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Billy Wooten was the vibes player on a couple of Grant Green soul-jazz albums, and after touring with Green he decided to come off the road and settle in Indianapolis. As a matter of personal taste, I happen to really enjoy soul-jazz with an organ player in the group and eventually discovered Billy Wooten by accident.

Billy appears to have enjoyed a great life and departed this mortal coil in 2016, but I've been listening to this new released of lost tapes on YouTube. I thought I'd share the link here.

Hi all,

I wanted to create some exclusive content for VW. So this video is unlisted on Youtube, but I am posting it here... Hope you enjoy!!

Steve

Hey Everybody,
February's show is coming up fast. Here's the line-up:
Christos, Stefon, Gary, Chuck (two tracks), Tim, Behn, Bobby, Hendrik, David, Arthur, Steve N., Steve S., Tony, Kym, Jay and Steve H. A collection of the exceptional. You know them all, and if you don't, all the more reason to tune in.
My half hour of Where Jazz Goes includes two Sting tunes, two very different Beatles compositions, a Percy Mayfield hit and one from West Side Story. So, stay "Cool" and listen in.
www.gloriajazz.com
Happy Valentine's Day,

I told myself before this performance, to just have a good time, and practice in front of people. This is my attempt at putting the "play" back into playing.

Hi all! I've been working on Woody'n You this week and thought I would share. Solo playing is very challenging for me. I've been trying to work slowly with the metronome and figure out how to accompany myself in a few different ways.

“Moon River” by Henry Mancini. Had a little time before a meeting today. An excerpt of some practicing in one of the Berklee percussion department practice rooms.

Stella By Starlight by Victor Young
Solo Vibe

I do think vibesworkshop has turned into a gold mine of information. I can say that, because I don't get all the credit. If I would have made this a site where just I was the teacher, it would have never grown into what it is.

Off the subject, now my goal is to keep it going. And that's very difficult for many reasons. But I'm trying.

Back at Berklee today for registration. Happy to get back to the college after a nice break during my sabbatical. Got in early since traffic into town was a breeze and had a little time to shed on a Marimba One. This is an “on the fly” run through of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s classic “Chega de Saudade”.

I've just found this video Interesting IMHO - Enjoy !