(Did I post this already?)

(Did I post this already? I don't think so.)

Playing beautiful 3 and 4 mallet chordal rolls is a goal all vibes and marimba players should work toward. Yes, vibes players mostly use the pedal to sustain notes, but sometimes using a roll is better. Here is a simple, easy to learn method you can use to play really nice rolls for 3 and 4 part chords. The trick is to have each mallet strike the bar at a different time, creating smooth legato sound.

Hi all,

After our long discussion about duets, I came across this very recent performance between Joe Locke and saxophonist Dick Oatts...

Man the vocabulary, energy, intensity are very dense and powerful!! They both must have gotten used up after that!! I enjoyed the reactions of the audience, and that great conversation after Joe's solo... and the end... yes the end and the joy on their faces! :o)

- M

P.S.: can someone help me and name this tune?

I would like to hear some insights into playing over minor 11 chords where the progression moves by a 5th. (Em11 > Bm11 > F#m11 > C#m11 > Abm11 > Ebm11 > Bbm11 > Fm11)

How would or do you get your head around this pattern?

Also your thoughts on voicings for this chord type would be appreciated for comping and soloing. Those changes are from One of the tunes I'm working on: Joe Lockes' Tarzani.

tia
-Todd

Andrea was in a music school with adults. They were learning Giant Steps. He couldn't grasp the theory, so he just went home and learned it by himself. Now listen.

Any this story comes from John Daly. (John do i have it right?)

Fresh from this morning, an exercise in cool jazz. A long-distance session with my pal J.B. I sent him the vibes-bass track, he added the piano, and then I added the drums.

Chris Farr - sax
tony miceli - vibes
tom lawton - piano
micah jones - bass
jim miller - drums