For years ive been using jamey abersold's play records as an aide. His catalog of recordings hit on every aspect of improvising from basic scales to complex harmony. These have been a staple of my dialy routine since i started this journey and continue everyday.

I thought i would share one approach i have taken in recent years that has helped my ability to play in any situation.

Another big band concert with vibes! I think the mic picked up WAY too much of me on this one, not so much on the Warriors (by Bill Cunliffe) but on a lot of other charts. I'll attach them in the comments section if I can...

I feel like maybe I played too much melody overall during this concert and was a little too busy when comping on some tunes. Thoughts?

Tony, I stole your idea of using the high bars as a percussion instrument; I love that effect!!!

Enjoy Rusty Burge's Group "Samba Jazz Syndicate" performing Jobim's "Chovendo Na Roseira".

Barry

Hi guys. Tried to "stay in the box" with tempo, harmony and melody. Tried to make it as clear as i could. Fore sure i have to weave more, it's still too fragmented. Have been working on that ....

Hey, I have this stuck in my mind, I taped it, mostly to remember it.

It must be the time of the year. I really have no energy. Perhaps that's why I come with something like this. It's a rough idea. Maybe I do something with it, maybe not.

greetings stefan.

here´s another version of that tune i tried today. i tried to focus on playing the melody with nice dampening without to much ringing and to play in time instead of doing it rubato. it´s still difficult for me to play a piece like this nice on solo vibes no matter how much i practice it...

tarik

THE ultimate weapon ! ;-)

Here's one more I am working on for my guitar/accordion jam.
This one I tried doing octave melody. Also some neighbor tone stuff.

Barry