Wilburt Lee Reliford

Wilburt Lee Reliford and Nic Clark: No Ill Wind Blown Here

by Doug Collette
July 11, 2021

For a musical instrument so small, the range in sound(s) from a harmonica is nothing less than remarkable. The airy tones of Toots Thielemans and Howard Levy sound nothing like the earthy warbles that of Little Walter and James Cotton, while sinuous lines from the late Norton Buffalo, long-time member of the Steve Miller Band. hardly resemble the gutsy textures Magic Dick of the J. Geils Band blew so lustily he could practically replicate a whole horn section. Along those ...