Lesson from Tony M. Challenge was to play a solo. I have great difficulty playing anything but a very tuneful solo without getting lost. This is 1. melody line, 2. solo, 3. chord-tones with melody line.
Victor Feldman: The Arrival of Victor Feldman (1958)
Victor Feldman was the first British jazz musician to make a major impact in the U.S., relocating to the West Coast in the 50’s. Feldman, a triple threat on piano, vibraphone, and drums/…
Solo clip of Monk's great tune Ask Me Now. Focusing on some steady left hand comping along with interspersed two hand runs for fills in this clip. Tricky changes with lots of II-7 V7s.
So, for those of you who may have been following my saga of wanting, then finally obtaining a Deagan Imperial, here is the beginning of the end result of what I have been working on.
I have not completed the restoration by any means, but…
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See all the double sticking. I think in order to play 4 mallets we need to study some of this technique. The thing about this technique is that the hands are separated a lot of the time. Ok, it's more then we want,…
I just bought a Deagan Commander recently, the version with the pickups installed (a 594, in other words), but I'm thinking about removing them. I have another set of vibes I've been using on gigs until now and I've never needed pickups,…
Four West Coast Vibraphone Greats, Four Great Albums
I’m starting a new weekly blog to talk about the vibes: players, important albums, concepts. For this month of April, I’d like to start by discussing four first-rate West Coast…
I learn more about solo vibes from guitar than any other instrument. I think we have the same problems.
This album inspires me and i learn about solo vibe playing from things like this. What do you guys think?
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In the home studio tonight doing a little practicing and experimenting with a beautiful composition by the great Leonard Bernstein. Although the song is usually played as a straight 8th ballad, I'm having some fun seeing what happens…
