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The Arrival of Victor Feldman Track 1 Serpent’s Tooth Victor plays vibes. Early Miles Davis tune. Track 2 Waltz  Chopin waltz that starts with piano, then vibes and back to piano. The track reminds me of MJQ. Track 3 Chasing Shadows…
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Blue Bossa melody and chords.
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Open closed minor 7th chords keys of ab, b and f.
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David Friedman’s dampening etude #2.
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David Friedman dampening etude 1.
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Preface dampening exercises from David Friedman’s Vibraphone Technique book.
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Recorded before we e-mailed. I’ll record all of the lessons, it’s good practice and review.
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Mike Mainieri Wanderlust  Track 1 Bullet Train  Lots of percussion at the opening. Really cool. Tune is super difficult but, as is the case with the entire album, played effortlessly so it doesn’t sound difficult. To me, it sounds like…
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So What is an A,A,B,A form tune using 2 chords, dm7 and ebm7. Maybe the most famous modal jazz standard. The bass usually plays the head. Soloing involves using the Dorian Modes on D and Eb. Repetition and rhythmic motifs work well.…
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Gary Burton Alone at Last  Track 1 Moonchild/In Your Quiet Place  Keith Jarrett tunes. Fast, smooth runs showing Gary’s impressive technique.    Track 2 Green Mountains/Arise, Her Eyes  2 Steve Swallow tunes. My favorite track. Pitch…
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I’m back on the radio, ladies and gentlemen! WETF FM, the jazz station in South Bend, Indiana, and home to two dozen or so jazz programs covering every variety, is our new home.  “Mornin’ Gloria” will air on Tuesday mornings at 8AM…
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Modes with starting notes D, A, Gb and B.
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Wildflower Study Pt. 4 
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Jenco Vibraphone Case
RenPlaysVibes
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Hello! I have had a Jenco for a while now. As of late, I've been going to many jams and rehearsals with it. That's all well and good, but I don't have a case. I have looked around the internet and talked to musicians in town. I have come…
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Wildflower Study Pt. 3
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YouTube suggested this video for me. It is a restoration of a Galanti Vibraphonette. Also, check out this video of "THE MAGIC WALTZ by Amedeo Tommasi | arranged for the Vibraphonette and Piano" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3u0AmI8v48…
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This is an arrangement I did of Ellington's "I Got it Bad". The pianist is a political science professor I met recently, Peter Minowitz. 
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Musser M55 post isolators
Larry Chernicoff
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I'm looking for rubber "licorice" post isolators for a Musser ProVibe. On the Steve Weiss website I found "Musser Marimba Post Isolators", with a list of instruments that these isolators fit. The M55 ProVibe is not listed, but I suspect…
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Wildflower Study Pt. 2
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Someone contacted me about Musser vibes for sale. $2,000.  They are in Houston, Texas. I don't know them and I tell everyone beware when you're expecting someone to ship something after you've paid for it.  But if you're near Houston,…
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Can you play this and make it sound good? 
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CONTACT: enthusiasm@startmail.com This 3-Octave Deagan Commander Vibraphone was made in 1972. There was actually a delay in the manufacturing process back in the spring of 1972. The anodizing equipment ( for the bars) at the Deagan…
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