Paul butterfield teaches blues harmonica is part of the listen and learn series from homespun. He wrote a harmonica instruction book, paul butterfield teaches blues harmonica master class, a few years before his death it was not published until 1997. Paul butterfield, rick danko, carlos santana and elvin bishop walkin blues 9291984 duration. Mar 30, 2016 born in chicago by paul butterfield harmonica blues lesson hello, welcome to this weeks harmonica lesson where i will be showing you how to play born in chicago by paul butterfield. Three butterfield blues band albums on elektra followed, but none compared in influence to the first. Bloomfield would be gone by the time they cut their next lp to form the electric flag, and as good as bishop was, losing the thrust and parry between the two guitarists was a major blow. You will need a harmonica in the key of c and we are playing in 2nd position in the key of g. The band was signed by elektra records in 1964, with one of the labels house. Includes online access to audio for download or streaming, using the unique code inside this book. Blues with a feeling by paul butterfield harmonica. As i read ed wards book titled michael bloomfield which covered the life and troubled times of this guitar virtuoso, i was encouraged to dig into bloomfields riveting guitar work as exhibited on east west as well as its predecessor the paul butterfield blues band.
You might know that in the late 70s, butterfield toured with rick danko of the band. Intermediate 4 this attractive book has a code inside that gives you computer access to the audio portion of this product. Not to keep cluttering this thread up with useless trivia, but heres something fun you might like. Even to this day, butterfield remains one of the only white harmonica players to develop his own style another is william clarke one respected by black players. The paul butterfield blues band the paul butterfield. Featuring a wide range of artists and genres, from the hard rock of jimi hendrix, the blues of. Paul butterfield, one of the great blues harmonica players of all time, honed his harp and vocal style in the clubs and bars of his native chicago, learning directly from great bluesmen such as muddy waters, junior parker, sonny boy williamson and little walter. Paul vaughn butterfield december 17, 1942 may 4, 1987 was an american blues harmonica player and singer. Jul 23, 2009 paul butterfield, rick danko, carlos santana and elvin bishop walkin blues 9291984 duration. The paul butterfield blues band was an american blues rock band from chicago, illinois. Now in its third year at regent street cinema, the 2020 soundscreen music and film festival brings together a host of exciting, new and rarely seen documentary films. Aug 08, 2018 this weeks harmonica lesson will show you how to play blues with a feeling by paul butterfield. Paul vaughn butterfield december 17, 1942 may 4, 1987 was an american blues harmonica player, singer and band leader. Book audio paul butterfield sessions with a legendary player.
Born in chicago by paul butterfield harmonica blues lesson hello, welcome to this weeks harmonica lesson where i will be showing you how to play born in chicago by paul butterfield. Baby please dont go by paul butterfield blues harmonica. Hello and welcome to this weeks harmonica lesson where i will be showing you how to play paul butterfields version of baby please dont go. Born in chicago by paul butterfield d harmonica blues. Paul butterfield harp, vocals, mike bloomfield guitar, mark naftalin piano, john kahn bass, and billy mundi drums. Paul butterfield born in illinois, december 17, 1942 may 4, 1987 is a blues singer and harmonica player mostly associated with the paul butterfield blues band, which was inducted into the blues hall of fame. He explored the blues scene in his native chicago, where he met muddy waters and other blues greats, who provided encouragement and. Though many would argue that paul butterfield was a game changer, innovator and rulebreaker, taking the harmonica and the blues to a whole new level, there was very little beyond his recordings to document his life.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Eastwest would prove to be a pivotal album in the new bluesrock movement, and it was the paul butterfield blues bands greatest achievement. You can also access our site through your mobile phone. Oct 20, 2017 from the second reunion gig of members of the paul butterfield blues band. Even after his death, paul butterfields music didnt receive the accolades that were so deserved. It is said that good things come to those who wait, an optimistic phrase demanding patience, often in the face of hard times, and doubt. Eastwest is the second album by the butterfield blues band led by paul butterfield, released in 1966 on elektra records, eks 7315 in stereo, ekl 315 in mono. Paul explains some of his playing techniques that made him famous such as notebending, tongueblocking and tremolo. The raw immediacy and tight instrumental attack of the paul butterfield blues bands selftitled debut album were startling and impressive in 1965, but the following year, the group significantly upped the ante with its second lp, eastwest. Paul butterfield blues harmonica master class bookonline.
It was recorded at the famed chess studios on 2120 south michigan avenue in chicago. Since its release in 1965 the paul butterfield blues band elektra eks7294 has remained in print without interruption. Paul butterfield teaches blues harmonica master class. Paul butterfield biography, albums, streaming links. Paul butterfield blues harmonica master class by paul.
For those who hold the instrument close to their heart, horn with a heart is a mustsee. One of the most soughtafter paul butterfield recordings is the night of the th of december, 1979, when the duo played the blue note in boulder, colorado. The debut showed that butterfield and his bandmates could cut tough, authentic blues not a given for an integrated band during the era. The solo is typical of butterfield s punchy, aggressive style and has a fine balance of flashy lines and tasteful space. Paul butterfield honed his harp and vocal style in the clubs and bars of his native chicago, and was known worldwide for the purity and intensity of his tone, his sustained.
Hal leonard paul butterfield teaches blues harmonica master. Paul butterfield blues harmonica master class book. Born in chicago gabe butterfield keeps his fathers. His first two albums, paul butterfield blues band and eastwest, were seminal, groundbreaking records that blurred the boundaries between blues, jazz and rock, suggesting everything from bluesrock to psychedelia. Born in chicago by paul butterfield harmonica blues lesson. Born in chicago gabe butterfield keeps his fathers memory. Paul butterfield blues harmonica master class everymusicbook. The band was signed by elektra records in 1964, with one of the labels house producers, paul a.
I am only a few pages through the book and am struggling along but it is a real treat to have lessons from paul butterfield and hear him play. The last three have almost the same contents as the cd that comes with the bookcd package paul butterfield blues harmonica master class, and with the latter you get a decent booklet with details of the tunes, etc. Iconoclastic chicago harmonica player whose storming blues band produced seminal work that drew on rock, psychedelia, jazz, and indian classical. The last three have almost the same contents as the cd that comes with the book cd package paul butterfield blues harmonica master class, and with the latter you get a decent booklet with details of the tunes, etc. Paul butterfield honed his harp and vocal style in the clubs and bars of his native chicago, and was known worldwide for the purity and intensity of his tone. List of paul butterfield blues band members wikipedia. Born in chicago is one of the late great paul butterfield s most celebrated solos, and has lots of powerful features to get your teeth into with bends, double stops and glissando among them. Paul butterfield, who honed his harp and vocal style in the clubs and bars of his native chicago, was known for the purity and intensity of his tone, his sustained breath control, and his unique ability to bend notes to his will. You will need a harmonica in the key of d to play along with me. You will need a harmonica in the key of a and we will be playing in 2nd position in the key. Initially, i thought the book might be a biography of paul butterfield, but mark naftalin changed my mind. How a rulebreaker changed harmonica forever the paul. Bookaudio paul butterfield sessions with a legendary player. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica.
Work song paul butterfield harmonica tab by grey owl harmonica key bb 2draw hole 2. At his best, paul butterfield loved long and hard, won the respect and admiration of those he worked with and turned the genre upside down, which, as it turns out, was the way he held his harmonica. This weeks harmonica lesson will show you how to play blues with a feeling by paul butterfield. Butterfield played mainly in crossharp, or second position. He makes even the simplest of melodies sound so good. Outputting styles adopted from howlin wolf and muddy waters among other blues greats, butterfield became one of the first white singers to rekindle. On this powerful and important series of lessons made a few years before his death in 1987, one of the great blues harmonica players of all time teaches the techniques he developed during a lifetime of musical experience. Born in chicago is one of the late great paul butterfields most celebrated solos, and has lots of powerful features to get your teeth into with bends, double stops and glissando among them. Hal leonard paul butterfield teaches blues harmonica master class book online audio paul butterfield teaches blues harmonica is part of the listen and learn series from homespun. Eastwest the butterfield blues band album wikipedia. A lesson on how to play the intro to work song by paul butterfield played on a bb harp.
Includes online access to audio for download or streaming, using the. The solo is typical of butterfields punchy, aggressive style and has a fine balance of flashy lines and tasteful space. The paul butterfield bl paul butterfield the the resurrection of pig. Hal leonard paul butterfield teaches blues harmonica. Formed in the summer of 1963, the group originally featured eponymous vocalist and harmonicist paul butterfield, guitarist elvin bishop, bassist jerome arnold and drummer sam lay. Shop for the hal leonard paul butterfield teaches blues harmonica master class book online audio and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. An anthology the elektra years is a doubledisc, 33song set that offers a comprehensive overview of paul butterfields eight years with the label. From the second reunion gig of members of the paul butterfield blues band. Skip to main content skip to footer site51274034473919 site51274742050059150712 new 940504 hal leonard paul butterfield teaches blues harmonica master class bookonline audio site51274034473919 guitar center. Over the past forty years i have collected all of his commercially released recordings plus many bootleg performances, as well as all his video performances. Nov 16, 2012 paul butterfield, born in the same hyde park neighborhood where our president now keeps his private home, was the son of an irish immigrant turned lawyer who attended private school and studied classical flute until he got bitten by the blues harmonicaand started hanging out at south side clubs with his buddy, guitarist elvin bishop. Blues with a feeling by paul butterfield harmonica lesson.