Bobby Hutcherson on vibes with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams, live at the Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival in 1986. Worth studying for Hutcherson's playing in an all-star quartet setting.
Here's the link for the practice club invite.https://discord.gg/CTx6wv8PH?event=1557784898096599182 Our first class is Oct 18th, 1pm Eastern U.S.If you are serious about playing the vibes join us! It's free as long as you do the work…
🎵 Play A Great Standard In One Month – Body & Soul – Week 2Last week, we began our study of "Body and Soul" by developing a practical set of voicings through the entire form in the traditional key of D♭ major.Our focus was on finding…
Lionel Hampton's full concert at the 1994 North Sea Jazz Festival with his Golden Men of Jazz — Junior Mance, Benny Golson, Al Grey, Clark Terry, and Harry 'Sweets' Edison. Hampton was 86 and still at the top of his swing; a full set worth…
Dave Samuels plays Monk's "Bemsha Swing" with his trio at the 2009 Berklee Percussion Festival. A strong performance to study for his harmonic choices and phrasing.
Bobby Hutcherson Quartet plays Jitterbug Waltz at JazzBaltica 2007, with Joe Gilman, Dwayne Burno, and Eddie Marshall. Worth studying for his comping and solo phrasing in 3/4.
Stefon Harris's TED talk "There are no mistakes on the bandstand" — playing through examples with his quartet, he shows a wrong note is only a mistake if you don't react to it. A listening lesson worth every improviser's time.
🎵 Play A Great Standard In One Month – Body & Soul – Week 1Welcome to the next installment of Play A Great Standard In One Month!After spending two full series exploring blues and rhythm changes, we've moved into a new phase of our…
Gary Burton with the Stan Getz Quartet in 1966 — his vibraphone solo on "The Sunset Bell," the tune he made his own, captured by the BBC at the London School of Economics. A clear look at the four-mallet style he was building that year.
Warren Wolf featured with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band on "I Can't Get Started," recorded January 2025 in Frankfurt. Worth studying for how he projects the vibraphone through a full big band.
🎵 Play A Great Standard In One Month – Stella – Week 4Last week, we worked through a full chorus of "Stella By Starlight" using clear, relatively simple melodic ideas. The goal was to hear the harmony through basic scale and chord tones…
OK, slowly crawling my way through the lessons. Slow but steady wins the race, right? :)Friedman 3 https://youtu.be/A5dHhQmdFYQ and Friedman 4 https://youtu.be/y0qv0KSj4P8Diminished chords open and closed https://youtu.be/…
🎵 Play A Great Standard In One Month – Stella – Week 3Over the past two weeks, we've been developing our approach to "Stella By Starlight" through voicings and chord melody.Week 1 established our harmonic foundation, while Week 2 explored…
🎵 Play A Great Standard In One Month – Stella – Week 2Last week, we began our study of "Stella By Starlight" by developing a practical set of voicings through the entire form.This week, we're taking those voicings and putting them into a…
This is an exercise of blues solo. One chorus written using chord tones on the beats, and (mostly) blues scale and bebop dominant scale tones as passing notes.
