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Interesting facts about the history of the vibraphone
David Friedman
Content type: Blog entry
This is a wonderful page recommended to me by my friend Nahum Ben-Yehuda, who was the inventer of the historic "Good Vibes" mallets. Here are some interesting facts with pictures of many of the old Deagan instruments, originally designed…
12 years ago - 3 comments
All the Things You Are (2&4) 121102 by BarryK
BarryK
Content type: Audio Player
Here is another tune I am working on for my accordion/guitar jam. I am practicing working with a metronome on 2&4. Barry
12 years ago - 6 comments
James Shipp's Nós Novo - Bealach an Doirin
jamesshipp
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Hi All- I always say this, but it's been a very long time since I've posted here. Looking forward to getting back into it. For the first time since I've had this group Nós Novo (almost five years now,) I have a good video of one of our…
12 years ago - 4 comments
Shorter's Aung San Suu Kyi - piano/vibes duet
tedwolff
Content type: Audio Player
My Piano buddy Laura Klein introduced me to this tune by Wayne Shorter to me a few years ago. It is a tribute to Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese political activist that recently won the Nobel Peace Prize. It proved to be very difficult for me…
12 years ago - 3 comments
Wayne Shorter's "Deluge" by the GJQ w/ Dana Sudborough
DanaSud
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This was recorded at an informal gig where our regular bass player couldn't make it. We ended up reading some tunes out of the real book so we wouldn't make the bassist sight read some of the more difficult originals. I was reading "…
12 years ago - 4 comments
A Gift From james Armstrong
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Believe it or not, I wrote a percussion piece and and playing it up at Millersville University where James Armstrong teaches. He's a great percussionist and a great friend. He really helped me get the piece in shape! Anyway!!!!! He gave…
12 years ago - 2 comments
Behn Gillece Exercises on Lines
tonymiceli
Content type: Book page
Here are all Behn's lessons on lines. Check out they are great. a
12 years ago - 0 comments
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tonymiceli
Content type: Book page
12 years ago - 0 comments
Carolyn's Transcribing Blog: Let the new month begin!
c.stallard22
Content type: Blog entry
Argh! Well...I have taken an unplanned rest from Afro Blue because... 1) First, I forgot about a recording session I agreed to play marimba on, so I had to spend a weekend staying up too late and getting up too early trying to cram…
12 years ago - 2 comments
Need for extra soft vibes mallets
Babu
Content type: Blog entry
Hi all, I'm needing (quickly !) super-extra-soft mallets for vibraphone. Visiting the Mike Balter's site the 16R model is said for marimba use, anyone knowing if it would work fine with vibes ? There's the Vibrawell V9R too. Any info about…
12 years ago - 2 comments
Emily - solo vibes - by carmine fusaro
car0513
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solo vibes of the tune emily by carmine fusaro
12 years ago - 5 comments
Message for Gary Burton
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Blog entry
Dear Gary, Messing around through the users's profiles, I can see that you're on the site since one year and 5 weeks… jeez it seems to me like yesterday! I remember we were all soooo impressed each time you'd log in! :o) Not that we are no…
12 years ago - 8 comments
Wise One, The Mackay Project, Live at the Jazz Station, Eugene Oregon
tmackay
Content type: Audio Player
Bobby Hutcherson has been a huge influence on my playing. His interpetation of Wise One is soooo deep.. this is my version of the tune done this last weekend in eugene oregon. first time i had ever played this tune beyond my house and the…
12 years ago - 6 comments
TOTM - The Art of Solo Vibes - Fotografia - Jobim (etude) by Dimitris Angelakis
dimitris
Content type: Audio Player
To practise this tune I inspired from Rusty where he uploaded a wonderfull version of this tune and I thought a cool idea to practise it in terms of solo vibes using chords and lines together. I also recorded a midi bass to help me get the…
12 years ago - 7 comments
TOTM - The Art of Solo Vibes - Step by Step 6 by Dimitris Angelakis
dimitris
Content type: Audio Player
This is a series of performances about Tune of the Month – Solo vibes. You can criticize my performance or you can even use these posts as lessons since I play step by step the development of solo vibes according to what I practiced so far…
12 years ago - 0 comments
Six New Pieces for Solo Vibraphone
nadworks
Content type: Forum topic
All vibes players! In time for this year's PASIC we have just released a series of 6 New Pieces for Solo Vibraphone by Joe Locke. The music is fully notated, of medium difficulty and each piece is accompanied by an original audio file,…
12 years ago - 0 comments
Nice Exercise for Major Chords by Behn Gillece
behng
Content type: Audio Player
12 years ago - 1 comments
Chris Dingman
johndaly
Content type: Forum topic
Was speaking with the great saxophonist Dave Binney (www.davidbinney.com) last night who played at our Jazz Club and we got talking about vibes and vibe players and how the vibes are now being played by some great young cats, and Dave…
12 years ago - 2 comments
Chris Dingman
Marie-Noëlle
Content type: Book page
12 years ago - 0 comments
All The Things You Are - Ed Saindon Quartet
ed saindon
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Here's a clip for a recent gig here with some old friends. I hadn't played with Charlie and Les for at least 10 years. We had a fun night listening and interacting with each other. Some guys go out for a night of bowling. I look at this as…
12 years ago - 5 comments
Morning practice with company.
Marcel Pascual
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12 years ago - 9 comments
TOTM - The Art of Solo Vibes - Playing Ballads by Illya
illya
Content type: Audio Player
Someone to watch over me. Hello guys. One of the great thing you can play alone on the vibe is ballads. I think the instrument has the potential to provide the feeling and the warmness to play slow songs at least as much as a piano. but…
12 years ago - 3 comments
Dream Dance - take 5 by MetroWest Jazz Project -- original compositions swap meet
tpvibes
Content type: Audio Player
Here's another composition of mine, "Dream Dance", and a rough mix recording. When I was writing this I thought it'd be easy to perform, but it turned out to be quite difficult. My original idea for the solos was to play once through the…
12 years ago - 4 comments
1960s-70s M55
Goodvibes
Content type: Forum topic
Greetings, New to the board and looking to start my journey into learning to play the vibraphone. I'm 50 years old and have played various instruments (keyboards mainly) over the years. The vibraphone has always appealed to me and I'm…
12 years ago - 3 comments
An Old Musser - Sounds Like a Deagan!
tonymiceli
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12 years ago - 1 comments
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