I'm sure you guys heard this one tons of times!... Not me! I made a search cuz I was surprised by the close presence of vibes on this version...

Did we talk about the vibist appearing here : Arthur Lyman? Any one as things to say about him?

http://www.answers.com/topic/arthur-lyman

- M

A short simple etude that covers three aspects of chordal playing. The block chords. Playing a chord with a grace note and playing a chord and dampening a line underneath it. Short but challenging. Reminds me of a fanfare in a way.

I am looking for suggestions for "practicing" away from the vibes. i.e. sitting on a plane, or in a hotel room. I will be traveling a ton on business after the holidays. I have a couple of ideas that I'd like to share and I'd like to get feedback or suggestions.

1) Memorize tunes. I am now making some 3X5 notecards, the name of the tune on one side the chords, key and modes on the other (e.g. II, V, I)

I got this from Franck Tortiller : I love it!!
A classic... but what a great (French) team work! :o)

Anyone listening to this? Just heard this download-- absolutely beautiful!

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/jazzdownload.php?id=5664

All done!

This is am email I got recently, its one of those little scenario's we can relate too, so hope you enjoy it, Merry Christmas to all.

John

Subject: Ed Friedland article on Jazz.. Cracked me up

I'm looking for a good set of vibes. I am a middle school jazz vibes player and i need one at home to practice. I have a limited budget. I don't want to spend to much. Ideally, i am looking for a musser m55, but that might not happen. If you have any kind of vibraphone, i will look into it. If you have a decent set of vibes, regardless of the brand, and for the right price, you can consider it sold.

to Begin .. i would just like to say that ive known tony since the he started this adventure of the vibesworkshop ... and hands down. this is the best source on the planet for any mallet percussionist beginner .. semi pro or recording artist... thank you soo much for allow us all to contribute our brains to your brainchild ... much respect ...

two years ago i posted a blog reguarding my continual problems with my right hand. just under two years ago i actually sold my vibes and reinvented myself as a b3 player keyboardist due to the extreme pain threshold ...