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Short versions, working on harmonizing the melody. Close Enough for Love (Johnny Mandel) Everything Happens to Me (Matt Dennis)
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Easy Living
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by Ralph Rainger
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Cheyenne's Waltz first read through. Talk about stiff!!! Oh well, it got better.
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Check this out. Listen to Lem's solos. This is great stuff to transcribe if you are learning the language. Also as transcribing goes it's not too difficult.
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When Roy Hardgrove passed, i thought it maybe would be a good idea to play something of him for the mini concert. I founded an Roy's arrangment of Autumn Leaves, I transcribed it quickly and i had a try recording it with Alone Togeher,…
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First run through of Society Red. Very stiff, but it got better!
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I will get video of Audio and play through and talk about some of these. PDF is attached. As a fun incentive, you guys have one week (from the date of this post) to post your versions of this chord melody. I will pick a winner, probably…
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Beautiful isn't it?
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Here's an attempt at Tony's H1CH thing. I'm not sure if it's a technically a chord melody because I break up the melody and chords most of the time.
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Darn That Dream
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by Jimmy Van Heusen More from a series of solos I recorded in early August with an old design of leather mallets. Working on a new mallet design that I'm hoping to share with the world.
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Cubist
Jerry Leake
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The title track to my first “Cubist” CD opens with an African Balafon vamp using 4 heavy mallets. The melody is played on glockenspiel, with other percussion layered inside. The tune features Indian rhythmic cadences called “tihai” that I…
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Did I post this already???? Damn! I like this. We talk about a lot of notes. Here is a lot of notes, but I love the playing, the interaction and all the vibistic stuff. The instrument kind of sings in a way. The pedal work is great and…
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I'll be in Italy for A Percussion Festival next September. We are also setting up some gigs for after the festival! There is a vibe competition at this festival. Check out the post here.
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Applying the solo vibraphone technique of Dual Function LH over Rhythm Changes with Charlie Parker's composition "Anthroplogy". Gary Burton taught me this technique way back when I studied with him in the 70s at Berklee College of Music. I…
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This is the 'style' of playing you are into right? I love it and don't play like this. A lot of notes as well but doesn't matter to me!!! I like listening to all the mallets and how they are intertwined. the rhythms between the hands etc…
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Pretty cool!
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