> Walter on the radio the other day that knocked me right
> on my tail but wasn't able to catch the name of the album.
The two biggest Chicago harp players are Little Walter and Sonny Boy
Williamson II. Little Walter is from Louisiana and has a very jazzy
style where he holds the mike cupped in his hands with his harp giving
it an organ-like effect. His biggest hit was Juke and this link on
Amazon gives you a taste of his style. Most harp players think he is
God. I couldn't find a video but here are some songs.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000002OBZ/sr=8-2/qid=1149472876/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-4458199-6191348?%5Fencoding=UTF8
But my harp Ista Deva comes in the form of Sonny Boy Williamson II
from Mississippi. He played an acoustic style away from the mike
which gives the true harp sound. He was a great song writer and a
funny guy. He is also the single coolest man I have ever seen on
film. On some videos he puts the harp all the way into his mouth and
keeps playing it so he can snap his fingers. I love this guy and this
film captures it. Two great songs by my harp hero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgkUaHT4gHs&search=sonny%20boy%20williamson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
> <curtisdeltablues@> wrote:
> >
> > Nice description of the great things about this music.
> >
> > I hung out with Brazilians when I was studying their style of
> > Jiu-jitsu. They have such an expansive spirit, they were fun to be
> > around. An ability to enjoy life that comes through in everything
> > they do. Really charming. If you would care to send me to Amazon
> > on a listening trip for one of your favorites I would enjoy that.
>
> Thing is, the only area of music I really know anything
> about is classical, and the snippets you can listen to
> on Amazon aren't long enough to be satisfying.
>
> I also love classic jazz and blues and certain ethnic
> music, but I'm not familiar enough with any of it to be
> able to say, Hey, go listen to this! I mostly listen
> to radio stations that specialize in these areas, and
> I follow other people's recommendations. I'm trying
> to get to the point where I know what I like well
> enough to buy some CDs. Rosa Passos really hit the
> spot, so that was a good start.
>
> > Ever listen to African music. particularly from Mali?
>
> Not that I know of, but I'm willing to give it a try.
>
> Blues recommendations would be very welcome--generally
> the kind of thing you play, classic, acoustic, small
> ensembles, guitar, harp, sax. Don't know the subgenres
> well enough to give a preference. I heard some Little
> Walter on the radio the other day that knocked me right
> on my tail but wasn't able to catch the name of the album.
>
> (Yes, your CD is on my list!)
>
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