Anybody else here ever listen to the good Reverend?
I've had the Harlem Street Singer disc playing in the car. I'm quite taken by it. Great feel, great groove, heavily syncopated at times (where'd that beat go?). The multi-part playing is impressive when he really gets it going.
According to the liner notes he's one of these annoying people who use just a thumb and one finger. The notes also talk about the actual session. Rev. Gary didn't take many breaks, got most of the tracks down in one take and laid down 20 songs in a 3 hour session.
I know that he was hugely influential, though not as venerated as Robert Johnson. Davis was actually older than Johnson by 14 of 15 years, and so it may be that he kept some fairly old musical traditions alive by dint of his performances and the lessons that he gave in New York in the 50s and 60s.
Can I get a witness?
I've had the Harlem Street Singer disc playing in the car. I'm quite taken by it. Great feel, great groove, heavily syncopated at times (where'd that beat go?). The multi-part playing is impressive when he really gets it going.
According to the liner notes he's one of these annoying people who use just a thumb and one finger. The notes also talk about the actual session. Rev. Gary didn't take many breaks, got most of the tracks down in one take and laid down 20 songs in a 3 hour session.
I know that he was hugely influential, though not as venerated as Robert Johnson. Davis was actually older than Johnson by 14 of 15 years, and so it may be that he kept some fairly old musical traditions alive by dint of his performances and the lessons that he gave in New York in the 50s and 60s.
Can I get a witness?