I've been enjoying playing racked harmonica more and more, but have to admit to myself it's an instrument that can sound fantastic in the right context, but not all the ones I like to play it in. It's fun to play fiddle reels and guitar, but I'm not sure it sounds as good as it feels. It's hard to slither and slide enough to really get what I want, which is a fiddly sound.

What are some favorite recorded harmonica things I might want to look up? Some of mine are Little Walter's Blues with a feeling bit--I don't especially like the song, but the slow chug of the harp is simple and fine. Junior Wells has a lot of off-kilter inventive bits but I can't imitate them--he has a casual attitude to ever hitting the tonic note, and my mom won't let me wander off that far. Any favorite solos or bits, blues or straight harp, anyone?