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From: "Rick Dempster - Serials"
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 15:07:27 -1000
Subject: (Fwd) Re: koh-i-nor harp

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From: Self
To: "Jonathan Ross"
Subject: Re: koh-i-nor harp
Reply-to: RICKD
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 11:42:53 -1000

Pat Missin mentions a tremolo harp with an odd tuning.....
For some years now I have been puzzled by a wonderful harmonica solo
on an album called " Club Ska '67", which, as the name suggests, is a
compilation of Ska hits from 1967, from, I suppose either or both
Jamaica and the UK, where that music took root, transplanted by West
Indian immigration and embraced by the locals. The track is called
'Contact', and is credited to "Richard Hunter, featuring Baba
Brooks"; which means, I suppose, that the latter is the harmonica
player in the former's band (?). There is nothing at all special
about Mr. Brook's (?) technique: there is no tongue blocking or note
bending; I must add, however, that his musical sense is marvellous,
and this solo, backed by a great band, with a, how shall I put it?
not rocking or swinging; perhaps 'skanking' beat (sort of back to front
New Orleans R'nB, it sounds like) shows a rhythmic sensibility as
sophisticated as Louis Armstrong's. (Am I overdoing the praise?).

All that is told by me in hope that others will seek out this
gentleman, and/or his work, and be inspired enough to study his
playing, and find out, like I did, that you can't play exactly what
he is playing on a standard Hohner Tremolo, or any other harp in my
posession, at least. Help wanted.

Cheers to all,
Rick Dempster

P.S. To Wade Schuman: I'm working on the Gwen Foster story!
'
Rick Dempster
RMIT Libraries
E-mail: ric~ib.library.rmit.edu.au