cooper evolution ht2 review

Price: $18.95
(as of Jan 08, 2025 04:19:14 UTC - Details)

The harmonica is one of the most important, yet overlooked, instruments in music. This definitive volume celebrates the history of the world's most popular musical device, its impact on various forms of music, folk, country, blues, rock, jazz and classical music. The author traces the development of the harmonica from the ancient Chinese sheng to futuristic harmonica sythesizers. Nearly seventy harmonica masters are profiled including Stevie Wonder, Little Walter, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Reed, Charlie McCoy, Sonny Terry, and John Popper. This updated edition includes an extensive new afterword, an expanded discography of the finest harmonica recordings, and a listing of the best harmonica resources on the internet.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0815410204
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cooper Square Press; Updated edition (February 16, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780815410201
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0815410201
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.24 x 0.84 x 9.28 inches
Reviewer: Joyce D
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best Reference Book On Harmonica EVER
Review: This book is a fascinating read for anyone who's interested in life stories, and history. It will definitely hold your interest, and keep you coming back for reference each time you hear one of the players or songs covered in it's pages. The author's extensive knowledge of, and love for, his topic is infectious. If you like Blues, Folk, Jazz (even Classical) music, that features the harmonica, then you will LOVE this book. I bought my first copy in the early 1990's, and I still appreciate the ability to pick it up today. The new copies contain audio, which is a dream come true, as you can read about, and then hear, the players and styles that the author describes with such passion. A must have for anyone who enjoys the sound of the harmonica, and a very good book for anyone who just likes to read. Kim Field is a writer who's style is akin to having a friend (in book form) chatting with you in your living room. He's written something truly unique and enjoyable. Like the harmonica itself, this book is a fun, and lively thing to own. A treasure!

Reviewer: Joe Holland
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This book was a fun and entertaining document
Review: 43 years of harmonica playing and I am still running with heat. This book was a fun and entertaining document. I would read some and go to YouTube and look up some of the guys and enjoy what I could find. I will treasure this bood as a reference from now on.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I'm thankful for this book
Review: As a harmonica dabbler for most of my life -- and a more serious player for the last five years or so -- this book was a revelation, from the Asian roots of the instrument to the flood of German instruments to this country in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. I vaguely remember the Harmonicats-type groups from the Ed Sullivan-era variety shows of my youth. Now there's a context for them. I found more than I'd ever known about players I've known about forever (Sonny Terry, Stevie Wonder, Toots, etc.) at one end of the scale, and learned about lots of players previously unknown to me (Rhythm Willie!!!!!). The prose is serviceable, nothing more, and there's nothing transcendent about the book to make it worth the time of anyone NOT keenly interested in the subject matter. On the other hand, it's not overly technical. If you're familiar with a diatonic harp and have some idea of what "positions" are, you'll be fine. I can't say it's the best book of its kind, or the only book of its kind, but I'm glad I found it.

Reviewer: Pocketknife whittler
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: How do i even BEGIN to describe this awesome book?!
Review: Oh dear LORD what a must read for EVERY harmonica player and harmonica lover in general! I love this book soooooooo much! I have both the kindle AND print version, just in case the kindle one ever goes bye bye, i do NOT want to be without this book! I have read it multiple times, and it will always be one of my most favorite re reads! I simply can not praise it, or score it highly enough! It is, i believe, THE best book you will ever see on the history of the harmonica and a multitude of it's players. Not a how to book, which there are already enough of, but rather a MUCH needed insight into the instrument and it's players themselves. As my idol of the harmonica, the late great Larry Adler is quoted as saying on the back cover of the print version, "The encyclopedia Britannica of the harmonica". Happy harpin' 😊

Reviewer: J. Finder
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A good read for harp players
Review: The first of two books I bought about harmonica players and history, this was quite educational and easy reading.

Reviewer: ajedlen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Entertaining, historical, musically savvy
Review: Great research and insight. A real feel for the music.

Reviewer: David C. Bugli
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Well written and enjoyable
Review: Kim Field did his research, and this "updated edition" provides a fascinating overview of harmonic playing in America (and some elsewhere). It a good base of knowledge on the subject. I'd like to see someone do a follow-up edition, perhaps one including information on all the harmonica activity going on in Southeast Asia at this time. That seems like the next frontier for this mighty little instrument.

Reviewer: freebyrd57
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: great for an enjoyable read and, you'll learn some stuff along the way
Review: "A must" for any 'harp' player. Not only did I find this book enjoyable to read but,I pick up some names to model myself after. It covers: Blues, Jazz, Country, famous players, chromatic vrs. diatonic, you learn the history behind the 'harp,' and more! You'll find yourself lost in its pages, again, while learning some neat trivia while your at it.

Reviewer: drstrange
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: wer Harp spielt hast nicht leicht in D. Weder gibts eine gewachsene Geschichte noch gibts einfach Tools oder Mic's oder Amps.Obwohl die harp ja aus D kommt, hat und die USA den Rang abgelaufen. Dort gehört die Harp zum Volkskulturgut.Hier in dem Buch kann man etwas von der Geschichte der Harp erahnen.

Reviewer: Brian Milani
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: A wonderfully pleasant surprise--recommended for anyone interested in the harmonica. Incredibly comprehensive, full of fascinating stories and personalities. And lots of information about the history of the instrument.

Reviewer: Patt Mayeu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Since childhood I'm a dedicated harpplayer.But should ther exist a book on the history of the harmonica?Searchin Amazon, there was.Impressive, interesting and a lot of tunknown storys about the harp!

Reviewer: P. Byrne
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: The comprehensive history of harmonica

Reviewer: Peter Sayers
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: A good history of he "harp". still reading it.