Jazz Kat Posted July 31, 2005 Report Posted July 31, 2005 I cought a show of a three man group called, "vibes." I believe a cat by the name of Bill Ware was on vibes. There was a basssist and drummer. Watching it, I started to fall in love with the vibes all over again. So I went to my music room, took all the real books, and play alongs and drum sticks off my Musser student model and began playing. It was heaven. Let's talk about vibraphones and vibraphone players! I'm looking for new and upcoming vibe players. I always dug Gary Burton, Cal Tjader, and Milt Jackson (Modern Jazz Quartet) What are some new vibists, and some groups with vibists in them? Long live the vibraphone! Quote
Aggie87 Posted July 31, 2005 Report Posted July 31, 2005 and here.... There are a number of threads related to specific artists as well - Hutch, Burton, Stefon Harris, Tjader, etc. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted July 31, 2005 Report Posted July 31, 2005 Jesus, Jazz Kat!! Don't take this the wrong way, but you're going to be a jack of all trades, master of none! Pick an instrument, young man! Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted July 31, 2005 Report Posted July 31, 2005 Check out some Kenny Wolleson, JK. Mean drummer and not too shabby w/ the vibes. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Posted July 31, 2005 Jesus, Jazz Kat!! Don't take this the wrong way, but you're going to be a jack of all trades, master of none! Pick an instrument, young man! ← Yeah, I can't seem to be satisfied. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Posted July 31, 2005 and here.... There are a number of threads related to specific artists as well - Hutch, Burton, Stefon Harris, Tjader, etc. ← Yeah, but that was almost 3 years ago, can't we continue a discussion here? Quote
Jim R Posted July 31, 2005 Report Posted July 31, 2005 and here.... There are a number of threads related to specific artists as well - Hutch, Burton, Stefon Harris, Tjader, etc. ← Yeah, but that was almost 3 years ago, can't we continue a discussion here? ← The thread that Guy linked was active recently (last month), and even the older one is still full of good info. No need to start another one and bury those, IMO. Read them and join the discussion. Quote
J.A.W. Posted July 31, 2005 Report Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) and here.... There are a number of threads related to specific artists as well - Hutch, Burton, Stefon Harris, Tjader, etc. ← Yeah, but that was almost 3 years ago, can't we continue a discussion here? ← Almost 3 years ago this board didn't even exist... Edited July 31, 2005 by J.A.W. Quote
marcello Posted July 31, 2005 Report Posted July 31, 2005 Everyone should know my prefference: Joe Locke Joe Locke Web Site Here is a photo of Joe and fellow vibist, Christos Rafalides, who are recording next week as a duo: Joe Locke and Dave Pike: Joe Locke and Cecil Taylor: Quote
Peter Friedman Posted July 31, 2005 Report Posted July 31, 2005 Among living vibes players, my favorite is Steve Nelson. His playing is very much in the "Bags" tradition. He has a number of terrific CDs out under his own name plus his sideman work. I saw Nelson live about a year ago in a trio with Lewis Nash and Peter Washington. Steve's playing was quite impressive. Here are a number of Steve Nelson's CDs that I very much like. Communications - Criss Cross Live Session Two - Red New Beginnings - TCB The Second Time Around - Sunnyside Full Nelson - Sunnyside Quote
mikeweil Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Don't forget the albums Steve Nelson recorded with Geoff Keezer - especially the oop Here and Now on Blue Note is great. Full Nelson is a great, timeless album and highly recommended - excellent sound, too! Now that Nelson is too busy with Dave Holland, Keezer collaborates with Joe Locke, and the results I have heard so far are fantastic! One seamlessly continues the other's phrases! The two CDs/SACDs Summer Knows and Summertime are top notch, and Locke has developped a very beautiful sound on the instrument, which is hard to achieve. Quote
RonF Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Great CD This is very special. Mark Sherman is another up and coming vibist. New York. Quote
Guy Berger Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Is The Willow really deserving of the 5 star rating it gets from AMG (relative to, say, a 4.5 or 4 star rating)? Usually those kinds of ratings are an almost surefire indicator that an album is worth picking up ASAP, and I've been considering it. Guy Quote
marcello Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 That is a special recording. Here are some other reviews for you: Frank Kimbrough/Joe Locke "The Willow" OmniTone - OmniTone 12201 (2002) More mellow-yet-profound piano/vibes jazz —even for people who don't really care for "jazz."The triumphal follow-up to Frank and Joe's debut Saturn's Child, hailed internationally as "crystalline," "sublime," and 'a worthy successor to Chick Corea and Gary Burton's ECM classic, Crystal Silence.' The duo expands to a quartet on some tracks with guests saxophonist Tim Ries (a member of the Maria Schneider Orchestra) and percussionist Jeff Ballard (Chick Corea's drummer) on tastefully-chosen hand percussion. From the sumptuous title track (by Maria Schneider) through originals ranging from shimmering and glimmering to gently world beat to cordially funky, this is deliciously rich and beautiful music that both sophisticated listener and good music lover will enjoy time and again. 5 stars "...perceptive interplay and majestically enacted arrangements ... a myriad of atmospheric passages featuring implied rhythms and multicolored pastiches of sound ... a remarkable duo ... extraordinary synergy.... Here, the music tells a story that emanates from the heart, as though the artists were overcome with some inexplicable spiritual aura. Simply stated, Kimbrough and Locke have produced a luminous gem that should easily rank among the top two or three releases of 2002, or any year for that matter." --All Music Guide "...lovely, melancholy melody, dreamy and touching ... folky melody and rich harmonies for the entire quartet to shine with. This entire release is quite beautiful and enchanting throughout..." --Downtown Music Gallery Quote
jazzbo Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Do you get the 'vibe" that this thread is here to stay? Recently been digging all over again the vibes of Tubby Hayes. Quote
StormP Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Peter Applebaum from Canada is the best. None of that far out stuff. Just plain swing and lots of fun. Just ask Terry Gibbs. Quote
baryshnikov Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 Kat dont forget Tubby Hayes cd Down in the Village, nice vibes on it, paul Quote
StormP Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 I loved to listen to Red Norvo, (live of course). He would play ballads with those humongous large mallets. He really got a kick out of using them. Is there anybody who knows the make of those? Were they custom made? I have not seen anybody else using them. Quote
Jazz Kat Posted August 3, 2005 Author Report Posted August 3, 2005 Well now, they have everything. But back then, maybe it's custom. The ones I'm using are custom. I was using standard yarn wrapped mallets, but i stripped it, because it was getting real bad. I was playing with bald headed sticks, but i took a rag and wrapped it around the head. It's pretty large. Quote
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