A few weeks ago on the KPFA Saturday afternoon show Blues by the Bay I heard a couple of pieces that really grabbed me. One I managed to identify quickly through a brief description of it on HarpTalk--blues harmonica backed by a chamber ensemble: Corky Seigal's Chamber Blues. This is wonderful blues/classic fusion. I now have two CDs, the original, which bears the same name as this thread, and the second, which in addition to that name bears the title "Complimentary Colors." Both are absolutely terrific: and amazing. On one of them, Corky unbends a note what sounds like a full fifth (a minor third is the usual maximum bend, and only one reed can manage that. Of course Seigal plays harps specially tuned for him by the harmonica doctor, Joe Klesko (setup for a 10 hole diatonic is more than $100--and if you're lucky you might be able to schedule some work with him a couple of years into the new millennium).

The other number I have not been able to identify: it begins with the player saying simply "Northbound train" then proceeds through a five minute train ride, all coming from one harmonica, and ending with the repetition of "Northbound Train."

--seed