This attractive book has a code inside that gives you computer access to the audio portion of this product.

On this powerful and important lesson 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.

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. He takes all these elements apart for

the learning player, providing rare insights into his approach to his

music and his instrument.

You'll learn invaluable playing

secrets: good sound production, using the tongue for "choking" and

"blocking," reed bending, trills, octaves, the tremolo and tremulant,

rhythm playing, phrasing, acoustic versus electric harmonica, mic

technique and much more. Paul plays some very soulful harp as he teaches

classic blues, spirituals and folk songs, including "Rock Me Baby," "My

Babe," "St. James Infirmary," "Nobody's Fault But Mine," "Key to the

Highway," "Caress Me Baby" and others.