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New frame design for a premier 751
wyndorps
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In 1985 I bought a "Premier 751" from an auction of lost container and played it in a student big band, using piezzo picups to be loud enough. Because of job and children this instrument was unused in the cellar for nearly 20 years. Last…
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She is out of my life by Michael Jackson Vibe solo by David Kovins
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vibe solo
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TOTM - Never Be Another You - No Roots
tonymiceli
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Chords 101 by G. Perin
Danielle
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Giant Steps - TOTM
tonymiceli
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There Will Never Be Another You
tonymiceli
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Giant Steps Chord Etude
Tylerblanton
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Etude over Giant Steps with some voicing ideas. -Tyler
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Misterioso
tonymiceli
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The Way You Look Tonight patrice guillon
Patrice
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This is not revolutionary impro. It's an exercise. The deal here is to record first the vibes with no click, just inside time feel. In a second time I record the piano to check if it's match all together. This is a very good exercise…
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TOTM - Giant Steps - Chord Tone Soloing
ed saindon
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Chord Tone Soloing on Coltrane's Giant Steps. Some practice techniques and concepts include focusing on motives, soloing with chord tones while limiting the range to an octave and chord tone connection in which we go up and down the entire…
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TOTM - Giant Steps - Etude No. 1 by Behn Gillece
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9 years 5 months ago - 2 comments
TOTM - Giant Steps - Etude No. 2 "Double Stops Etude"
behng
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This etude is deceptively SUPER hard!!! I think when we have chord melodies, we rely heavily on our knowledge of voicings, and that helps guide us through tunes. But when you do something with two voices, it's almost like there's more to…
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Reducing tension in the hands with Burton Grip
Josh Anderson
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I'm playing a faster, pretty heavy chart with the big band I play in, and I've found that when I play loudly, my ring fingers on both hands press into the mallet really hard and it becomes painful after playing for half an hour…
9 years 5 months ago - 6 comments
Vibraphone in Argentina
David Friedman
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A student of mine needs a vibraphone in Argentina for future gigs. Does anybody know any vibes players there?
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Stride Right by David Kovins
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Original composition from David Kovins' book Vibraphone Portfolio published by Keyboard Percussion Publications
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Jasper's Jive by David Kovins
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Jasper's Jive from Vibraphone Virtuosity Volume 1 by David Kovins Published by Hal Leonard Performed in concert at Cami Hall in NYC with jazz trio - 1984
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TOTM - Never Be Another You - Practice
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TOTM - Giant Steps - Play the Melody
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Long Time VW Member Bruce Wells Died
tonymiceli
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Our buddy Bruce Wells died yesterday. Just passing the news on. Bruce was a great guy who played vibes for many many years. He was a great friend of the site and will be missed!
9 years 5 months ago - 8 comments
CHORDS 101: Triads (G.Perin)
giovanniperin
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Hi Guys this month i'm going to do a really basic lesson for those of you who still have problem playing chords on the vibes, Remember to download the pdf before watching the lesson in order to understand what I'm doing! As usual feel free…
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Messing With Triads Pt. 3 by Behn Gillece
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TOTM - There Will Never Be Another You - Etude No. 2 "Chordal Etude" by Behn Gillece
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The Shadow of Your Smile
ed saindon
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Slow and subtle solo vibraphone version of Johnny Mandel's "The Shadow of Your Smile".
9 years 5 months ago - 2 comments
CHORDS 101: 6th (G.Perin)
giovanniperin
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Hi Guys this month i'm going to do a really basic lesson for those of you who still have problem playing 6th chords on the vibes, Remember to download the pdf before watching the lesson in order to understand what I'm doing! As usual feel…
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CHORDS 101: 7th (G.Perin)
giovanniperin
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Hi Guys this month i'm going to do a really basic lesson for those of you who still have problem playing 7th chords on the vibes, Remember to download the pdf before watching the lesson in order to understand what I'm doing! As usual feel…
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