Finally got round to posting this (between house painting, kid minding Miceli workshop and gig tour and Limerick's first Jazz Festival.) Its a tune from the Aebersold book on rhythm changes which I used with Oleo and did two more solos only in different keys. Learned a lot from this, apologies for delay but I am swamped with work but making no money, I hate that part.

Here they are...some big band charts with vibes from the College of Saint Rose Jazz Ensemble's Spring concert...all with vibes!

There are hardly ever any vibes parts, so I just take the piano or guitar charts (or sometimes transpose sax parts) and then listen to figure out where to play without muddying up the music. Great ear training!

Full recording of Green Dolphin Street. Backing off of someone on youtube.

Just picked up a new mic today, Blue Yeti. Not expensive, just a usb condenser, but not bad in the way of sound. Just a simple test playing wise, nothing fancy.

This is a photo taken a couple weeks ago at the tuesday night jazz night in southern oregon

i´m having so much fun with the malletkat. the vibes are real the rest is the malletkat. it´s much less touching than david and tony played it but it´s fun to try such an beautiful tune.

i found a very touching and nice version of norah jones & bonnie raitt on youtube. i love this one!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzDUi_L6MzA

tarik

p.s. this is much too long and the solo gets boring that´s why i call this practice tape :)

Rusty just joined us on the site. I love his relaxed and swinging 2 mallet playing! Babu had already posted a video with him. This morning Patrice put this one on his Face Book Page. I can't resist sharing it with you! Man this tune is all except "sad"!! (triste) ;-) - Enjoy!

Tony hope this is cool and that I have found the right place to shameleesy thump a new cd. On Summit Records I am part of a new cd entitled Three Voices. Flugelhorn, Vibes and Bass. The recording turned out very nicely, so if anyone is interested please check out at the following links with samples and reviews.
Best,
Rusty

ps Tony I think one my students is doing the Delaware workshop. Great scene you have created! Thanks.

hey everyone. so many blessings have been happening for me in Oregon. I am excited to say that im back playing vibes full time,with only minor hand pain. so i thought i would post a track from the regular wednesday gig i have here in Medford Oregon .. the sax player on these gigs is Mr. Bud Berlingeri who was with Louie Prima's band before Sam Butera .. Bud is 84 and swinging hard ..

hope you all enjoy .. chops are kind rusty .. so will post more when i remember to bring my zoom recorder out ...