(look out - hardcore vibe geek post ahead)
Today at the vibes coffeehouse someone asked "Where are all the other vibes players? Why aren't they here?"
There were 27 of us on the Zoom call today, but there are around 5000 vibesworkshop members on this site. Only 25-40 of us are the hardcore bunch tuning in each week.
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Vibes and Strings. Recorded the string track and then played vibes over that. The strings switched from left to right half way past the clip which was not intentional. I wish I had real live strings but I can't afford it. :) An appropriate song I think for the time. Best wishes for everyone out there. Ed
I had a lot of fun doing this.
Sometimes I think I like real corny stuff and it doesn't appeal to anyone. But F it, that's the way it is.
This is one of my all time favorite songs and I loved playing it and making this video.
This is the link of the page.
This is one song from the full concert that can be accessed on YouTube. I didn't know that Kenny Wolleson played vibes, but I like the way that he places the vibes into the ensemble. The singer is from Argentina and her name is Sofia Rei.
The vibraphone appears to be a Bergerault 4-octave.
Alexey just posted this quarantine video. Exeptional playing and beautiful music. It's the first time i see a vibraphonist really playing 5 mallets, that is, doing something really musical. Enjoy !
“Blue Monk” - it’s been nice having more time to revisit some recordings and transcriptions in the studio library. A few of the greats that I’ve been delving into are Coltrane, McCoy, Chick and Herbie. So much great stuff to learn, grasp and try to assimilate. Here’s a clip with that in mind.