Here's the next tune I thought we'd check out and study.

Ed Saindon's 'Life's Blessing'. I asked Ed if he would make a solo recording to get us started. Hopefully he will. Regardless let's all start checking this tune out and talking about it and practicing it like we did with Joe Locke's tune 'Sword of Whisper'.

Maybe Phillipe could make the play along!!!

So download the tune and start working on it. I'm sure Ed will give us a hand and talk about it. Maybe he'd even do an audio lesson for us?

Here we go!

Upon Gary Burton's suggestion, this is the first female vibist review! :o)

The biography of Marjorie Hyams is quite short. She was born in 1923 and as said Scott Yanow "if [she] had not retired prematurely, she would be much better-known today.

Birthday Cake
We all wish David Friedman a happy birthday.

I know I'm honored to have him here at vibesworkshop.com! What an honor for all of us to be able to chat and learn from him. He has been so kind to offer his time and energy and knowledge here.

Thank you so much David! Happy Birthday - (Tony Miceli)

(btw-Joe tipped me off!!!)

There is a lot of video on YouTube with Mr. Burton and Pat Metheny. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=burton+metheny…

I love "Question and Answer". Such a great blowing vehicle and catchy tune put together.

Teddy Charles
Hi all,

In his last post, Gary Burton talked about Teddy Charles. I thought it was a good opportunity to go ahead on our little tour of great vibists lives.

In a former post, we had talked about how many vibists had long lives. At 80, Teddy Charles is surely a very good example!

I was watching this video and thinking about ALL the different types of sets Gary has played on. I'm sure he wouldn't carry his everywhere.

I was wondering what he had to go up against sometimes?

I know our school lent him a Musser that wasn't in great shape. the legs were bent in and bending. It would have worked fine but might have looked a bit odd on stage!

Here is another great video of Mike mainieri of one of my fav track of Steps "Bullet Train"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJZAIp481VY

I am still working on Sword of Whispers. I am internalizing it a bit more but my timing and hand independence could use some work. I was trying to keep a pulse in the left hand, using the rhythm of Vince Guaraldi's "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", which is syncopated like Joe's gentle intro in the lead sheet.