Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 02:38:57 -0500 From: Glenn Weiser Subject: Re: lay out, lay back
> So while it's true that sometimes the best harmonica accompaniment is to lay > out entirely, for me that's not always the answer. If you want to accompany > well, know the music and know the musicians. I've found that strong > familiarity with both is a big help. For open jams where you don't know the > players really well, laying out is probably the best bet most of the time. > And as to the guy who flamed Mike for his excellent post, hey buddy, smooth > way to introduce yourself to the list, attacking one it's most respected > contributors. Way cool. > > T. Albanese >
Tom-
When I'm at an open mike, I watch the singer, and if I'm playing single notes, I never play while he is singing. I'll work around his vocals and avoid stepping om them. Sometimes I'll play chords in the low reeads during vocal, but that works better than single notes, I find. I never lay out entirely, though. Listen to Butterfield-I think he a had a good sense of back-up.
