YouTube Harp Lessons (Gussow.061.to.069.zip)

The audio tracks for lessons 61-70 of Adam Gussow's groundbreaking series of blues harmonica tutorials at YouTube, in convenient mp3 form. Tracks range from 7 to 10 minutes long.

Uploaded in June 2007 under the rubric "Journeyman's Road," and intended as a sort of blues performer's (and author's) video blog, these audio tracks differ somewhat from earlier transmissions. Rather than offer harmonica lessons, Gussow takes you on the road as he promotes his new book, JOURNEYMAN'S ROAD: MODERN BLUES LIVES FROM FAULKNER'S MISSISSIPPI TO POST-9/11 NEW YORK.

The series starts out with a long woodshedding session recorded in a tunnel in New York's Central Park. Next comes a Satan and Adam reunion gig at Terra Blues, a Greenwich Village club, with tunes ranging from "Watermelon Man" to "Got My Mojo Working." Gussow moves on to New England, where he plays various gigs with guitarist Charlie Hilbert; tunes include "Good Morning Little School Girl," "Key to the Highway," and "Checking Up on My Baby." Then two files recorded at Jon Gindick's Blues Harmonica Jam Camp in Tampa, including Gussow's smoking version of the Meters's "Cissy Strut" and "Sweet Home Chicago" with a jam camper blowing second harp. Last comes another Satan and Adam gig--this one in Ocala, Florida--with "Take You Downtown," "Fever," and a reprise of "Watermelon Man."

Because this zip file contains only 9 mp3s, and because several contain commercial announcements--i.e., Gussow talking about his book--this item has been discounted to $4.

Easy to burn onto a CD, if you'd like.

Note: a FREE index for YouTube lessons .000-050 is available.

Another Modern Blues Harmonica production (www.modernbluesharmonica.com)