What is happening in the Vibes Workshop Discord this week!

Gary Burton reacts to a video of his solo playing that he has never seen — his 1974 Norway video, on clarity, dampening, and the two-guitar band.

Members hunt for rattan — wrapping mallets at home.

2-5-1s, engraved by AI — voicing exercises in 9 minutes flat.

🎵 Play A Great Standard In One Month – Body & Soul – Week 3

Over the past two weeks, we've been developing our approach to "Body and Soul" by exploring different four-mallet voicings throughout the entire form.

Week 1 focused on voicings that loosely followed the melody, while Week 2 introduced another set of options emphasizing closed voicings and practical comping underneath a soloist.

This week, we're taking those ideas and putting them together into something a little more involved:

Chick Corea and Gary Burton play 'Eleanor Rigby' as a piano-vibraphone duo at Burghausen in 2011. Worth studying for Burton's voicings and the duo interplay.

Gary Burton's New Quartet plays Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue" live at Jazz Sous les Pommiers in 2013, with Julian Lage on guitar, Scott Colley on bass, and Antonio Sanchez on drums. Worth a close listen for Burton's four-mallet playing alongside Lage.

Warren Wolf and pianist Alex Brown play Chick Corea's "Señor Mouse" as a duo, live at Berklee in 2014. Worth studying for Wolf's phrasing and the duo interplay.

Gary Burton's quintet at Molde in 1974, with Pat Metheny, Mick Goodrick, Steve Swallow, and Bob Moses. It opens with solo vibraphone on 'Desert Air' and is worth studying for Burton's phrasing and the band's interplay.