Vibraphone

David and I have been playing together for over 10 years now. A couple things I know, 1. I'm a good vibe player, 2. David is a master. So I got to play and study with him for over 10 years. Talk about the instrument, talk about what we called real estate (who's playing where, stay out of each others way). Talk about chords and voicings and lines and so many other things. What an amazing experience for me this was! This is our second cd and it's dedicated to David Friedman. It was finished before covid. And to be honest, was supposed to be released on Resonator Records which is Malletech.

I've made other lessons here with the same theme. Make it sound like the song. 

It's our job in a way. Sure the heavy weights do this or that. But a true heavy weight can make it sound like the song. Once you have mastered that then you can take liberties. Listen to some of the solo Chick Corea CDs. He takes liberties but he's a monster! 

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Friedman Etude 8

I put on a  C drone and did my best to improvise through the seven modes.

Recorded in the USM School of Music 

Recorded in The USM School of Music 

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This is a performance of Friedman 13.

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