Spain is one of my all-time favorite Chick Corea tunes. So many of his pieces have this great energy and beautiful melodies. My recording (done about 10 or 12 years ago) had a boring intro that's been removed for this post. Please pardon my less than perfect editing!

If someone would like the piano accompaniment to practice with let me know and I'll upload it.

Hi Tony,

This isn't quite directly vibes, but is there any chance we can get a lesson on the equipment/software you use to produce videos? You've really upgraded your capabilities since the "quick and dirty" days, so I'm looking for how you handle the multiple cameras, good sound, and syncing up the sound with the video. No need for details like "click this menu", but stuff like what kind of cameras, what records the sound, what software package mixes everything together, are there any lighting problems that have to be taken care of, etc.

Thanks,
Tom P.

Here is my version of 'My One And Only Love'. I really wanted to play it as a beautiful ballad, and I didn't have a lot of time this week so when I recorded today I really found out that I really need to work on playing ballads. I think this is hard to do playing solo vibes and especially not playing it rubato. Somehow I believe playing things rubato is a lot easier, right?

But anyway, as promised, here is my recording of this weeks tune. And as Tifoo mentioned, it's not perfect but that's the nice about doing this. We learn, compare and learn some more.

Here's a short audio lesson on practicing basic II-V-I voicings in open position.

Any questions? Post them here!

TJ

I was asked to play a few numbers with one of our big bands at University of the Arts. They said they have one of the school arrangers arrange something for me and I said. Karn Evil 9. And they said, what did you say? But I convinced them to do it.

I love this arrangement and I think they are going to write 4 or 5 more charts for me! So then my next problem is to come with with 10 grand so I can make a CD out of the material!

YEAH!!! I love playing Rock Tunes.

Hey everyone,

It has been quite a while since I've posted a post of my own... so here we go. This is another of my original tunes that we played at our latest concert at Berklee. It's inspired by the beautiful Swiss town of Montreux.

There are a few rough spots here and there, but that is some of what makes it fun to play in a group.

James

Hello fellow vibists,

I’ll be in Chicago on Friday, October 23rd for a clinic at DePaul University at 10 A.M. If anyone is in the Chicago area and would like more information, please email me at esaindon@berklee.edu

Best,

Ed

Someone mentioned a Guitorgan and I started poking around.

Check this out. The last part after the panel stops with the questions is interesting.

I spent part of tonight playing Bird's first chorus on the tune Merry Go Round which is a rhythm changes with a Sears and Roebuck Bridge. S and R Bridge is (key of Bb) F-7 Bb7 Eb Eb C7 C7 C-7 F7. That's what Larry Mckenna always calls it and said that was the name. I dig that name.