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School of the Blues students rehearsed for their Fall student concert Sunday and one of the areas they could have benefited from doing beforehand was to listen carefully to what the band was doing in their song. They did work out what the groove was, the key, the opening, ending and if there were breaks, but what they missed was what the instruments were doing within the groove of their song. In many cases this level of detail was not needed, but in some it was essential. continue reading...

While we're on a discography trip, here's a great one that Joe Filisko and friends put together for Big Walter Horton http://www.filisko.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Walter-Horton-Discogra...

Not a complete discography, but interesting none the less. Thanks to Bruce for sharing.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/340688-Little-Walter?page=1

For the most complete listing get:

Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story
http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Feeling-Little-Walter-Story/dp/0415937116

Part 1 of this series offers audio demonstrations from Professor John Shirley of various microphone types and mic placements for recording both acoustic and amplified harmonica. It also outlines issues of audio interference (comb filtering) when combining multiple signals from the same source and provides examples of the use of Direct Injects and Line Outs.