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Amplification/mics, only play acoustically, or have mics and pretend they don’t exist??? o What are the factors that go into this decision?  The vibes are clearly the most beautiful sounding instrument on the planet and NOTHING should be…
5 years ago - 27 comments
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Hey Folks, I rarely post these sorts of things, but was inspired to learn this Mulgrew Miller solo this summer. I just love his lines, phrasing, and where he places things in the pocket. He swung.
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Gospel (G. Perin) -V
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Hi guys today I'd like to share with you a couple of gospel progression/harmonization that I particularly like and use in my playing. I really dig Tony's lessons about gospel so I decided to give also my point of view...from an Italian guy…
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Friedman 10
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This is a short clip of me playing the 10th dampening exercise from David Friedman's book. Comments welcome!
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Here is the Friedman dampening Etude 5. Comments and critique are welcome!
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Gary Burton solo from Native Senses
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I think I have this totally figured out. Vibraphonist Carolyn Stallard came over and we experimented with the Late Night Mallets (click here for the mallets). We played on my first floor and went and took turns listening in the basement…
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Normally I transport my vibraphone in a car in assembled state. To get it out of the cellar over a stair without a second person I developed a transportation system consisting of an axis and 2 big wheels of a wheel chair. With this big…
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I Remember You
Jerry Leake
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by Victor Schertzinger
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There are two tunes called Milestones by Miles Davis (he wrote both right?) The old one which is more a bebop kind of tune and the new one which is more modal. Here's the funny thing, they are both really old. So it should be 'the older…
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Hey Everybody, I'll be posting the info on Good Vibes October radio show at my website www.gloriajazz.com. Check it out! Kevin Norton is new to the show. Much of his work seems experimental but a track on his new album, Yimba Rudo,…
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East of the Sun
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“East of the Sun” - some Sunday morning practice with this classic standard after a little hiatus from the vibes due to a vacation. Working here with a focus on incorporating runs and fills while keeping the time going. These concepts will…
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by Bill Evans I’m amazed by how few views this Gary Burton solo has on YouTube, given his incredible clarity, restraint, command, and beauty with one of Bill Evan’s more (if not most) challenging ballads. The vibe sound is, well, gorgeous…
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Hi guys! I've been working on some ideas on how to work on the altered scale using open and closed. There is a pdf attached with the exercises I demonstrate in this video. Let me know what you think and if you guys have any other ideas!
5 years ago - 2 comments
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As many of you know, beyond vibes playing, one of my interests is recording engineering and sound production. Today they came together and I realized that what I did for myself is something I should offer here to others because it really…
5 years ago - 4 comments
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Hi All, Does anyone know who plays the vibes solo on Bennett and Winehouse's "Body and Soul" on Duets II? I don't have the album. Even though I've looked everywhere online I can think of, there is no credit for vibraphone that I can see…
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