This clip is from Ralph Gleason's PBS show Jazz Casual from 1962. I always thought of this piece as the "odd man out" in the repertoire of the Modern Jazz Quartet only because you don't think of them as playing Ornette Coleman's music. But they recorded this and here it is live over the end credits of the program.

For me there was a whole study around comping on the vibes. Comping is just Accompaniment. No rules.

So how do you play alternate sticking and comp. Well I use mallet number 1. I tie it in with Mallet number to

I count the sticks left to right.

1 2 3 4

Here's an etude of quarter notes where you should see my concept here.

It's quick and dirty. so sorry about sharps where it would be flats etc. but you'll get the point.

I just dicovered this great presentation, enjoy !!!

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This is the pilot episode from the late fifties detective series Johnny Staccato, played by John Cassavetes. He's a former jazz pianist turned detective. At Waldo's, the bar he likes to frequent and sit in, there's another house band featuring a vibes player in the front line - played here by Red Norvo.

This is from the 1958 series Peter Gunn, where the house band in the series features Lola Albright on vocals and Victor Feldman on vibes. Note the interplay between Victor and Lola on this excellent "cool" rendition of "How High The Moon."