Track Listing

1. Gymnopidie No. 1 - Toots Thielemans
2. Lost John - Sonny Terry
3. Tour De Taille - Mark Graham with Open House
4. Alfie - Eivets Rednow (Stevie Wonder)
5. Christine - Big Walter Horton
6. La Companera - Hugo Diaz
7. Voice - Michel Herblin
8. Freight Train Blues - Jimmie Riddle with Roy Acuff
9. Trust My Baby - Sonny Boy Williamson
10. Sous Le Ciel De Paris - Olivier Ker Ourio
11. Whammer Jammer - Magic Dick with J. Geils Band
12. Cullenstown - Phil, John, and Pip Murphy
13. Moody - Greg Szlapczynski
14. You Don't Have to Go - James Cotton with Muddy Waters
15. On the Loose - Borrah Minevitch & the Rascals
16. Mellow Man - Thierry Crommen
17. Orange Blossom Special - Charlie McCoy
18. Intro - Eric Chafer
19. My Drivin' Wheel - Robert Lee McCoy with Lee Brown
20. That's It - Little Walter
21. Body & Soul - Larry Adler with Django Reinhardt
22. Ice Water Blues - Deford Bailey

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #127222 in Music
• Released on: 2003-01-21
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Customer Reviews

Excellent Harmonica Anthology
This is a fine, budgeted anthology of the varying heroes of the harmonica. Unlike most such anthologies, the Blues and country music are not all that's here. Most of the big names familiar to hardocre harmonicists, such as pioneers Lou Adler, Borrah Manckevitch, and Deford Bailey are here as well as more recent stalwarts as Little Walter Jacobs, James Cotton, Toots Thielemans, and Stevie Wonder (here performing "Alfie' from the "Eivets Rednow" album). All major harmonica styles are covered here, and it's a good introduction to the musical diverity and possiblilities of this one-neglected instrument. Harmonicists will treasure this, and it will be an ejoyable listen to the casual fan. Oh yeah, play "Moody" on this CD after a hard day at work and you will have the exact opposite mood that the title of this song indicates.

The range of styles and sounds just blew me away !
What a collection! It covers about every genre of
harp you could imagine (jazz, Chicago blues,
Country blues, Brazilian, straight country, rock,
Irish, harmonica group, standards etc.) featuring
both chromatic, diatonic (and some excellent
diatonic being played chromatically).

Excellent examples of the many styles, from many of
the greats of the instrument (some of whom I'd
never heard of). This single CD covers so much
musical ground it's truly amazing -- and a true
inspiration to any harp player who respects the
instrument.

J.J. really outdid himself in finding fabulous
examples of truly great harmonica performances
demonstrating the range and depth of the
instrument. The fidelity is excellent. Thoroughly
enjoyable and expansive. Highly recommended.

Thank you J.J.!! It was obviously a labor of love.

They all can play.
The music on this disc is all very good. The order of play leaves something to be desired but it is a good collection of harmonica music.