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All the Things You Are- compose a melody
Tylerblanton
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Hi folks, I wanted to take a compositional approach to the TOTM this time. I find it can be insightful to compose a melody over a tune you're working on. For this one, I was trying to keep it simple- stay with a few basic rhythmic themes…
11 years 7 months ago - 4 comments
Christos Rafalides
pap4456
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I had ordered the Peter Gunn CD by the Harmonie Ensemble of New York and was more than pleased! This is a fitting tribute to the originator of TV crime jazz, and, according to Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, "The high priest of Hollywood cool…
10 years 4 months ago - 1 comments
TOTM - Prince Albert - Soloing Ideas Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece
behng
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11 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
Pat Moran.....
tmackay
Content type: Blog entry
Last fall i had the honor to take some lessons with jazz Pianist Pat Moran. Pat was a Prominet female voice in the 50's era of jazz during the early bill evan era. Pat had a famous trio with Bassist Scott Lafaro. Pat lives about 3 miles…
11 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - I'll Remember April
tonymiceli
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10 years 4 months ago - 9 comments
TOTM - Blues in F
Rogerhdg
Content type: Blog entry
Tony's description (and playing) of the "Batman Blues" finally got the idea of F7|F7|F7|F7|Bb7| etc. across to me. However, now everything I try to play in FBlues mode sounds like Batman, and absolutely nothing sounds like folks in the…
11 years 7 months ago - 1 comments
First Song by Charlie Haden - Solo Vibraphone
ed saindon
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Dedicated to the great Charlie Haden
10 years 4 months ago - 21 comments
Just Go For It!!!
c.stallard22
Content type: Blog entry
Hey everyone! I've landed quite a few gigs this year, and the fact that they keep coming made me realize there's a lesson here for newish vibes players. When I joined VWS I wasn't brave enough to do what I am now, so I'm writing this for…
11 years 7 months ago - 4 comments
Hawaii Youth Percussion Ensemble ...
tmackay
Content type: Blog entry
Exciting day for me today. I was officially added to the faculty of the Hawaii youth percussion ensemble, in Honolulu, Hawaii. I had a chance to work with these kids back in February and they are truely amazing ... my duties with the…
11 years 7 months ago - 3 comments
Scale Exercise ( my apologies my notation program is down )
tmackay
Content type: Images
This jpg is a manuscript of an exercise I have been doing daily for a while now. I think its kinda cool they way the shape of the scale wraps around which in turn really twist the scale into other ideas ... the basic idea came from a…
11 years 7 months ago - 7 comments
Barry Ktude No. 4 - Major Montuno by BarryK
BarryK
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I was fooling around with a major montuno and put a melody to it while keeping the pattern going. I went to the piano to work some things out and my daughter rushes in saying, "What's that"? All proud of myself I said it was a song I…
11 years 7 months ago - 1 comments
Sandro Pallua - Playing vibes and singing - the wind cries Mary, by Jimi Hendrix,
sandrop
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10 years 4 months ago - 4 comments
Sandro Pallua vibes and singing blues
sandrop
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10 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
TOTM - All The Things You Are - Fmin to Bbmin and more!
tonymiceli
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11 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - All The Things Your Are - The First Eight Bars
tonymiceli
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11 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
TOTM - All The Things You Are - Solo by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
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Check out the audio. It's the solo from Sibelius with a click. You should put in the chords and analyze the notes a little bit. You'll notice in the first chorus, no flat nines or altered anything. I saved it for the second chorus. Also…
11 years 7 months ago - 2 comments
TOTM - All The Things You Are - Basic Voicings Pt. 2 "Adjustments" by Behn Gillece
behng
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11 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
Good Vibes Radio October '14 update
gloria krolak
Content type: Event
Hi All, It's always fun to introduce new (to me) vibes players. This month there are three -- Peter Schlamb, Jerry Weir and James Westfall. Schlamb plays on a Ben Van Gelder tune, "August," Westfall plays with The Wee Trio on Live at the…
11 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
New YT channel: Ed Saindon Piano
ed saindon
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Hello everyone, I just created a new YT channel titled Ed Saindon Piano. Uploaded clips include solo piano versions of Danny Boy (using harmony from Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett) as well as several renditions of Tennessee Waltz. Here's a…
10 years 4 months ago - 6 comments
Prince Albert
Marie-Noëlle
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11 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
All The Things You Are
Marie-Noëlle
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11 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
? for David Friedman about marimba
John Keene
Content type: Forum topic
David, I’ve put your 1995 trio album with Dino Saluzzi and Anthony Cox called Rios on my mp3 player a few weeks ago, and I’m really surprised how much I’ve been returning to it. What stands out for me is the combination of bandoneon and…
11 years 7 months ago - 6 comments
FLORIAN POSER & HAUKE RENKEN: Christmas Time Is Here & A Child Is Born
F_Poser
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This video was recorded in Dec. 2013 on the legendary »Fröhliche VibeNacht« we did in the church of Haukes hometown Zetel (Lower Saxony/Germany). Each one of us starts with a solo version of a tune followed by an accompanied improvisation…
10 years 4 months ago - 3 comments
Too Blind To See - by T.Dosdogru
vibraman
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Hi, this is my 4th song of my new studio project. i had fun doing the audio but not the video...but i think it´s important. Warning! This Video contains shocking images against animals, which happens everday all over the world. don´t close…
10 years 4 months ago - 5 comments
TOTM - Prince Albert Lesson 3
tonymiceli
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11 years 7 months ago - 0 comments
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