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Moon Cat
476 posts
Dec 17, 2014
7:46 PM
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You guys are SWEET! Awe (blushing for real) …I still hear room for more laying back…like I don't think I needed to articulate the 5 chord during the chugging or at least could of picked the 6 blow (i did once I think) to tag after the 5 instead of the 5 blow (2-5 split)…IDK…Maybe it's fine I was going for a Taj type thing..Hind sight and all that...but I like this stuff too, it's fun and different and easier and harder... and it means a lot that all of you are digging it so much…Jndigo: Thank you for saying that about JJ's voice I feel the SAME way!!! Three more of these vids coming out every couple of months or so one at a time JJ and I are finishing recording a whole record this weekend hopefully it all come out by summer 2015. You guys are awesome.
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Last Edited by Moon Cat on Dec 17, 2014 7:47 PM
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harpwrench
946 posts
Dec 17, 2014
7:58 PM
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Nice, looking forward to you coming to Knuckleheads:)
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walterharp
1568 posts
Dec 17, 2014
9:01 PM
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wow! so great
you are starting to put all the old time influence in and bringing all the tech skills to the table in such a tasteful way.. not over-thinking it
this is so fuc%ing awesome.
thanks for moving it forward
still my hero!
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Rubes
918 posts
Dec 18, 2014
1:10 AM
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That......is SO GOOD....
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BronzeWailer
1548 posts
Dec 18, 2014
5:06 AM
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Kickass version!
BronzeWailer's YouTube
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ridge
576 posts
Dec 18, 2014
5:57 AM
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I wasn't really into it until I saw the Miley t-shirt. Then I was like, "okay, this is legit"!
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ted burke
35 posts
Dec 18, 2014
6:41 AM
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JJ Appleton is a killer combination of singer and guitarist, on the money with the groove and then some. The high register of his singing is appealing and blends well with the sweeping swell of his slide work. Your harmonica work here is an equal joy, Jason, and it's great to see you playing on the country side of the blues; do I detect a little Charlie McCoy on the more fleet runs? This is a fine trio you have here and hope there is an album's worth of work forthcoming.
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blingty
60 posts
Dec 18, 2014
8:15 AM
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Very nice stuff. I was impressed with the overall sound, the singing and guitar playing... and of course the harp playing :-). I really liked the last one you posted a few weeks back. A really good singer!
I should mention the bass player but it's often hard to hear bass through my crappy speakers... will listen again later on better equipment.
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blintgy like soundcloud, ug
Last Edited by blingty on Dec 18, 2014 8:44 AM
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DoubleJ
121 posts
Dec 18, 2014
9:25 AM
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Professional accomplishment. Beautiful pure tone. Love it!
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DoubleJ
122 posts
Dec 18, 2014
9:28 AM
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sonny3 used the new definitive adjective: "seeick."
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Kingley
3782 posts
Dec 18, 2014
9:51 AM
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Sounding great J. Love the Cajun influenced licks in the harp parts a lot. Really love the way your playing is getting more percussive all the time. For me, it's some of your best playing yet.
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dougharps
786 posts
Dec 18, 2014
10:11 AM
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I loved it!
Jason, your playing served the song wonderfully! You used your musicality and advanced technical proficiency in an understated way, supporting the other musicians performances unobtrusively, but solidly.
Great stuff!
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The Iceman
2262 posts
Dec 18, 2014
10:48 AM
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I second dougharps sentiment...
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Diggsblues
1615 posts
Dec 18, 2014
11:17 AM
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Very Nice !!!!
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PeterG
32 posts
Dec 18, 2014
12:58 PM
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I agree, killer harp solo - so good it almost makes the slide guitar sound mundane. Love the cajun-sounding, accordion-style licks, too.
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Pistolcat
745 posts
Dec 18, 2014
1:33 PM
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Great stuff! I watched this video early this morning going to work and thought: "This video is the answer to the 'good at both country and Chicago' thread."
If JR ever played any electric, that is :D
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Greg Heumann
2916 posts
Dec 18, 2014
2:09 PM
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Great. Just great. LOVE how you support the song - exactly along the lines of what Adam said but he said it so I don't need to. You are ... a true musician!
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kudzurunner
5191 posts
Dec 18, 2014
5:06 PM
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post of the year:
"I wasn't really into it until I saw the Miley t-shirt. Then I was like, "okay, this is legit"!
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shadoe42
309 posts
Dec 18, 2014
5:57 PM
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Good stuff man. Been waiting years to hear you do some
more acoustic stuff. Well worth the wait. This fits right into the groove and keeps it moving along.
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ridge
578 posts
Dec 18, 2014
6:08 PM
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I came in like a wrecking ball and took post of the year. Seeick!
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bigd
559 posts
Dec 18, 2014
8:06 PM
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I know JJ and I know he looooves the harmonica and I know that engaging the best has to be the Everest of peak experiences for him.. That's some really ear-friendly mojo!
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Dragonbreath
33 posts
Dec 18, 2014
8:32 PM
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Wow, Jason is carrying that tune all the way from start to finish. Percussion, rhythm and lead. Whoever hired him is getting their moneys worth and then some. Talk about pro grade. Top groove, magic melodic solo and totally without taking over but lifting the frontman
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hooktool
151 posts
Dec 18, 2014
9:35 PM
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Thanks for sharing it with us!
John
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wheel
327 posts
Dec 19, 2014
1:07 AM
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really an inspiration! very cool stuff!
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Little roger
49 posts
Dec 19, 2014
1:10 AM
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Not too shabby Jason!
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JInx
944 posts
Dec 19, 2014
1:27 AM
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It reminds me of waiting in a long line for the starbucks bathroom...ooh so tense
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Last Edited by JInx on Dec 19, 2014 1:41 AM
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Goldbrick
800 posts
Dec 19, 2014
5:10 AM
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Kickass zydeco licks
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MN
361 posts
Dec 19, 2014
7:43 AM
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Brings back SO many great memories of hearing Jason, Keith B. Brown and Mark Telesca at the Bamboo Room in Lake Worth, FL in the late '90s. Damn, that seems like it was just yesterday!
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Thievin' Heathen
445 posts
Dec 20, 2014
10:23 AM
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I thought I heard some Jed Davenport go by around 2:20, but seeing all the posts above, it looks like there's something for everybody. That makes it all Moon Cat.
Very nice. Superb. Seeick.
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tf10music
219 posts
Dec 21, 2014
4:13 PM
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The playing in this is great -- love the vocals and the harp especially. But I just wanted to draw attention to the fact that this is some of the best production on a contemporary blues recording that I've heard in years. All of the instruments (and the vocals, of course) feel very out-front, but at the same time, none of them are stepping on each other. That isn't easy to do.
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walterharp
1628 posts
May 06, 2015
6:46 PM
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more fun stuff.. jason can play some mean traditional harp!
Leaning Blues JJ Appleton with Jason Ricci
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Danny Starwars
136 posts
May 06, 2015
8:13 PM
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Omigosh - I was just asking the other day about TRUE mixes of trad and innov ... dude. Nailed.
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shakeylee
268 posts
May 07, 2015
6:32 AM
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i really like it. the guitar,the bass,the vox,the harp,i like it all!
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Danny Starwars
142 posts
May 07, 2015
6:46 AM
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I played with a cool cat on a double bass once - I love just the look of those things, eh? :D
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Barley Nectar
794 posts
May 07, 2015
10:12 AM
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I just love this old timey feel. So simple, so pure! I'm burnt out on modern music. More, I need MORE...BN
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WinslowYerxa
855 posts
May 08, 2015
9:50 AM
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Jason and JJ will be featured at the 2015 SPAH convention in Denver
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Stevelegh
1015 posts
May 08, 2015
12:05 PM
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I'd love to hear a Sonny Landreth and JR pairing.
That was beautiful.
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mlefree
296 posts
May 08, 2015
12:58 PM
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I am not worthy! :)
Thanks for posting, Jason.
Michelle
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