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1 year ago - 0 comments
Birks Works
tonymiceli
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The Dizzy Gillespie Minor Blues. It's in Fmin and instead of going to Bbmin7 on bar 5 it goes to a Db7. Very cool!
1 year ago - 0 comments
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If one has some vibe bars that are tuned to A=442 with pickups ( assume no resonators) is it possible to electronically pull the pitch down so one hears A=440 from the amp?   
2 years 1 month ago - 7 comments
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Friedman Etude No. 5
Jeremy Zolner
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I slowed down a bit at two tricky sections but I really liked my dynamics on this take. Enjoy!
1 year ago - 1 comments
So What?
Jeremy Zolner
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Playing the head, soloing and then playing the chords for "So What?". There are definitely some things I'd alter but when I listened back to the recording I said "eh So What?"
1 year ago - 1 comments
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Friedman Etude # 6: https://youtu.be/YttaWr_I6iY Donna Lee - First 4 bars memorized in F & Ab: https://youtu.be/VRhheJYW15Y Blue Bossa head in E- and C-: https://youtu.be/Zpnk1Rol4BY    
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Originally for piano solo, Heifetz arranged these preludes for violin and piano.  Susan Olenwine and I tweaked his arrangement for vibes and piano. 1-Allegro ben ritmato e deciso 2-Andante con moto e poco rubato 3-Allegro ben ritmato e…
1 year ago - 1 comments
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                                               JAZZ ON  MARIMBA—A  UNIQUE NEW STYLE   Much deep thanks to Tony for letting me share my ideas on this superb site ! (This playlist will guide you thru the videos.)   https://www.youtube.com…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txWCZX-iMkg So much here that's interesting.  The way the bars are mounted, The 3-2 clave, the groove, the way they play together and listen, the tuning.  Sure made my day.   IG 
11 months 2 weeks ago - 1 comments
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There are a couple new Vibraphonics gizmos in my store. Here's the latest.  https://www.pipervibe.com/product-page/m48-m55-rod-free-pedal-adapter-b…  Also, if you've been thinking about upgrading to the PIPERvibe Gel Pad or purchasing my…
1 year ago - 0 comments
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I am presently involved in a recording project with a singer/songwriter. The producer is a friend of mine and suggested to the artist that he include vibes as an integral part of the background palette throughout the recording. That's…
2 years 4 months ago - 17 comments
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I'm Extremely happy to announce that my new book is available! Jazz Vibraphone - Journey to Artistry - Technique and Language, Vol. 1 Human beings are improvisors by nature. Life itself is one big improvisation: we improvise from the…
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  CONTACT LARRY => gr8vibes@gmail.com   Alternate Mode - VibeKat Grand 5 Octaves I am the original owner. I bought it in 2017. Only played it occassionally. Never out of my house. It is fully functional and in excellent condition.…
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Rattles
Larry Chernicoff
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I've heard a number of vibraphonists comment that there's no way to eliminate rattles from the instrument. I've owned a number of vibes and the rattles have always been present. My vintage Musser M55 was rebuilt by the master vibraphone…
1 year 1 month ago - 2 comments
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I am contemplating selling a Malletkat Pro that I got for my son back in 2009 that I've had in storage. It includes the 3 octave body, plus (2) one octave add-ons......5 octaves total. All notes work fine. + Foot pedal, cables, manual,…
8 years 8 months ago - 1 comments
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I'm selling a MalletKAT I purchased a few years ago because I have not been able to make the transition to electronic from the acoustic vibraphone. It was a lot of fun trying! All the info - what, where, how much, etc. is on my…
1 year 10 months ago - 1 comments
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Dampening and Pedaling Friedman Etude #5: https://youtu.be/tnIN1oyfdAU So what - head, improv, comping: https://youtu.be/9jLtYycwDm8 Gb, Bb, Eb, & F minor open-closed voicings: https://youtu.be/-a6A7F679eI Bb blues improv: https://…
1 year 1 month ago - 0 comments
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Somewhere around the beginning of the pandemic, I took on several personal projects.  One of them was to go back and read one of my favorite textbooks on composition with hopes that something new would pop out at me which I could…
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