Hi Tony, this one's for you. I had a few minutes today before I started teaching at school. It's what you call a quick down and dirty video. Ha!Ha!
Coral was composed way back in the 1970s. I don't think it is played a lot, which is a shame because it's worth learning. It is one of those really short ballads like Peace, Blue in Green, Moon Child, and Nacada.
The lead sheet is easy to find in most versions of the Real Book.
Solo Vibraphone Masterclass on Bill Evans' Very Early (in 3/4)
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This is a solo by the great Wolfgang Schlüter transcribed by my student Dani Catalán.
Wolfgang Schlüter is one of the greatest European jazz vibraphonists. Although he is now 82 years old (and nearly blind) he ist still playing great. For further informations about him have a look at his Wikipedia entry (unfortunately only in german):
• https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schlüter_(Musiker)
A Its been a while so here is a tune by Joshua Redman Trio which our improv class are learning at the moment. Its a tricky tune and just to get this where it is now has been a challenge but worth it. Still a few tweaks to be done here and there
One of my favorite ballads, fashioned after a Dexter Gordan recordings of the song. This was a rehearsal for an upcoming performance featuring this vibes solo.
I am working on converting my vibes into a MIDI controller. So far I wired up 8 Piezo pickups (white notes from B to B) for a proof of concept. My motivation is to be able to notate things that I play (e.g., transcriptions). As a side-effect, I can also layer other sounds on top of the vibes, e.g., strings.