Here a good exemple (IMHO) of two great musicians listening to each other. Note the constant search in order to produce different sounds, with no electronical effects, close to what acoustic vibes is. Enjoy !
A while ago John Keene was recommending Rhapsody the music streaming service to us all. I disagreed and thought it was better to buy the mp3s. I thought a streaming service was not cool. Man I was wrong.
I pick a tune do a search for it and play along with track after track. All these different versions and interpretations of the melody. I'm using Spotify and I pay the monthly fee. It's so worth it.... and great for practicing tunes!!
Thanks John!
Here's some great comping. To me it all translates to the vibes. Any more examples??
OK have we looked at chords and harmony enough? Not including all the other stuff on the site that would fit into this category. There's a ton now about chords and harmony. We've analyzed tunes, broken harmony down. I think we've done a lot.
So I think we should now start comping. I think more than how you solo it matters how you accompany others. In fact if I was a better soloist than you and you were a much better comper than I was and you took decent solos, I think you'd be in a better position to work than me. That is as a 4 mallet player.
Special thanks to Ed Saindon for finding this treasure!... And to 'Jeff' for recording, saving, digitalizing and sharing it! Enjoy! :o)
Interesting (but not very deep) article by Herbie Hancock on Popeater -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/herbie-hancock/crowd-sourced-music-video-…
Tom P.
I thought I'd post this video of Harvey Price. He's the percussion director at U of Delaware. Besides being a great friend, I admire how much energy he has and how much of the percussion world he tackles! From Xylo, to the pit, to the marimba, to the vibes and then the drum set he's one of those amazingly well versed players. Also he's very forward thinking, digs technology and is a great guy!!
So check him out with the Udel Faculty ensemble.
I came across this Bill Evans clip yesterday and it made me think about the discussion of this tune a while back. I think it was on this site that someone said they thought this tune was best as a ballad, especially given the dark tone of the movie. But I actually feel that when a composition is being interpreted, it is fine to treat it purely as music and not worry about any of that. The whole point is to do something more personal with it.. This tune can be a beautiful ballad, but a lot of guys like to swing on it (check out the Frisell and Sco versions linked below as well).
I know there was a streaming of the concert from the Delaware workshop, but is it actually recorded that i could watch it somewhere?
Ok, stop, freeze. What's the last vibe cd you listened to???
For me it's Jim Hart's Narrada. Guys were talking about him in the shout box so I put him on while I was folding clothes. Great stuff! He's a great player.
Your turn.