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Vibin' An overview of a beautiful sounding instrument that doesn't get much attention here.
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Emil Richards... "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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More Emil Richards... "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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I'm IN.
I went for the obvious didn't I?
Its funny, even though I LOVE this instrument, I don't know many musicians who played it outside of the Hamp, Roy and Red. Its much like the celeste, I love it but I don't know many musicians who played it, other than Fats Waller & Ray Charles who played it occasionally, if not rarely. [Edited 9/14/11 4:30am] | |
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Andrei Pushkarev... "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Oh, tA. You try sooo hard to edumacate us no matter how hard we resist. Its nice to know that someone can speak beyond Beyonce's baby and who would win in an armwrestling contest between Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert.
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Cool.
Bring what you can. All contributions welcomed.
Music for adventurous listeners "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Maybe a celeste thread next.
Appreciate the sentiment BK but it's really not my intent to try and "edumacate" anyone...
Now I do have a small place in my heart for Lambert since a drummer I play with did a stint with him for about a year and a half up until recently.
...Longineu "LP" Parsons III
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Absolutely beautiful! This is music at its best. Thanks 4 sharing |
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It is such a blessing 2 hear such beautiful music. I am enjoying this so much. Diffidently going out 2 purchase some of Roy Ayers music. |
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Sir Neal, can you identify this tune from the Hamp? Mark @ 2:35.
I've been trying to remember its title, I wanna say its featured in the Lionel Hampton Story box set but I'm not sure. | |
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Two Finger Boogie
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Much obliged. You have no idea.
Wow!
He even plays the piano like he plays the vibes, if that makes sense. He's SO good at it, I got confused between him and Nat King Cole(who played in a couple of sides for him early in his career - which is featured in the box set I mentioned earlier). Great stuff. | |
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I know posting this might break the pace of this thread but damn, I had to bring this up 
No problem. Cats are JAMMIN'!!!
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I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired! | |
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Yes.....
Ok I'm going for the obscure here ...Vibist/Keyboardist/Percussionist/Composer/Arranger - Gary McFarland....from"Scorpio and Other Signs" (1968)
GaryMcfarland - "Capricorn -Take Care ...Beware"
Gary McFarland - "Virgo - Close Your Eyes and Follow Me"
Gary McFarland -"Sagitarius -Don't Need rain to See Rainbows"
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[Edited 9/16/11 8:57am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Cool, the more obscure the better.
Music for adventurous listeners "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Mike Mainieri...
Music for adventurous listeners "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Some Mulatu Astatke for you:
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I did
If Cinnie was here, he would've told me which hip hop song I heard that sampled that song. Its so familiar. | |
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Did someone ask for obscure?
Ruth Underwood with FZ (you gotta wait till 4:20 for her part but you get some prety decent Jon Luc Ponty on wah wah violin and Frank doing an atonal guitar solo for your trouble).
OK, your reward for making it through that one is this one from one of my top favorite FZ lineups with Ruth on vibes, percussions and duck call, George Duke on keys, Chester Thompson on drums and the amazing talent, Nopolean Murphy Brock on sax, lead vocals, theatrics and dancing.
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For those of ya'll who just can't get enough behind the music type triva, here's a nice piece on Ruth's reflections of the early days of being in the band. Somehow FZ snagged her from her purely symphony playing experience and she would never be the same.
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^ Actually the Sadat X song sampled two Mulatu tracks, the one posted before and this here:
Hope I'm not wrong... | |
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Cool. Ruth in Zappa's vintage 70's bands was the first thing I thought of when I first saw this thread.
I wonder who we could best describe as the 'Jimi Hendrix of the vibes', if there be such a person in music history [Edited 9/16/11 12:47pm] | |
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Ruth's not obscure...to many ...Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? "Ladies and gentlemen, watch Ruth. All through this film, Ruth has been thinking, What can I possibly do, that will amaze everyone? I think she's come up with the answer, just keep your eye on her." ...Rollo Interior & The Mallets of Invention This brings back a ton of memories. A few of them. 1. Being invited to observe a Mother's Of Invention rehearsal at the Garrick Theater by Frank Zappa himself. 2. During the 80s, the bass player in the band I was in, met/dated and eventually married Ruth Underwood. (unfortunately, they're no longer together) Music for adventurous listeners tA  Tribal Records"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Excellent, thanks.
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Well, no, I didn't mean Ruth was obscure, just the tune Be Bop Tango played in that disjointed freejazz arrangement.
By the way, the guy playing the clarinet in that video was Ian Underwood who played woodwinds and keys for Frank. He and Ruth (nee Komanoff) were married in 1969 and divorced in 1974. I don't know if Ruth was brought to the band by Ian but I don't think she was ever credited on any records under her maiden name.
So what was that Garrick rehearsal like?
At the very end of that interview footage when Dweezil is playing in unison with the vibes player, in the background you see stepping up to the mic, none other than Mr.Napolean Murphy Brock.
Strangely enough I found this video coming from another direction entirely. I occasionally exchange emails with a friend of mine who is a music teacher at Mt. Holyoke college in MA and we exchange "what new musicians have you discovered lately?" messages. [Edited 9/17/11 0:18am] | |
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