hey guys, check this video out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjXXo3oUDXk&feature=endscreen
besides the always amazing and inspiring playing by Mr. Burton et al., there are several interesting stuff in this video: the first thing that shocked me was seeing Gary playing a Studio 49 4 octave set of vibes! it's always hard to find some footage or recordings of these instruments in a jazz setting (i've played a couple and i'm kinda obsessed about them), but i think that the image of Gary behind his m48 is kind of engraved in the collective imaginary, i suspect. I know that Joe Locke played on one not long ago at Ronnie Scotts in London. What's even more amazing is how it sounds. It sounds like, well... Gary! it's an amazing and often overlooked topic in vibes: SOUND, how a great player stands out by his (or her) own sound, no matter what instrument he's playing at (that's why i love Cal's bright sound, or Bobby Hutcherson's ability to make a Musser sound like a Deagan... in this particular case, Gary sounds just like himself... amazing!
Another interesting fact is that he chose not to use the extended range (except for a high G on the second to last chord!) , i wonder what his (and everyone's) take is on extended range instruments, and how would he approach it if musser finally decided to step into the 21st century and make an extended range model. The only players that seem to have embraced the extended range consistently are Mike Mainieri and Stefon Harris, basically because yamaha can provide them with an extended vibe almost wherever they go to.
last but not least... that's one HUGE distance between the musicians and the audience!!!
Diego
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Hola Diego, yo poseo un
Necrodrumicon Sun, 11/18/2012 - 10:03
Hola Diego, yo poseo un vibráfono de 4 octavas hecho por el luthier argentino Colovini, yo estoy totalmente a favor del rango extendido, muchos lo critican por el tema de la portabilidad, pero de hecho, si podes cargar uno de 3 podes cargar uno de 4. Es similar a la historia del piano, en un principio no tenia la tesitura que actualmente tiene, pero con el tiempo se fue incrementando posibilitando muchas mas posibilidades sonoras. Es muy practico, sobre todo para tocar solo, por el tema de los bajos.
i love his solo!
tonymiceli Tue, 11/20/2012 - 12:07
i love his solo!
i emailed gary about this.
tonymiceli Tue, 11/20/2012 - 21:02
i emailed gary about this. here's his reply:
"That was a guest appearance on a television show in Moscow on which I played two tunes. They provided the vibraphone, so it was whatever they came up with. I don't even remember the instrument, the whole thing happened so quickly and in a blur. And now vibists of the world over are scratching their heads wondering why I'm not playing a Musser, thanks to YouTube and the Vibe Workshop!"