Hey Tony,
That's the tune which made my mind choose sticks and strings ;-))
So it's Oh so cool to hear your version.
Very nicely played and sensitive.

I'll say a word about the sound of your vibe :
I haven't tried a vdp instrument but they look heavy... and you seem a "light" player :
not getting in the instrument like Joe, more of a surface control player.
Don't get me wrong, I dig both your playings (and personnalities),
I would say you're like playing jazz guitar on a Les Paul.
Maybe the old M55 would have been more organic for this piece, that's my opinion.

But the recording quality is GREAT!

....to hear you play my music with so much love and care, Tony. What a beautiful thing
to wake up to. I'm glad you liked the video from the concert in Germany enough to want to get into the tune. There are a couple things you do which I may add to MY version!
I love how you use the entire range of the instrument, how you phrase the melody, and how you maintain the simplicity of the piece. You undrstood the song. Thanks so much, man.

FYI - This song was written for the great singer, Jimmie Scott. I wore out my copy of him singing "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" w/ Hamp's big band when I was a teenager. Fast forward 25 years - Jimmie calls me to record with him. In the studio I say, "What would you like to do, Jimmie?" His reply: "There's a song I haven't done in a long, long time ... it's called "Everybody's Somebody's Fool". Man, I'll never forget recording that with him as long as I live.

The title comes from a review of one of his concerts, in which the journalist said, "The art of Jimmie Scott cuts to the truth like a sword, but it is a sword of whispers."

i didn't hear the contrary line (in your left hand) on my laptap. Beautiful!