Hymne a L'amour - simply beautiful song sung and made famous by the great French vocalist Edith Piaf. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the music by Marguerite Monnot. It was written for the love of her life, the French boxer, Marcel…
So it's pretty funny to me. I was messing around with this Cannonball Adderley tune, "Things Are Getting Better". I was recording it to listen back and check my stuff out. I got done and thought, 'that wasn't so bad, I should post it'. I…
Here's a chord melody of Up Jumped Spring.
Your job:
1. write the changes in
2. Know the melody by heart
3. Know the chords by heart
4. Add your pedaling
5. Maybe do a bit of Dampening
6. Make this sound good. Listen to the recording.…
Ed has embraced the Malletech Love Vibe and done some great things on it. I think he understands the instrument more than anyone. I think it was sort of develop with him in mind by Leigh Stevens.
Check him out. Since Ed is not a straight…
“In Your Quiet Place” by Keith Jarrett. One of my favorite songs from Keith. I remember working on it quite a bit during lessons way back with Gary. Of course, the recording of this song by Keith and Gary is a favorite as well as Gary’s…
"The Folks Who Live on the Hill" - a superb ballad with beautiful lyrics and a great melody. Written in 1937 with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and music by Jerome Kern. Keeping it pretty simple here with two choruses close to the melody…
Are you guys aware of the work Bobby Hutcherson did with Andrew Hill. I always put Andrew Hill in with Charles Mingus and Duke in his approach to harmony. It's way more modern than Duke though but I think there are a lot of musicians that…
Hello Everyone!
I’m happy to announce that a project that I’ve been working on for years is finally a reality! I’ve recently launched the website: www.percussionandelectronics.com
PURPOSE
The website was created to facilitate the ability…
Hi Everyone,
Check out September's Good Vibes details on my website, www.gloriajazz.com.
I may not be celebrating a wedding, but I've included something old ("Black Orchid" by Cal Tjader), something new ("Lucky To Be Me" from David…
Would you mind going an liking this video on youtube?
It's my nephew. I lent him a vibraphone and he made a video about it. I just thought it would be nice to get him some likes. He's a tech kid, very smart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch…
This is a duet with myself on Piano and Vibes. The song is "Danzon For My Father" by Oscar Hernandez. The lead sheet is available in "The Latin Real Book: C Edition" https://www.amazon.com/Latin-Real-Book-C/dp/1883217059/.
I had never…
"'Round Midnight" by Thelonious Monk - After 43 straight years of teaching at Berklee, I'm officially on a sabbatical for the upcoming Fall semester. My sabbatical project is the recording of videos that feature solo vibraphone techniques…
