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lindy:
I love that Crudup clip, I've watched it many times. It reminds me some something Jerry Ricks said in Port Townsend many years ago: "Simplicity is the absence of clutter." Easy to say, a real challenge to incorporate into my playing.
Here are two more examples of Mississippi simplicity, from Robert Belfour, who we will have the pleasure of spending time with this summer at the workshop. There are already a few Belfour clips on this thread, but these look professionally produced, a good chance to watch what he's doing if you can't come join us in person this summer:
Robert Belfour - Breaking My Heart
Robert Belfour- You Got Me Crying
Johnm:
Hi all,
Here's a really nice one from Jim Jackson--great outro!
All best,
Johnm
'My Monday Woman Blues' JIM JACKSON (1927) Blues Guitar Legend
Johnm:
Here's another nice one from Jim Jackson. Sort of surprising to hear him in D.
All best,
Johnm
'Foot Achin' Blues' JIM JACKSON (1884-1937) Blues Legend
lindy:
Reading the thread on Bengt Olsson led me to this one, another example of exquisite simplicity--he's not doing much at all, but what a great sense of time!
Rural Blues 1 -- track 5 of 16 -- Lincoln Jackson -- Loping Blues
edited to add: Hmmm, just listened to it a second time, and there's more stuff going on than I heard the first, but he's still keeping it basic . . .
Johnm:
Thanks very much for posting that, Lindy, that is really beautiful! I've never heard of Lincoln Jackson before, but that is the closest I've heard in terms of ideas and execution to Henry Townsend's early cross-note pieces from someone who was not imitating Henry. In fact, Jackson hits a couple of sonorities I haven't heard anyone else play in cross-note. Jackson had a great ear and imagination. That's terrific.
All best,
Johnm
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