I don't know a lot of these songs but it's still interesting.

So I say in the lesson you figure out the scales (you'll hear) but I made an etude up with them in it for you to study.

I have a set of Friedman 30Ls to give away.

If you want them, all you have to do is put up 4 Friedman CDs via the Amazon Review under POST.

The first one to put 4 cds up gets the mallets.

I love brushes!

I was playing the piano, and thumbing through the Real Book today. I found "Look to the Sky" and since I had my recording stuff set up at the piano, I decided to create a backing track, with BIAB. I then put back my recording stuff back with my vibes and did an overdub.

I really dig the sound of unisons.

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I messed up the tag at the end, but hope you enjoy it anyway.

Piano - Barry
Vibes - Barry
Drums - BIAB
Bass - BIAB

Barry

Here's another recording from my jam with Tony, and Mark. This is "Prelude to a Kiss". I was sight reading this one.

So cool to have real musicians behind me. What a treat!

Enjoy,

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Barry

Here is our arrangement of the Beatles' tune, "Norwegian Wood".

Enjoy,
Barry

I moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada about six months ago. Since I've played a few gigs here and there, but not the frequency that I had been prior to moving. However, I just started working on a concept with another artist. He mentioned that he wanted to work on some tunes from Eastern Europe and some original compositions. For me the concept of playing vibes in a group with a folk repertoire was a little foreign. And then I remembered what Tony said. Try playing with a rock or different kind of group.

Here's another recording from my jam with Tony, and Mark today. This is "The Days of Wine and Roses", which I was working on for the TOTM. I did it all from memory, which is a big deal for me. I got lost a little, then got back in by listening to the bass and piano. I also comp during the bass solo, which means I can't rely on listening to the bass to keep track. That was tough for me.

But, man that was FUN, playing with other folks! I usually just do solo arrangements in my basement.

Enjoy,

Barry

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I had a very special day today. Tony, and bass player Mark Przybylowski came over my house to hang and jam. At the end, we got a bit silly with a jam based on my "Barry Ktude #1".

See what other tunes you can hear.

BTW, I figured out how to mic the piano. The main trick is to use stereo mics. I used the AMT 404s that I normally use for my vibes and used a single AKG C1000S for the vibes. The bass was picked up by all of the mics.

Barry