Music To Listen To

Just discovered him.

Really like that style of harmonica.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Key5vFVehw

A recording from my new band's first ever gig- an outdoor biker festival in East Yorkshire, UK. My rig was a stock Fender Pro Junior with a Harp Commander Junior preamp and Boss reverb pedal. The experience taught me that a 15 watt amp with 1x10" speaker doesn't really cut it with a full band in this kind of situation and the harp gets a bit drowned out at times but I was quite pleased with things overall given that it was our first live performance. Picture of girl unknown- another band member uploaded the track!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRsRETgiaYE

Album "Little George Sueref" - freakin Blues groovin - love the vocals - and sparse and tasty harp - reminds of Slim Harpo using just enough harp just where it was needed

Album "Harpoon Man" is one of my favorite harp albums. I think "Dixie Diner" ranks with the best Blues harp solo's of all time.

I love his album "Many Shades of Blue". He plays in a wide range of styles. Very tasty playing and great lyrics and songs. Notable accompaniment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmL4RM7IA7A

From SPAH 2010 and totally wicked!!! and for the record, I think its impossible to do what he does!!!

You should really check out Willis Jackson, he's a sax player but it's still very useful cause he plays very cool bluesy licks that can be converted to harmonica.

people like Gary Primich probably listened a lot to this kinda stuff.

More Gravy is a great album by Willis Jackson

Does anybody remember some old R&B style harmonica tunes, like Buster Brown's "Fannie Mae?" I don't, but I need some suggestions for a set of something in that style. If not R&B, then rock and roll but old.

I've started playing Gettin' Out of Town by Rick Estrin at a small show I've started doing every week now.

It's a solo tune played on a low C 12 hole harmonica, and it's from the cd “Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts”.

It seems to be based around a 12 bar & I just improvise all solo's just to get it up and running.

It's a cool song, so here's the lyrics that I like to use below.
Hope this maybe of some help, for someone else.

Gettin' Out of Town (Live)
Rick Estrin (low 12 hole C harmonica)
from the cd “Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts”

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I have to put a word in for my favourite harp player Paul deLay. There's a lot of great players out there today but the one I enjoy listening to the most is Paul deLay. I'd rank him as one of the top 5 harp players of the modern age (i.e. post Little Walter etc). A fantastic, original and melodic diatonic and chromatic player. He was also a great singer and songwriter and had a really tight band behind him. If you haven't heard any of his music then I can recommend a couple of his CD's - 'Take it from the Turnaround' and 'Nice and Strong'. continue reading...