Today I’m sharing Bran – The Protector of the Bard and of Music, for solo vibraphone.
It is a piece built upon the name of percussionist Mizuki Aita, to whom it is dedicated, where Celtic mythology meets the memory of a reinvented traditional song.
If you’d like to listen, here is the video:
Vídeo: https://youtu.be/AibfRG2nsRk
Sheet Music: https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1109439/Product.aspxx
Sample Pages: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374919966
Lionel Hampton All Star Big Band - Berliner Jazztage 1979
Vibraphone. Oder: Vivivvviviviiiibraphophooooon. Erstaunlich.
In this excerpt from the new episode of The Tonearm Podcast, saxophonist Ben Wendel explains how he built the BaRcoDe ensemble by consulting vibraphonist Joel Ross, generating a list of about fifteen players, and then selecting four whose approaches were distinct enough to give him the widest possible palette—describing the goal as assembling the "Avengers of Mallet Players."
Be sure to listen to the entire conversation: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/ben-wendel-assembling-the-mallet-avengers-barcode-saxophone/
Ben Wendel has always resisted the obvious move. So when the Jazz Gallery handed him an open-ended commission, he assembled four of the most distinctive mallet players working today—Joel Ross, Simon Moullier, Patricia Brennan, and Juan Diego Villalobos—stood himself in the center of a semicircle of vibraphones and marimbas, and called the result BaRcoDe.
In this conversation—episode 300 of The Tonearm Podcast—Wendel talks through the project's origins at the Jazz Gallery, the logic behind the album's title, and what it was like to inhabit that particular sonic space. He also reflects on what the Village Vanguard actually feels like from the stage, why he thinks bad teachers can be clarifying, and what's coming next—even if the logistics are, by his own admission, going to be a beast.
Listen in on today's new episode of The Tonearm Podcast: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/ben-wendel-assembling-the-mallet-avengers-barcode-saxophone/
Ended Thursday and welcomed Friday after a walk with Impressions of a Patch of Blue a 1966 album by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson with keyboardist Sun Ra in a rare appearance as a sideman...
Review by Steve Huey
Impressions of a Patch of Blue was the second time Walt Dickerson recorded an album of rearranged movie soundtrack pieces, following his interpretations of material from Lawrence of Arabia. Starring Sidney Poitier, A Patch of Blue was about a star-crossed pair of interracial lovers, with the twist that Elizabeth Hartman's character also happened to be blind. More important to jazz fans, though, is that the album marked one of Sun Ra's extremely rare appearances as a sideman, playing both piano and harpsichord. And he turns in a masterful supporting performance behind Dickerson, putting his own indelible stamp on the proceedings without ever overwhelming them..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yql5cToVoAw&list=OLAK5uy_kRezZ5od7UbN2T_J4pX3NxcpoMQ4CIHsI
#WaltDickerson #SunRa #Vibraphone #harpsichord #Jazz #Music #Soundtrack #APatchOfBlue
Creating Blues on the Other Side is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Mike Mainieri recorded in 1962 and released on the Argo label.
Michael T. Mainieri Jr. (born July 4, 1938)[2] is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist Dee Carstensen.
Mainieri was born in The Bronx, New York, United States.[2] Mainieri was a pioneer in introducing an electronic vibraphone, known as a synth-vibe, and has recorded with such musicians as Buddy Rich, Wes Montgomery and Jeremy Steig. He performed for a live album by Laura Nyro... - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaZZS-rXlck&list=PL9wD8KBXVf25B3wH4yDX5ysw5R1w2zcrm&index=1
Cal Tjader-Plays Mary Stallings-Sings by Cal Tjader, Mary Stallings, released on Fantasy in 1962.
Review by Dave Nathan
Mary Stallings was just 22 at the time this album, her first, was cut in 1961. Fortunately, she was teamed up with a group of top professionals led by vibist Cal Tjader. She also sticks with mostly tried and true material, with Duke Ellington's songs getting a big play. Tjader is not a virtuoso on the vibes, but has made a name for himself because of his attachment to Latin rhythms...The vibes player also loosens up on up-tempo tunes like "It Ain't Necessarily So." The singer has a powerful voice with a straight from the shoulder, no holds barred delivery...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7qwk2QwroQ
#CalTjader #Vibraphone #MaryStallings #ClareFisher #PaulHorn #DukeEllington #Jazz #VocalJazz #Music
Ended Tuesday and welcomed Wednesday after a swim with Alone at Last is the first solo album by vibraphonist Gary Burton, on which he also plays piano and organ. It was recorded in 1971, and features three performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival and four performances from the studio. It released on the Atlantic label in 1972. The album was awarded a Grammy for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist at the 15th Grammy Awards.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars, calling it, "one of the high points of Gary Burton's career. Wondrous music"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SUEEgRYy7Y&list=PLKHv40ObACCFPujh1g0J2FoPEk2rxr8KH&index=1
Paris Encounter is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton and violinist Stéphane Grappelli recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "both Grappelli and Burton prove to be flexible enough to have much common ground despite a 35-year difference in age. A frequently delightful set" - Wikipedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hKPyXAOrkI&list=RD8hKPyXAOrkI&start_radio=1
#GaryBurton #vibraphone
#StéphaneGrappelli #violin
#SteveSwallow #BillGoodwin #Jazz #Music
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