The Act of Being Free in One Act
Painting The Act of Being Free in One Act by Dean Hunter-Cutrona Turtle Hill Productions announces the release of Richard Hunter’s solo harmonica CD, The Act of Being Free in One Act. The recording is a virtuosic performance that Kim Field, author of the standard…
An Appreciation of John Popper
Note: this material is a slightly edited version of a note I posted to the Harp-L list on Saturday, November 4, 1995. John Popper is a fine musician and songwriter whose recent success is much deserved. His music is far better than most of what…
Performance Review: Hunter at the Buttonwood Tree, March 1997
By Pete Brunelli Reprinted unedited from the Harp-L Archives by permission of the author After a near miss last year, I finally saw Richard Hunter, live and in person, at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, CT. The Buttonwood is a reading room/performance/exhibit space and as…
Pete Pedersen
Pete Pedersen is one of the (if not the) best jazz harmonica player(s) on the planet. He is nowhere near as widely known as Toots Thielemans (a contemporary of Pete’s) or Howard Levy (a much younger man); the former had the great good luck to…
Rob Papparozzi
You’ve heard Rob Papparozzi’s work plenty of times if you own a cassette deck, or a CD player, or a television, or if you go to the movies, or listen to the radio; but you probably don’t know his name unless you’re deeply into the…
Rob Paparozzi’s Favorite (Harmonica) Things
New Jersey-based Rob Paparozzi is one of the top studio harmonica pros in the New York City area, which is to say, one of the top recording harmonica players in the world. He currently sings and plays with Blood Sweat & Tears as well as…
The Second Act of Free Being: Recording Notes and Samples
Harmonica Solo, with Guitar, and with Voice, 1997 Recording Notes and Samples Painting From Above by Dean Hunter-Cutrona The Second Act of Free Being, Richard Hunter’s second full-length CD release, was released on May 8, 1998. This page provides notes on the CD’s contents and…
Something About Charlie
Charlie Musselwhite’s recording of “Cristo Redentor” on his album Tennessee Woman (Verve Records) was a life-changing experience for me. It was the first recording I ever heard that made me want not only to play, but to master, the harmonica, because it revealed to me…
Something for Mayall
There’s a statement regarding my love for John Mayall’s early work with the Bluesbreakers (especially the band that cut "A Hard Road", with Peter Green on guitar) in the liner notes for my CD The Second Act of Free Being. This piece expands on that…
Lee Oskar’s Favorite (Harmonica) Things
Lee Oskar is one of the most widely-heard harmonica players of all time. He is best-known for his work with the band War, where his “horn section” with saxophonist Charles Miller created one of the most unique sounds in the history of rock. His composition…
