Blues Harp: An Instruction Method for Playing the Blues Harmonica by Tony "Little Sun" Glover

Folkways Records – FM 8358

Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Blues Harmonica
[Tracklist]
A1 Tone Layout (2:23)
A2 Single Note Exercises (3:03)
A3 1st and 2nd Position- Explanation and Examples (5:08)
A4 Cross Harp (5:42)
A5 Simple Rhythm Exercise (2:56)
A6 More Complex Rhythm Exercise (2:18)
A7 12-bar Rhythm Exercise (2:15)
B1 Varying Rhythms, Tonal Effects (5:26)
B2 Bending Notes (4:04)
B3 Transitional Bends, 10-bar Exercise (3:58)
B4 3rd Position - Explanation and Examples (3:55)
B5 4th Position - Explanation and Examples (3:28)
B6 Combined Effects - Two Examples (2:18)
[Credits]
Tony Glover (harmonica) Linus Blato (guitar)
Designer: Ronald Clyne, Photographer: David Gahr, Recorder: Gary Glover
[Notes]
Tony "Little Sun" Glover was a Minneapolis-born harmonica player and singer, most notably associated with guitarists "Spider" John Koerner and Dave "Snaker" Ray during the folk revival in the early 1960s. Glover performed with Ray until the latter's death in 2002, and he still performs with Koerner on occasion. This session, recorded in 1965, is an introduction to the basics of playing blues harmonica. Glover stresses that the student should first listen to a wide range of players before attempting to play. The liner notes cover the recorded material in greater depth, as well as a discography of Glover's favorite blues harp recordings.