Jazz Harp (Book & CD) [Paperback] Review

Richard Hunter is an excellent harmonica player and his contributions to the harmonica community are well received. Jazz Harp was published in 1980, it comes complete 6 cuts which are used with practical examples through out the book - BUT, the cuts are on Vinal, so be warned. This book is written for BOTH chromatic & diatonic harmonica.
Richard starts with a light practical primer on Jazz theory, enough to get going, followed by chapters using a number of popular pieces of music over a wide range of 11 Jazz artists & their style - ordered by difficulty, and discusses how to approach them on the harmonica.Each music example is transcribed in music notation and harmonica tab.Each example finishes with additional discographys, so Richard has done his homework.Its a good practical approach to getting up and running with Jazz styles on the harmonica. The last part of the book covers a number of points regardingplaying techniques on the harmonica including a quick description of how to "overbend" the diatonic harmonica to get some missing notes. There is an Exercises chapter which can also be used in part as a reference to chords & scales.Its music notation with tab for diatonic harmonica. And at the ending is an interview of Toots Theilsman, arguably the best Chromatic Harp Jazz player to date.Its a nice touch.
I'd recommend purchasing additional good music theory book &jazz theory book for seriously indepth music theory studies.Richard also recommends finding teachers, and asks that you find the tracks given in each chapter so that you can follow his explicit references.
This is a good book, well written and presented. If you are starting to learn Jazz on the harmonica: this is the one.

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Music, exercises, theory, and technique in the jazz and pop styles of Stevie Wonder, Toots Thielmans, and others. Note-for-note solos for chromatic and Marine Band harmonica.

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