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Good Vibes October 2019

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Hey Everybody,
I'll be posting the info on Good Vibes October radio show at my website www.gloriajazz.com. Check it out!
Kevin Norton is new to the show. Much of his work seems experimental but a track on his new album, Yimba Rudo, caught my ear. It's "Winter Retreat" (we'll be there before we know it). It's moody, icy and atmospheric.

East of the Sun

“East of the Sun” - some Sunday morning practice with this classic standard after a little hiatus from the vibes due to a vacation. Working here with a focus on incorporating runs and fills while keeping the time going. These concepts will be covered in a chapter of the solo vibraphone book that I’m working on. Inspiration for me in this area comes from pianists like Art Tatum, George Shearing and Oscar Peterson.

Hymne a L'amour - Edith Piaf

Hymne a L'amour - simply beautiful song sung and made famous by the great French vocalist Edith Piaf. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the music by Marguerite Monnot. It was written for the love of her life, the French boxer, Marcel Cerdan. On October 28, 1949, Cerdan was killed in a plane crash on his way from Paris to New York to come to see her. She recorded the song on May 2, 1950.

I'm using some reharm here and there as well as a modulation for the last A section of the song.