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I played really simple. It should be fairly easy to transcribe.
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Blue Bossa head with chord accompaniment: https://youtu.be/akBz9J0UDnI Diminished open-closed voicings in G, Ab, & C: https://youtu.be/wTBnPlYdWGQ Blue Bossa with scales: https://youtu.be/ONUGeuGTyQc Donna Lee first 8 bars of head: …
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A really difficult tune by Lennie Tristano. Been practicing the head for a few weeks so here it is warts an all. Now for the rest of it 
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Just talking about the Dizzy Gillespie tune 'Birks Works' and showing a very simple but cool arrangement for the head. 
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Birks Works
tonymiceli
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The Dizzy Gillespie Minor Blues. It's in Fmin and instead of going to Bbmin7 on bar 5 it goes to a Db7. Very cool!
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If one has some vibe bars that are tuned to A=442 with pickups ( assume no resonators) is it possible to electronically pull the pitch down so one hears A=440 from the amp?   
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Friedman Etude No. 5
Jeremy Zolner
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I slowed down a bit at two tricky sections but I really liked my dynamics on this take. Enjoy!
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So What?
Jeremy Zolner
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Playing the head, soloing and then playing the chords for "So What?". There are definitely some things I'd alter but when I listened back to the recording I said "eh So What?"
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Friedman Etude # 6: https://youtu.be/YttaWr_I6iY Donna Lee - First 4 bars memorized in F & Ab: https://youtu.be/VRhheJYW15Y Blue Bossa head in E- and C-: https://youtu.be/Zpnk1Rol4BY    
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Originally for piano solo, Heifetz arranged these preludes for violin and piano.  Susan Olenwine and I tweaked his arrangement for vibes and piano. 1-Allegro ben ritmato e deciso 2-Andante con moto e poco rubato 3-Allegro ben ritmato e…
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                                               JAZZ ON  MARIMBA—A  UNIQUE NEW STYLE   Much deep thanks to Tony for letting me share my ideas on this superb site ! (This playlist will guide you thru the videos.)   https://www.youtube.com…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txWCZX-iMkg So much here that's interesting.  The way the bars are mounted, The 3-2 clave, the groove, the way they play together and listen, the tuning.  Sure made my day.   IG 
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There are a couple new Vibraphonics gizmos in my store. Here's the latest.  https://www.pipervibe.com/product-page/m48-m55-rod-free-pedal-adapter-b…  Also, if you've been thinking about upgrading to the PIPERvibe Gel Pad or purchasing my…
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I am presently involved in a recording project with a singer/songwriter. The producer is a friend of mine and suggested to the artist that he include vibes as an integral part of the background palette throughout the recording. That's…
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I'm Extremely happy to announce that my new book is available! Jazz Vibraphone - Journey to Artistry - Technique and Language, Vol. 1 Human beings are improvisors by nature. Life itself is one big improvisation: we improvise from the…
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