Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 01:57:09 EDT From: Tubeharp~ol.com Subject: Carlos Del Junco - Wow!
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I just caught Carlos Del Junco outside of Toronto, Ontario at a Blues and Jazz festival. If you haven't heard the guy please do so immediately! (Sorry if that's the no-brainer statement of the year - we don't get many harp players in Buffalo, NY - I have to drive 3 hours to catch anything decent.) Phenomenal tone, speed, articulation, phrasing, experimentation, use of multiple positions and ofcourse - overblows. Even with a horrible mix (some ugly feedback) the guy blew my mind! My only criticism being possibly that I occasionally lost the feel for the "song" during some of his mind blowing runs - but then that's kinda like going to see the Grand Canyon and taking marks off for it being just a little to large!
So, Carlos - if you're out there I was wondering if you could oblige me on a few questions (or anyone else that has insider knowledge):
Is there anyway I can learn what you do to your Golden's to set them up? This is Howard Levy style? Filisko? Should I buy that overblow kit that's offered somewhere?
Sorry, you briefly mentioned some of your gear, but I was distracted by the next person in line. That's a stock Vibrolux? Electrovoice EM10? Have you ever experimented with other pedals? Amps? I have about 12 pedals in my chain (ugh!), but now I'm considering cutting back to just my Akai Headrush echo unit.
Have you always played golden melodies? Moved from something else? I see other harps pictured in your case - do you set them all up the same? What's that funky labeling system w/ dots after the keys? And "Bthing"?
On Big Boy liner notes: what does "(1st Flat or Twelfth)" refer to? And when you say: "(With brief modulations in all 12 keys during drum break)" is this something you do consciously with a distinctive pattern in mind? So, do you play subconsciously in all 12 positions when needed? How do you internalize this kind of theory and then apply it so fluidly?
Do you primarily tongue block? If so, have you always used that as a primary playing style? Or did you evolve slowly into it after years of playing primarily puckered?
OK, sorry - that was a lot of questions. Take what you can - leave the rest. Thanx for the autograph - your work is truly inspiring!!
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I just caught Carlos Del Junco outside of Toronto, Ontario at a Blues and
Jazz festival. If you haven't heard the guy please do so immediately!
(Sorry if that's the no-brainer statement of the year - we don't get many
harp players in Buffalo, NY - I have to drive 3 hours to catch anything
