Tony asked me to practice lines on a tune in order to practice playing like a horn player.
thanks

This short solo piece was written by Renick Ross and arranged for vibes by Dave Samuels. It's not especially difficult to play and really sounds good. A pdf of the arrangement is included.

Very late, I know, and with a damper pad which doesn't work properly, but there it is.
Cheers. Ton Risco

Hey guys, I just recorded this at home. I was inspired by David's brilliant version that he recorded on the Omega by Malletech. I thought it sounded gorgeous. I'm playing it here in Bb. I like how the melody plays out in that key. I wrote out a lead sheet with some possible harmonic variations that I was experimenting with in this version. The lead sheet can be viewed and downloaded from googledocs. The link is on the YT clip's description. Also, please check out the classic versions from Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett if you haven't already done so. Ed

Some people have asked me about beginner classes at the Delaware vibesworkshop workshop. We will have beginner classes each day.

And we'll have advanced classes as well.

For more info: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/node/5252

This etude is built on the changes to Blue Bossa. Notice the treatment of the Dm7b5 measures. The ideas over them resemble Fm7 lines, so the tip in this etude is to think a minor third away for half diminished chords; it helps! Enjoy the etude!

Guys, I just put up some clips on SoundCloud. The clips are from a recent gig with bassist Mark Carlsen. We do a lot of playing together at various Asian restaurants which is great. It keeps us playing. We always have fun playing and the hang is great. Family, friends and students usually come out for the night. We play a few sets and then sit down for some very good food. Anyways, here is a clip of Easy Living. Gustavo taped this and the recorder was a little close to the table but I think you can make out what we're playing.