From: Jared Daughton Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 13:57:52 -0500 Subject: 5th pos. yet again
Just stumbled upon a reference to Junior Wells playing in 5th. In the book, How To Play The Pocket Harmonica (by Peter Pickow & Jason A. Shulman) they talk about Junior Wells playing in what they call 4th position, but what we've been calling 5th, a.k.a. Em (or E Phrygian) on a C harp. Anyone out there know of any Junior Wells stuff in 5th? I don't exactly trust this book very much. (Besides calling 5th position 4th, they also interchange the term "bend" with "overdraw/overblow" and claim that "As far as jazz is concerned, the only real way to do it is on the chromatic." Tell that to Howard Levy!) So is there any substantiating evidence for JW and 5th? - Jared
