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Penthouse blues

Posted Thu, 02/08/2018 - 22:29 by master-john
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https://youtu.be/_7-FfzJlNvU

Blue Midnight

Posted Tue, 02/06/2018 - 09:20 by SOTB
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I'm on a Quest to learn some "Traditional Diatonic Instrumentals" from Dave's "Essential Blues Harmonica Listening" list.

Here's one I selected. 

Walter's Boogie

Posted Tue, 02/06/2018 - 08:49 by SOTB
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This is the 1st song I attempted to learn when I was a beginner. I got about 1/2 thru the song but put it on the shelf because I couldn't play it clean and in time. About a month ago I decided it was time to learn the tune in it's entirety. I'm still not completely happy with how clean the IV Chord triplets are, but it's getting there. :-)

poor boy be

Posted Wed, 01/31/2018 - 00:03 by Mark Rosiles
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not mix yet u can hear singer saying were solos r going to be

midnight train

Posted Tue, 01/30/2018 - 23:36 by Mark Rosiles
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part of a song we played at a biker show

A Relaxing Song

Posted Sat, 12/30/2017 - 18:51 by Laszlo Konyeczki
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Just enjoy...

First-ever I Touched a Backtrack - Shuffle - Impro

Posted Tue, 12/19/2017 - 06:52 by Laszlo Konyeczki
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To show you a difference in my development I share my first-ever backtrack recording using a Hohner Rocket C harmonica.

It is interesting because I sent it to Mr. Ronnie Shellist who wrote me a few building criticism.

"Sounds to me like you are trying to feel your way around the instrument for now. Focus on opening up your breathing and holding notes and creating good tone!"

The date was 11.11.2015.

So do not give up learning :-)

 

First-ever I Touched The Jazz - Impro

Posted Sat, 11/04/2017 - 02:29 by Laszlo Konyeczki
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Yesterday in the evening I first-ever touched the jazz. I used a Smooth Jazz Ab minor backtrack which was rather long enough to get familiar with and catch the feeling (7 min 26 sec). I uploaded only the last 2:18 of my trial recording.

Muddy Waters - I'm ready /by Black Cat Band/

Posted Wed, 11/01/2017 - 06:31 by Laszlo Konyeczki
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The honor was for me to mix the recorded tracks of my Hungarian friends' band for the memory of Muddy Waters.

My Hungarian blues harmonica mentor (Mr. Bela Sandor) recommended me the www.Bluesharmonica.com who is playing on harmonica and singing using my Bugera V5 Infinium combo system. I arranged the technical assembly, the mic arrangements and the post-processing of this track.

He used a Hohner Super Chromonica 48 Chromatic C for this masterpiece.

We could not solve the sound-proofing during the recording because of the circumstances so there is some crosstalk. continue reading...

Not Getting Through This Dark Night

Posted Thu, 10/19/2017 - 01:51 by JeremyHunt
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I was blown away by the diatonic solo on David Barrett's Dark Night, so I learned it by ear and played it acoustically as accompaniment to Gary Smith's Can't Get Through to You. The harp solo is directly lifted from David Barrett's My Blues, then I improvise more accompaniment with licks from both songs.

I'm not in love with the later accompaniment piece, but this was a fun and practical experiment in recording and editing.