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The Hardest Scale to Play on a Vibraphone
BarryK
Content type: Blog entry
My goal for this year is to learn to play scales and modes. I am having such difficulty playing the simple C scale with any speed, on the Vibraphone. I can play it slowly but when I try to play fast, I tend to double notes or miss them…
13 years ago - 11 comments
Strangers in Paradise - Bloque 53 (Latin Jazz/Salsa)
Marcel Pascual
Content type: Video Embed
With Bloque 53 playing Strangers in Paradise near Barcelona, last friday.
13 years ago - 5 comments
Joe Locke & Ed Saindon performing the Beatle's Blackbird
ed saindon
Content type: Video Embed
Hello guys, here's another clip from the Berklee recital Joe and I played. This is a clip of us playing the Beatle's Blackbird. We played it with an AAB form. Joe came up with a lead sheet that includes some specific rhythmic chord hits.…
13 years ago - 10 comments
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams - Locke/Saindon
ed saindon
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A clip of Joe and I playing the standard (1931) Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams. A fun tune to play stride and 4 beats to bar time feel as in Freddie Green w/Basie, Dave McKenna, Errol Garner, George Shearing, etc. These changes are what…
13 years ago - 8 comments
Contextual Based Improv Duet by Robert MacDonald (Vibes & Trombone)
Robert McDonald
Content type: Audio Player
This is the first of 3 improvisation, which were conducted in a Melbourne city park in the rotunda at midnight in the midst of a ferocious summer storm. It is the first of many different improvisations i have recorded in different…
12 years 9 months ago - 10 comments
TOTM - Someday My Prince Will Come - Voicings by Philippe Macé (Video)
Philippe Mace
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12 years 11 months ago - 10 comments
Solo Intro On Sword of Whispers
Joe Locke
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A totally beautiful solo by Joe! This is from his tune Sword of Whispers. The sheet music can be found on Joe's site.
13 years ago - 5 comments
El Dia Que Me Quieras by Patrice Guillon
Patrice
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El Dia Que Me Quieras (C.Gardel) Patrice Guillon
12 years 10 months ago - 11 comments
The Start
nico
Content type: Forum topic
Looking forward to working with you all on this forum again: reminds me back to the old glory days of the vibe.net Indeed Tony has been pushing me a lot to do this. Not that I never wanted to, but just didn't find the right moment to start…
13 years ago - 0 comments
What's the future of this instrument?
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
I had a great talk with Ed via email. We talked about whether the vibraphone was on it's last leg or not. I won't go into our conversation yet, because I'd like to hear what you guys have to say first. I waited for New Years day to post…
13 years ago - 38 comments
I Remember You - Stride 110830 by BarryK
BarryK
Content type: Audio Player
Inspired by Marcel Pascual's beautiful arrangement of "I Remember You", I decided to learn it. Somehow, it turned into a stride arrangement. Barry
13 years ago - 17 comments
A day for the Irish
johndaly
Content type: Post To a Group
Just to wish all you vibers who are Irish or half Irish or who think or wish they were Irish a Happy St Patricks Day to you all, keep vibing. "Slainte Go Beo" Go raibh do ghloine lán go deo. Go raibh láidir go breá an dion thar do cheann.…
13 years ago - 6 comments
Cases for Moving M55's
tpvibe
Content type: Forum topic
Hi Toni, Any suggestions on which is the best way to move a MUSSER M55 on a plane ? Thanks.
13 years ago - 3 comments
Vibes Album Covers
Marcel Pascual
Content type: Forum topic
Hi Vibes Lovers! Sometimes when I'm looking for vibes albums I find that, altough the instrument is not very popular, or perhaps because of it, the vibraphone has especial atractive for the cover image. Bars, mallets, ressonators, frame,…
13 years ago - 6 comments
Blues from Lionel Hampton
Gary Rich
Content type: Images
I've pulled this 1988 CD out of the stacks in honor of this month's TOTM. It's a mix of standards and blues. Very nice listening! It has Hamp's version of "Someday My Prince Will Come", the TOTM we worked on in July. And best of all, there…
13 years ago - 1 comments
Vibes Player Wanted, Wisconsin USA
Peter Stoltman
Content type: Forum topic
Hope this is the appropriate place to post. I'm looking for a vibes player to add to a small jazz ensemble in northern Wisconsin. Probably from Stevens Point or north of there. I'm based in Vilas county but most gigs are from Wausau and…
13 years ago - 0 comments
Saturn's child by Joe Locke
Babu
Content type: Video Embed
Here a beautiful ballad played with a marvellous group behind him. If you go on YouTube with that video there is the whole concert (all the tunes are of an incredible level). Quality sound and video, the guitar player is a blast too, and…
13 years ago - 2 comments
Aftermath music
Randy_Sutin
Content type: Audio Player
sooo... like many folks on the east coast of the US, I spent the night awake wrestling with water that was determined to enter my house. Good news. I won. Through the night, people with dark senses of humor kept playing this song, so it…
13 years ago - 2 comments
Practicing Tonight
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
Check out the audio clip I have attached this article. I think sometimes students don't get it, that is how to really study something. How a little snip it can be so valuable. I spend 2.5 hours on this snippet tonight. First I love it! It'…
13 years ago - 5 comments
MalletKat KS upgrade is awesome
toddc
Content type: Blog entry
My MalletKat came back on Wednesday with the KS v7 upgrade. I am now officially a super MalletKat Fan. Having the internal sounds really helps very much. Especially these PC3 sounds. A few things I want to mention. 1. I still have to get…
13 years ago - 2 comments
Practicing I Remember you (trying to play less notes and be more melodic...!)
Marcel Pascual
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with aebersold in the background.
13 years ago - 10 comments
Autumn Leaves in C minor
mikek
Content type: Video Embed
My homework is late! Here is last month's totm in a different key.
13 years ago - 2 comments
Detroit JazzFest 2011: Gary, Joe & Warren
vibraphoneman
Content type: Blog entry
This year Gary Burton - Joe Locke - Warren Wolf are all playing at the festival, woo-hoo!! I'm hoping to meet them. I met Joe the last time he was here with his Milt Tribute band. Joe took time after his set to chat with me for a few…
13 years ago - 7 comments
TOTM - Blues - Center Piece by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
13 years ago - 5 comments
Memorizing Tunes
ethanfisher
Content type: Blog entry
Hey Vibes workshop, Its been a month since the delaware workshop, ive learned alot, and when i practiced my 4 hours in my practice room i would work hard to memorize these tunes. Its a month later and now,the chord changes of…
13 years ago - 13 comments
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