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Chord Melody 2018-2019 - The Days of Wine And Roses
tonymiceli
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Here’s the Days of Wine and Roses chord melody. I’ll give my new solo cd to the first 2 people who do the following. 1. Play my chord melody 2. Take a solo 3. Play my chord melody or your melody for the head out The deadline is February…
7 years 3 months ago - 8 comments
Alchemy (vibes improvisation)
Jerry Leake
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An improvisation from my CD called “Crafty Hands.” Using leather-headed mallets, I embark on a journey in F Lydian to play in a Balafon-like style, developing a few motifs and discovering where the energy and groove could lead.
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
David Friedman Plays A Night In Tunesia with his Group 'The Generations Quartet'
tonymiceli
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7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
"Emily" by Johnny Mandel
ed saindon
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“Emily” - composed by Johnny Mandel in 1964 for the movie “The Americanization of Emily”. The version from the great pianist Bill Evans is a classic. I learned a great deal from Bill. Everything from lines, voicings and harmony to touch…
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Great Is Thy Faithfulness (computer rendition)
Piper
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Available here https://www.johnmarkpiper.com/pipervibe-store#
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
The BrainForest
Piper
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Here's a little preview of a revised old piece I wrote for Percussion Ensemble many years ago. This is a scrolling score computer rendition of the main theme. I've changed a lot of this already but it took 7 hours to upload this little…
7 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
"Spring" - a vibraphone dampening etude
ed saindon
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Here’s a brief clip of a dampening etude for the vibraphone titled “Spring” that I just finished composing. The piece features chordal playing along with the dampened stepwise movement of one of the four voices. This will be included in a…
7 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
Chord Melody - All The Things You Are by Behn Gillece
behng
Content type: Audio Player
Here's a simple chord melody on All The Things You Are. I tried to incorporate many of the things we talked about in the Beginner's Course. Sorry about the pedal sound, didn't have time to mess with it today :)
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Milt Jackson-Cedar Walton Bolivia & It Don't Mean A Thing
Michael DuBick
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Milt Jackson along with Cedar Walton, Ray Brown and Mickey Roker from 1984 performance at JazzFest Hamburg. The excellent rhythm section provides solid support for Milt on both tunes. This is one of my favorite versions of It Don't Mean…
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Beautiful Love (vibes solo)
Jerry Leake
Content type: Video Embed
A classic ballad by Victor Young.
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Great Playing and a Great Solo Vibe Piece
tonymiceli
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I liked this vibe playing a lot. She seems to really play the instrument well! I also loved the music. accessible and interesting! Check it out.
7 years 3 months ago - 4 comments
Old (VHS) rehearsal of "More Than You'll Ever Know," sans Sax!
Anecdote
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Old (VHS) rehearsal of "More Than You'll Ever Know," sans Sax! Believe me it got better! :)
7 years 3 months ago - 1 comments
Chord Melody 2018 - 2019 - Harmonize One Note
tonymiceli
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7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
"Here's That Rainy Day"
ed saindon
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“Here’s that Rainy Day” by James Van Heusen and Johnny Burke written in 1953. Still on a semester break and keeping busy with two vibe book projects along with some shedding. Working here in this clip with a few improv concepts including…
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Freehand (vibes improvisation)
Jerry Leake
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In this short improvisation from a CD called “The Turning,” I use Burton mallets, predating my switch to leather-headed mallets that have shaped my current style.
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
"Forevermore" - Solo Vibraphone
ed saindon
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"Forevermore" - a new composition for solo vibraphone with a focus on various dampening techniques. The lead sheet can be viewed and downloaded here via googledocs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lEszbF7igVuCHd6TMqaOalnldIvBqB9j/view?…
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Prelude to a Kiss
Jerry Leake
Content type: Video Embed
Composed by Duke Ellington.
7 years 3 months ago - 0 comments
Milt round midnight
kschleunes
Content type: Video Embed
So, two mallets. I think what is interesting is how low his hands are. A good lesson for us all. You can’t play soft with high hands and you have no dynamics if you can’t play soft. I see that as the biggest problem with 4 mallets.…
7 years 3 months ago - 8 comments
Grooveyard - Milt Jackson, Joe Pass, Ray Brown Mickey Rocker
Babu
Content type: Video Embed
One of the best swinging 4tet where Milt is pushed to his limits and offers some of his sharpest solos. Same thing applies to Joe Pass. All due to the incredibly good rythm section. There's a lot of this team's work on YouTube. Enjoy !
7 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Beautiful Joe Locke Percussion Piece
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
This is a great piece. I love when in the middle he stops of a bar and then picks it back up! Pretty cool!
7 years 3 months ago - 2 comments
ALDEBARAN (Keyboard Extravaganza)
Jerry Leake
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Aldebaran is a massive Red Giant star in the Milky Way. I thought it would be fun to tell the story of birth and death of Aldebaran, which naturally begins with the Big Bang (tam-tam). After a textural opening of gongs and bells, the vibes…
7 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
Beginner's Course - How to Approach Chord Melodies Pt. 1
behng
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7 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
"In Your Quiet Place" by Keith Jarrett
ed saindon
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“In Your Quiet Place” by Keith Jarrett – one of my favorite songs from Keith and one of the first songs I learned way back when I was studying with Gary Burton. I can still vividly remember the lessons and Gary’s 5th floor corner office at…
7 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
More Great Playing
tonymiceli
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7 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
Great Playing and a Beautiful Video
tonymiceli
Content type: Video Embed
I think I posted this before This is a beautiful video with great Playing! Alexey Chizhik is a great player.
7 years 4 months ago - 2 comments
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