|
Message 7040
|
|
< Previous | Next >
|
|
|
Specifically then, since I'm currently trying to understand and do slants, how
did Oz do them, as opposed to Josh, as opposed to how Mike does them, as opposed
to how Jerry does them? Other players too? Also, are there some of these
players who have opted not to do slants?
This is the kind of specific stylistic technique information that I'm interested
in hearing about -- the techniques that these people have used that have made
their styles recognizably different...
Any thoughts?
It's very possible this is asking for too much information, so feel free to hit
just the most outstanding techniques of a few players... I know it'll take more
time than I have left here to get it all, but I've got to start somewhere so I
can be ready for that big band in the sky :) ...
Thanks again, you guys are great about our newbie questions... The instrument
itself is fasinating, but so is the heritage.
Best,
-- Don
"Pete Reichwein" <petereichwein@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> As Howard hints, it's all in what you hear. To my ear, the
bluegrass/country
> players fall into four discernable styles: chronologically... Oz, Josh,
> Mike, and Jerry.
> I use those names because these guys are whom I consider the key
innovators
> for each style, but a lot of other folks have contributed heavily to
each. A
> lot of
> great players have straddled these "styles"... in fact I'm blown away by
> some
> who can seamlessly and convincingly slip in and out of any of them. Note
> that I'm
> talking about Bluegrass here, which is a small application of this
> instrument. Get
> outside of that, and there's a lot more to consider.
>
> Not trying to pigeon hole the music or anything like that, it just seems
to
> shake
> out that way for me. It's kind of like trying to put a name on regions
of
> the Atlantic
> Ocean. Anyway, that's what I think... but then, what do I know!
>
> Pete Reichwein
>
|
Reply to this message