"Miss Otis Regrets" - composed by Cole Porter in 1934 for the revue Hi Diddle Diddle that opened at London's Savoy Theatre. I was made aware of the song by Keith Jarrett who played a gorgeous version for an encore at his Carnegie Hall…
These are one of my go-to sets of mallets when I'm using the pickup system on my vibes, but I recently tried them on marimba and I LOVED the sound I was getting.
A session in Palermo, Sicily from 1980 with Ray Brown, Monty Alexander and Grady Tate. Milt at his prime digs into a an old time classic - Poor Butterfly - with his usual brilliance. There are a few quotes from various other tunes…
I just purchased an old (1940s?) Ludwig vibraphone. It has a Bodine motor with an attachment that looks to me like a friction speed control. There is a knob you twist that presses a felt pad against a spinning disk to, I guessing, slow the…
Hello all,
Thanks to everyone who has responded thus far with ideas for my vibes history project (original post: https://www.vibesworkshop.com/blog-entry/new-vibraphone-history-project…)
As Tony mentioned in his December newsletter, I've…
hello, does anyone know where I might find a pedal for a three octave narrow bar JENCO? I have a photo of the vibes, but I'm not sure how to post a pic....i believe this model uses the pedal that goes all the way across and attaches…
Dampening on the Vibraphone - "You Must Believe In Spring" composed by Michel Legrand with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Playing the melody on this beautiful song with a focus on using a variety of dampening techniques throughout the…