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Good Jazz Vibraphone players?

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Doug Cook

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May 10, 1993, 2:11:27 PM5/10/93
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In article <10MAY199...@mars.lerc.nasa.gov>, se...@mars.lerc.nasa.gov writes:
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> Need names of good jazz vibraphone players (past and present).

The first three that come to mind are:
Bobby Hutcherson
Milt Jackson
Gary Burton
All are "present."

-Doug


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ERIC OVERTON

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May 10, 1993, 12:57:00 PM5/10/93
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Need names of good jazz vibraphone players (past and present).

thanks,

Eric

Paolo Valladolid

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May 10, 1993, 3:45:14 PM5/10/93
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Mike Maineiri (sp?) of Steps Ahead

Paolo

Mark Andersen

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May 10, 1993, 2:52:09 PM5/10/93
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In article <10MAY199...@mars.lerc.nasa.gov> se...@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (ERIC OVERTON) writes:
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>Need names of good jazz vibraphone players (past and present).

For starters:

Red Norvo, Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, Cal Tjader (some
argument possible there), Bobby Hutcherson.

I could probably think of others if I thought about it for more than five
minutes or so.

Mark Andersen mand...@orion.oac.uci.edu
Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92717


Jeff Davis

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May 10, 1993, 2:49:35 PM5/10/93
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Doug Cook writes:

>se...@mars.lerc.nasa.gov writes:
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>> Need names of good jazz vibraphone players (past and present).
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> Bobby Hutcherson
> Milt Jackson
> Gary Burton
>
Lionel Hampton virtually invented the instrument in jazz.

--
Jeff Davis <da...@keats.ca.uky.edu> Lots Available

Vincent E. Kargatis

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May 10, 1993, 2:00:53 PM5/10/93
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se...@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (ERIC OVERTON) writes:
> Need names of good jazz vibraphone players (past and present).

A few:

Red Norvo
Milt Jackson
Bobby Hutcherson
Karl Berger
Gunter Hampel
Jay Hoggard
Bill Ware
Steve Nelson
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Jordan Levin

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May 10, 1993, 4:53:33 PM5/10/93
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David Samuels (Spyro Gyro, Steely Dan), Victor Feldman (studio) who also
plays drums and piano and co-wrote 7 steps to heaven with Miles.

Jordan

Glenn W. Lea

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May 11, 1993, 8:05:15 AM5/11/93
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Khan Jamal

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william.j.hery

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May 11, 1993, 8:52:27 AM5/11/93
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se...@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (ERIC OVERTON) writes:
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>Need names of good jazz vibraphone players (past and present).

Walt Dickerson (sadly underrated, with no new recordings in quite a few
years, although a wonderful gig at the Vanguard last year with Andrew
Cyrille on drums showed me he was still a great player)

Jay Hogard (not the more commercial recent stuff, but the early 80s
material on labels like India Navigation and Pausa)

Bobby Hutcherson (especially the Blue Notes from the 60s, before he became
a neo-bopper befroe it was fashiable)

Karl Berger--look for him on some Don Cherry recordings (Complete Communion
[to be included in the long rumored and hoped for Don Cherry box from
Mosaic], and Live at Montmartre) besides his own recordings (where he
also plays piano)

Bill Hery
AT&T Bell Labs
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Marcel Franck Simon

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May 11, 1993, 9:25:04 AM5/11/93
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Walt Dickerson
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Alan Cibils

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May 11, 1993, 11:13:34 AM5/11/93
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If you like latin jazz, Tito puente plays vibraphone on many of his
recordings.

Alan McKay

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May 11, 1993, 11:09:06 AM5/11/93
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In article <C6v53...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> w...@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (william.j.hery) writes:
>se...@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (ERIC OVERTON) writes:
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>>Need names of good jazz vibraphone players (past and present).

>Jay Hogard (not the more commercial recent stuff, but the early 80s


> material on labels like India Navigation and Pausa)

Another good place to hear Hoggard, in a supporting role, is on James
Newton's _African Flower_ (thanks for the initial recommendation, Bill.)


....al
w.a. mckay
desert research institute
reno, nevada

Marco Carilli

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May 11, 1993, 12:20:21 PM5/11/93
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Add Dave Pike to the list.

Ciao,

Marco

Mark Marschke

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May 11, 1993, 12:33:35 PM5/11/93
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se...@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (ERIC OVERTON) writes:


>Need names of good jazz vibraphone players (past and present).

My favorite is Lars Estrand, can find him on one of the best Jazz CDs
I have called "Jazz at the Pawnshop". Everything about this CD is a 10!

Steve Berman

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May 12, 1993, 6:01:10 AM5/12/93
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Hal Russell? (I only have one recording, with not much, but pretty cool,
vibes on it, but the liner notes (by Steve Lake) say Russell's a 'master
vibist'.)

Joe Acosta

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May 12, 1993, 8:49:29 PM5/12/93
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In article <C6top...@rice.edu> v...@spacsun.rice.edu (Vincent E. Kargatis) writes:
>se...@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (ERIC OVERTON) writes:
>> Need names of good jazz vibraphone players (past and present).
>
>A few:
>
>Red Norvo
>Milt Jackson
>Bobby Hutcherson
>Karl Berger
>Gunter Hampel
>Jay Hoggard
>Bill Ware
>Steve Nelson

Add Mike Maniere - Steps Ahead, Breaker Brothers, and One out of print
solo album


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Joe Acosta


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