I've been putting together a book featuring conversations with great, living jazz vibes players, and here is an excerpt from my chat with Terry Gibbs...
I'm excited about this project, and hope to get the book out later this year
Terry Gibbs, 90 years old and still going strong:
Shedding today in a practice room at Berklee on Jobim's Triste before a lesson.
Guys check out Tim Collins.
For anyone exploring diminished scales, some basic ideas to work with.
A short clip from the vibes cam...recording my tune The New Old with pianist Steve Allee.
Rusty
Concert in 2009 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH that featured Dave Liebman on sax/flute, Matt Wilson on drums, David Clark on bass and myself on vibes, marimba and piano. This clip is a composition that I wrote titled "Deep Hearts" . The lead sheet can be downloaded from my website.
Metronome at 138. Still lots of mistakes. Time to move on anyway.
Metronome at 138. Still lots of mistakes. Time to move on anyway.