Harry Lame

I've played Black Magic woman too. In fact, it was written by an old friend. That's mostly D natural minor scale, for me.

A better example of his use of harmonic minor would be 'Smooth', IMO.

 

Peter Green ?

 

Yes, the solo in Black Magic Woman is mainly in D minor. I just mentioned that song because you mentioned Santana, and that's a song of his that we play.

I'm not a massive Santana fan, I have to say.

 

By the way, the Aeolian mode is the natural minor mode in the natural scale.

 

I find his playing interesting. He explores, he has 'the touch' that I look for in a musician. The ability to say more with a few notes than many can say with hundreds!..

 

Yes, I'm aware of that. I just prefer to call it natural minor.

 

Yes...I've known him for many years!...

 

On another note, Pixie has, rather unfortunately, bottled the question that I asked earlier in this thread. This isn't surprising, of course, because he has a long history of bottling music theory questions, which is shameful given the fact that he has, on numerous occasions, called into question my own musical knowledge and prowess.

The answer, Pixie - and it is very simple - is that to create a harmonic minor scale one simpy has to sharpen the 7th tone in any natural minor scale.

 

The ultimate 'less is more' musician for me is Maceo Parker. Seen him play live a few times and had the pleasure of playing with one of his Trombone players Dennis Rollins at a private party once.

 

I don't know his music, but I'll take a listen...

 

I was stating that more for Pixie's benefit, as I am trying to educate him in the ways of music, NSS.

 

Greatest white blues guitarist who ever lived!...

 

You should have applied the same attention to Wikipedia when you ****ed up over Section 106, when you were pretending to be a property lawyer.

 

I saw him at a concert in Spain, a few years back, and I was very impressed with the entire show. The man is a great guitarist, of that there is little doubt, it's just that I'm not really into that whole latin thing.

 

Maceo Parker was the Alto sax player with James Brown's band, then played with Parliament along with Bootsie Collins on Bass with George Clinton. Incredible musician, mainly Jazz, Blues, Funk. He has an incredible ability to create that tension and release in songs, by playing very simple notes and creating spaces for the tension to build. He's getting on a bit now, but still has incredible energy live. He's the black sax version of Mick Jagger to rock.

 

Yeah, I understand. Some of it is a bit meh! But when he blends that sexy minor key with a rock rhythm, he creates a unique sound.

 

I like good sax players. I'll take a listen...

 

Dennis Rollins is from the UK and is a big jazz Trombone player. My friend (brilliant sax player) used to go to Oxford University with one of the drummers from Van Morrison's band and they got together with Dennis Rollins who is a mutual friend of theirs for a 50th birthday party for another friend of theirs. The line up was Van Morrison's drummer, Dennis Rollins on the bone, me on Bass, my friend on Sax, the birthday boy on guitar and vocals and his 13 year old daughter on piano. In a barn, in West Cornwall

 

Maceo Parker is the Don of sax

 

I love a good jam! That sounds like fun!...

I'm not going to get into this too far and get accused of name dropping, but I've stood on a stage with many a name you'd recognize....