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@thcerveirathcerveira49643 жыл бұрын
Great video Howard, I am enjoying a lot watching all the new material you put online. I couldn't help myself laughing out loud on 3:50 when it seems like you stopped yourself from playing a Db because it was an ob. That note was begging to be played, haha. I hope you and your family are great. Best Regards.
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
@@thcerveirathcerveira4964 Ha! You have eagle ears! That's exactly what happened. We're doing ok, and I hope that you and yours are staying safe and healthy!
@thcerveirathcerveira49643 жыл бұрын
@@HowardLevyland As soon as this thing ends I hope you resume performing live around the world, hopefully in Brasil as well. Stay healthy and safe as well, and keep making your wonderful and inspiring music. All the best.
@harpharpharpharp19713 жыл бұрын
For anyone who is learning harmonica but is discouraged because they don't understand the technical jargon, don't be discouraged. I can play that. Not as well as Howard does, but I can play along, and I can even play that ending. It sounds very familiar and quite normal to me. It is not difficult to play, but I had no idea it is called "ending on a flatted fifth". Although it is interesting to hear that, I don't really care what it is called. The truth is, I have not the foggiest notion what a flatted fifth is. Here is a great tip that was taught me by the legendary bass player Peter Ind about 40 years ago. First sing it and then try to play it. Whatever instrument you play, if you can hear it in your head well enough to sing it, however badly you sing, you are more than half way there. What it is called becomes less important. Many of the finest blues harmonica players in the world could not read music or any kind of chart and would not have been able to name one of the technical terms that are mentioned in tutorials. They employed the techniques as naturally as just breathing, but they learned them by trial and error. If the technical stuff gives you a headache, I recommend you do the same. Don't give up. Howard clearly knows what he is talking about, but if you don't, don't worry about it. I don't either, but I can play it. Good luck.
@michaelcarlisle54032 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir, IF you had exposure, IF you had motivators, IF you had financial backing, IF you had enough talent to get into Julian, IF your mind could connect. Otherwise just play what you want.
@FilipJersMusic3 жыл бұрын
Hi Howard! Love this, thanks for sharing!
@davidscott10523 жыл бұрын
Simply the best harp player on the planet......he doesnt need a chromatic harmonica like the rest of us mortals
@MrRezillo2 жыл бұрын
I have to agree. First time I saw him live, I couldn't really see what he was doing. I was sure he was on a chromatic harp, doing all those bebop 16th note runs. My jaw dropped when I saw he was playing a diatonic. I didn't think you could play like that on a diatonic harp. I play harp myself, but I never tried to learn how to overblow. I took up trumpet instead.
@JL-bu8bzАй бұрын
And why to be the best of planet or universo or cort is important?
@jasonricci3 жыл бұрын
Really GREAT video!
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
Glad you dig it!
@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes3 жыл бұрын
Dude, I love bebop, I've wanted this for a long time
@MicahScottPnD10 ай бұрын
Man alive, Howard, you're making me miss Chicago
@stuffnuns Жыл бұрын
This is so cool. I love those changes. The blues go to university. !!! When I hear Howard playing over those changes, I know I’m not going to reach his mastery of the harp. Part of me wants to just throw up my hands and quit right now, and, yet, the better part of me decides to keep practicing and learning theory, and growing - because playing harp does bring me joy. Thanks, Mr. Levy.
@bigsanharmonica1803 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! BIRD LIVES!
@juank503latino33 жыл бұрын
Please keep doing this type of videos Howard Levy!! Thanks so much.
@MrLordfarinhas3 жыл бұрын
Señor Levy: es usted un gran maestro ¡Muchas gracias! 👏👏
@uripmargono946Ай бұрын
Amazing, as always.
@xxthe_rainxx74452 жыл бұрын
The double time lick 👀. I loved this as a jazz musician trying to understand what to do over a blues
@sasaivanovic783 Жыл бұрын
Incredible!! Jazz on harmonica
@John-sj2md3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making me discover my favorite song Mellow Bird Blues/Blues for Alice. To be able to do this on the harmonica was simply inconceivable not so long ago, yet it works so well! Howard Levy folks, for those of you who don't know. A lot of harps would have ended up in the trash without you.
@harmonicamanrandy3 жыл бұрын
Hey Howard! Quit hogging up all the awesome. lol
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
LOL...
@RonaldoAguiar3 жыл бұрын
That's some beaultiful music! Thanks for the video and the lesson!
@kwkuras3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mr. Levy.
@guidoperlini63363 жыл бұрын
GREAT.....ONE AND ONLY LADIES AND GENT..... HOWARD LEVY
@guimaluc03 жыл бұрын
I'm playing this non-stop, such a good and warm song. not too hard to play and such a good practice.
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@leksheychef6063 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your exception generosity
@p1nesap2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@harrywilde21783 жыл бұрын
Hey Howard, you're a bloody genius, L'chaim!!
@roberttemple25213 жыл бұрын
Hypnotizing playing. Something to learn, thank you for this.
@4tune889 Жыл бұрын
Great tutorial
@bobleach73133 жыл бұрын
Thanks Howard
@andydunn56733 жыл бұрын
Outstanding lesson Thanks for sharing this with us all Cheers Howard
@notes77993 жыл бұрын
Thank you Howard. I've always wanted to play like Bird & Dizzy. You make it accessible. Many Thanks ~ NOTES 🎵
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That's the idea~
@OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt2 жыл бұрын
I love you
@djesasono6237 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. You explain it right in that core...
@gagisvanidze5923 жыл бұрын
Mr. Howard... Thank you for vote 🙏I mean "phrygian challenge" 🧕 I'm shocked.
@GregoryPearsonMusic3 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring and beautiful - the harmonica sounds great with this type of genre.
@rhatid Жыл бұрын
Maestro, thank you! So good! Inspirational!
@tomkirvin45713 жыл бұрын
Great lesson from a great player! Thanks.
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@WoozleEffect3 жыл бұрын
Mind blown. I'm so excited to give this a try!
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
Have fun!
@carlsjoquist42993 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Thanks, very helpful and enjoyable!
@dariuszrygier2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic jazz tutorial. Thanks a million !
@Windhorse_Mcghee3 жыл бұрын
Amazing Clarity Thank You So Much !
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@user-xv1lh5id6q3 жыл бұрын
Amazing!! Play 10hs!!?? from Japan with love.
@gerscheeve2972 ай бұрын
I like the solo without overblows and overdraws best! There's more space in it and the tones are more natural..... I'm just entering the jazz world. Managed to play the head of Street Life on a low Eb. But now the solo ..... I think it's in F minor, anybody with suggestions?
@jangohemmes3523 жыл бұрын
Loving the upload schedule lately!
@mboykin60473 жыл бұрын
Thank you Howard
@peppinogar3 жыл бұрын
Great Howard!
@laurensilver11593 жыл бұрын
Every day you post a new video is literally the best day, such a beautiful day! Thank you so much!!
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@conchitacarmelita3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!!
@trickeyt.v963 жыл бұрын
Amazing ... thanks !
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
Thank you too!
@doreendiggins6203 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, very impressed!!
@phoenixgab3 жыл бұрын
C'est vraiment magnifique !!!!!!! Je vais travailler ce morceau ! Bravo encore et merci à vous ... Belle journée !
@AdvancedLawn3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Howard! Hey could you do another lesson on 12th position major pretty playing? I love 12th. So fun learning it. I love thenoverblows
@tedpowers20453 жыл бұрын
I played Billies Bounce which is also a Blues. Didn’t use any overblown May have screwed up a few notes
@richcruz3 жыл бұрын
Astonishing!! WOW! I'm going to give this a try today. Are you going to be playing anywhere in Chicago anytime that you know?
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Richard- I'm not playing anywhere yet. Thinking about starting a weekly livestream sometime soon...
@aramisst-gelais3 жыл бұрын
In general for bebop do you prefer second or first position? also tasty lines at 4:58 & 5:26 . great stuff as always!
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! To answer your question- I use whatever position fits the tune best. For example, to play "Ornithology", I use a Bb harp, even though the tune starts in G major.
@Mathuews13 жыл бұрын
You did for me what Richard Feynman did for me when I was learning quantum physics.
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
Thanks- I'm a big Richard Feynman fan! He's from my old neighborhood in NYC.
@conchitacarmelita3 жыл бұрын
"Bebop..." that one style seemingly most inaccessible to mortals! I love the clarity and 'relative' simplicity of your explanation, but am left with a nagging question: would you characterize your playing through this progression as mostly straight or cross harp (or both, as I'm thinking about it)? Thanks so much!
@HowardLevyland3 жыл бұрын
Allen, glad you enjoyed the video- the tune is a blues in F, with many chord changes that require you to go into different keys. I'm basically playing in cross harp (2nd pos.), but following the changes really closely.
@marcelomartinez2510 Жыл бұрын
Ok me puedes poner en tablatura pf
@r5yamaha3 жыл бұрын
Howard love listening to you play...but you are way to advanced for the average player.