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Here's another interesting bebop technique related to the chromatic and diatonic approach that I use a lot to embellish simple fragment of scales and arpeggios. You'll sound immediately jazzy!! Hope you enjoy. Thanks a lot for watching and…
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Check out Dewey Square. It's a Parker tune. It's an AABA tune where there's no melody on the bridge, so you have to solo. I did a chord melody on the A Sections. You figure out something for the bridge. I can help if you are stuck. I…
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A classic jazz waltz by Sammy Fain
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All My Tomorrows
Jerry Leake
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A ballad by Jimmy Van Heusen
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A very very swinging album! And check out the sound of the vibes. Magical!
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Wave
johndaly
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two versions of Jobim's Wave. Been working on this with Tony over the last few weeks so I'm posting two versions with comping Improv 3rds and 7ths some arpeggios and some straight improv trying make some nice melodies. I find comping can…
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Not much to say about this. Still practicing ... months after months ....
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Simply working on some basics with some Friedman Etudes. Feedback welcomed!
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Friedman 3
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Have you figured out what that means? Head 1 chorus Head. I do that a lot when i practice. just to make sure I play the head in and out. It feels a bit like a tune. This is not like doing a mini concert. It's the opposite, however at…
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Here's why Mike Mainieri is playing solo here. It was right after 9/11. All flights were cancelled. Mike left 2 days before 9/11. So the band could not make it! Very sad. It's Mike Manieri giving a solo concert. It's pretty incredible. I…
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Ahh - I posted this one. It's funny. first I'm talking to my self in the beginning! I'm mad because I don't think I'm concentrating hard enough. Next the dryer is on. I practice once or twice a week with the dryer on. So I thought I'd…
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I'm in the jazz combo at my university this semester (Cal State, East Bay), and I was thrilled to find the music department has a beautiful instrument. Apart from a missing damper bar adjustment nut, it looks to be in good shape, and the…
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H1CH - Head 1 Chorus Head
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“Bluesette” by the great Toots Thielemans from Brussels who passed in 2016 at the age of 94. I’m a big fan of Toots and his beautiful harmonica playing. I’m improvising here on his most famous song with a focus on using the top three…
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I'm working on dampening and pedaling using David's book, and checking out other players' renditions. There are some really nice ones up on the site. In your video of Etude #1 (back in 2008?), Tony, I noticed how close you keep the mallets…
6 years 10 months ago - 6 comments
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Hi everyone, Last year I heard about Pearl's new MalletStation and was considering getting one but wanted to see reviews from early buyers first. The release date kept getting pushed back, back, back, and I still don't see any reviews…
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So, in this chapter of mic wars, there is a clear winner and it is not the mics or the signal path. It is the Omega vibraphone. Tony brought his over to my place and we recorded a couple of short passes so I could work out some kinks in…
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Chords
Marie-Noëlle
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All lessons on playing, chords, voicings, including our 'Chord and Harmony Festival 2011'. Have fun! :o)
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Hi vibes lover in this lesson I'll talk about some new technique I developed while writing my new book called AFORISMI - 11 etudes for solo vibraphone In this lesson I'll talk about the intro of AFORISMA #6 - CALYPSO where i…
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