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CD Snapshot!

Ok, stop, freeze. What's the last vibe cd you listened to???

For me it's Jim Hart's Narrada. Guys were talking about him in the shout box so I put him on while I was folding clothes. Great stuff! He's a great player.

Your turn.

"Vince Guaraldi" (tony) by Emilie

Hi !
Here is a first version of "vince Guaraldi" composed by Tony...
After few (hurmmMMM) hour of practice...
I find it a very difficult.. theme is not easy and it's very difficult for me to improvise and comp at the same time too...
Actually, It's the challenge not raised...
But perhaps I'm going to find some advice here, to help me there..

Tony, some advice for the comping&soloing at the same time in this tune ? and perhaps for the fluidity of the theme ( soft baguettes would help me I think..)

Thanks :)
MIS

Drumming Influence

Hey guys, I jus ran across a post by Tony called Think Like a Drummer. Great post that I think has varying views and open for discussion. I entered Berklee way back as a drummer (was a Buddy Rich fanatic) and was lucky enough to study with the great Alan Dawson. I saw Gary play with the Mike Gibbs big band at a school concert. Had never seen the vibes before. Gary did a short solo on Keith Jarrett's Grow Your Own and that was one of those "wow" moments for me. Took up vibes starting with a beginning mallet class with Gary. Talk about being fortunate.

Don't Mean to Be Corny

Sorry to get all cheezy, but there are some players on this site doing cool stuff.
There are some really talented players here!

I'm amazed because I've seen some of these guys for almost 5 years now. I've seen the progress and what can happen if you just pick up the sticks and practice on the instrument.

I'm truly inspired tonight. Right on guys!

Strange Gig

Crazy gig today. The picture says it all. First words when I walked into the party was hearing one guy ask the other guy "Do you surf the internet?" Actually there were a few musicians there and it was an ok party to play at. We played all our arrangements of rock tunes and split!