For anyone like me, who returns to this video, but just wants the list after watching for the 9th time. 5. Dave Holland Quintet - Points of View 4. Stefon Harris - Black Action Figure 3. Victor Feldman - The Arrival of Victor Feldman 2. Lee Morgan - The Procrastinator 1. Milt Jackson Quintet - Modern Jazz Quartet HMs: Chick Corea + Gary Burton - Crystal Silence and Duet Gerry Gibbs - The Thrasher My other mentions: Cal Tjader - Descarga and Monterey Concerts
Very interesting selection. I'll have to dig for a couple of these albums. I have 3 of them. My first exposure to vibes was Margie Hyams with the George Shearing Quintet, then Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo on old 78's. i grew up in the UK so I saw Victor Feldman a number of times live before he left for the States. Another great British vibes player was Bill Le Sage. I also had a couple of Terry Gibbs 78's. But being a bebop fan then it was 'Bags', I wore out my 78 of Dizzy Gillespie's 'The Champ', then fell in love with 'The Queen's Fancy' when the MJQ was formed. Great video! Thank you!
Finally a SERIOUS vibraphone dedicated channel on youtube! Well done education, right format of the video, very professional. God! I’ve seen your others videos. What a drive!
Gerry Gibbs and Thrasher!!!!! Wow so glad you put this on the list! A hidden Gem! I got to play drums behind Terry Gibbs a couple of times on his Dream Big Band Charts! More than a few good stories from that experience!!!! Thanks Tim!!!!!!
My first was "Jazz Winds from a New Direction by Hank Garland released in 1961" A friend gave me a cassette tape with this album on one side and "Homer and Jethro Playing it Straight" on the other (which by the way is an excellent album for those guitarists that really want to learn how to play Sock Rhythm on Guitar!). Jazz Winds was Gary's first record I think. 17 years old? I got to meet him in Boston while tuning pianos at Berklee. I got to hand deliver his beat up set of vibes ( it was basically duct taped together and had all kinds of Home Depot wingnuts and stuff holding it together) to a Holiday Inn where he gave a solo concert. I was so in awe of him I was speechless and couldn't even tell him how influential his playing was to me. But he was very kind and sort of recognized my trepidation. I'm really Impressed that you know all the Basslines and Piano Voicings & if you could do a Hip Video explaining how you do that I would be very grateful. Thanks! Jack
Just got here from the Lem Winchester show! Great great insight. Now this. Not watched yet but wonder how many of your tunes I own? Looking forward to this. Thank you.
OK, a bit of an age gap! That's cool. I have Opus de Funk MJQ, plenty Gay Burton, other Victor Feldman albums. Not bad. Like the newer sounds you recommended and will investigate. I am more 60s/70s onwards so here's my 5: Cal Tjader - Night in Tunisia (Live) Bobby Hutcherson - Secrets of love Johnny Lytle - Mine Roy Ayers - Coca Butter Milt Jackson & Strings - Feelings, whole album. 2 maybe's? Dave Pike - Why not Lionel Hampton - Flying Home Great channel. You have a new subscriber!
Bobby Hutcherson playing ‘Whisper Not’ on the album ‘Color Schemes’-bought my first set of vibes after hearing that one! Also Dave Samuels Ten Degrees North
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Walt Dickerson & Sun Ra - Visions Andrew Hill - Judgment! [Bobby Huthcherson on vibes!]
Thank you for this video! I will have to check these out. My piano professor Kei Akagi recently hipped me to the 1968 Bobby Hutcherson album Total Eclipse. I highly recommend checking this album out, I’ve never heard a more flowing and brilliant solo on vibes than on the first track Herzog. Chick Corea is on keys and they also play his tune Matrix. Happened to score a copy of the vinyl for 14 bucks a few days ago, needless to say I was more than stoked!
Oh yeah- Total Eclipse is a great album - when I was studying it was out of print and really hard to get.. not the case any more though. I remember my teacher played me his recording of 'Matrix' from that record and it blew me away. The fact that Chick is on that record is also awesome.
You’ve added some albums to my ‘ must hear list’. Let me mention a favourite Gary Burton album, Benny Rides Again, GRP. Great to hear him blowing those old Goodman standards, albeit, tastefully updated with Mulgrew Miller piano, Peter Erskine drums, John Patitucci bass, and amazing Eddie Daniels on clarinet (I also play clarinet, but not at that speed!).
I was also late to discover Cal Tjader and Victor Feldman. Lionel Hampton early Gary Burton (with Stan Getz) and solo, and Terry Gibbs formed my earliest influences.
Thanks to make us discover some gems ! I knew only the Victor Feldman one. The Pyramid album of the MJQ made me fall in love with jazz at 7 years old, because of the sound of the vibraphone. I still can whisle the solo of Milt on the track Vendome, 48 years later !
Yes, Milt is the grandfather of modern vibraphone, no doubt. But a grandfather has children and grandsons... My prefered player actually is David Friedman. Walt Dickerson, Joe Locke, Tony Miceli, Ed Saindon, Tim Collins are not bad too...;o))
That's funny you mention David - I just saw him last night, in fact he used my vibraphone on a gig here in Munich. Joe Locke is amazing (he was my teaching in MSM), Tony Miceli and Ed are also both great. Tony I've met, Ed I've only interacted with on FB but those guys are doing great stuff with teaching as well. That last guy is a hack though, who ever heard of him ;) And WALT DICKERSON is truly unique.. talk about playing the vibes unlike anyone else.
Hi Tim! I've been checking out Gary Burton's 98 "Like Minds" album. A must have for me. Corea, Holland, Metheny, and Haynes. Every track is great music. Also, Burton's 94 album "Face to Face" with Makoto Ozone is maybe not a must have but still a good resource for vibes. Blue Monk and Opus Half are particularly tasty tracks from that album. Ozone is seemingly precisely contrived in his "out-there"ness but undeniably great playing. Maybe that's just how he jams. Great channel here!!! Great educating!!! Don't stop!!! It looks like you're in Europe now but if you're ever touring the western US, we'd love to have you out to BYU.
Thanks! Those are great records you mentioned as well. You're right - I live in Germany now, but I travel back to the US every year. I'd love to come out to BYU some time if it's ever possible.
Hi Tim, I'm a jazz drummer, I'm 60 now, I want to explore jazz melody and harmony and I want to learn vibes. What is the best way to start? Just begin with a standard maybe a blues and dig into it, or should I go thru scales and exercises...I want to get to the music...
Not bad i would put in your list Cal Tjader 's. Latin Concert. The tunes are great. He had the most melodic sounding vibes with awesome rhythm .please listen
Hey Tim I was wondering if you had a any tips on improving to funk on vibes. In my HS jazz band their playing a really funky piece. The solo section is really cool but I’m having trouble getting “sleez” out of the vibe. Or who I can listen too.
Hehe getting 'sleaze' out of the vibe.. I like that phrase. Obviously Milt Jackson is the king - but Roy Ayers is great too. I'd be curious to hear a recording of you playing.
Tim Collins haha next time we play the piece I’ll record and if it’s good I’ll send it to your email( I have your email cause you sent me some music about a year or two ago). The piece we’re playing is Chameleon arranged by Victor Lopez
That’s a tough one.. I didn’t really use any books specific to jazz vibes when I was starting. There are quite a few now but I’m not familiar enough with them to recommend one.
The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson (1959, Atlantic Records). Also Bobby Hutcherson / McCoy Tyner - Manhattan Moods (Blue Note). Dave Holland - Dream of The Elders (feat. Steve Nelson), ECM. I too own a copy of the Gerry Gibbs recording, "The Thrasher". I got it when it came out, but check sites like Ebay. Worth having.
I have the Bobby/McCoy duo album as well as Dream Of The Elders, which is really cool too. Actually all of the records I mentioned in the video I found links for on Amazon as well.
Those are the old David Friedman mallets from malletech (the label has worn off). The new version of them is from Innovative Percussion now, and they are still a great mallet line. One of the best general mallets out there, and they last forever. I've been using those things for probably 10 years and they don't really show any signs of wearing down.
Fair point- My favorite Tjader record is ‘Latin Concert’ (with the orange cover). I didn’t get into that until after i had already discovered all of these other records..as for Lionel Hampton, it’s hard to pick one because he has so many albums! His solo on “Dinah” with Benny Goodman Quartet blows my mind.
@@Veranek - Absolutely. He was the first one to try to take the modern innovative musical language of Louis Armstrong and adapt it the the vibes.. you can hear a clear difference between his musical language and that of Adrian Rollini or Red Norvo, who came more from a xylophone tradition.
Hey Tim, nice list, I definitely agree with you, all the records that you mentioned are pure gems for vibraphone players. I'm actually a big fan of Mr. Mainieri, so here is a suggestion of mine. Check out this live concert ua-cam.com/video/0_UU-4VK5T0/v-deo.html where Mike plays with a Scandinavian 4et. I know, it's not exactly a record just a UA-cam video (therefore I don't know whether this kind of material could be consider part of your list)....I especially like the moment between 03:07 to 03:17...Mike here plays such a cool, melodic passage. ...one of my favourite moments ever. Would be awesome to know your opinion! Thanks and keep doing these awesome videos buddy!
For anyone like me, who returns to this video, but just wants the list after watching for the 9th time.
5. Dave Holland Quintet - Points of View
4. Stefon Harris - Black Action Figure
3. Victor Feldman - The Arrival of Victor Feldman
2. Lee Morgan - The Procrastinator
1. Milt Jackson Quintet - Modern Jazz Quartet
HMs:
Chick Corea + Gary Burton - Crystal Silence and Duet
Gerry Gibbs - The Thrasher
My other mentions: Cal Tjader - Descarga and Monterey Concerts
Very interesting selection. I'll have to dig for a couple of these albums. I have 3 of them. My first exposure to vibes was Margie Hyams with the George Shearing Quintet, then Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo on old 78's. i grew up in the UK so I saw Victor Feldman a number of times live before he left for the States. Another great British vibes player was Bill Le Sage. I also had a couple of Terry Gibbs 78's. But being a bebop fan then it was 'Bags', I wore out my 78 of Dizzy Gillespie's 'The Champ', then fell in love with 'The Queen's Fancy' when the MJQ was formed. Great video! Thank you!
Finally a SERIOUS vibraphone dedicated channel on youtube!
Well done education, right format of the video, very professional.
God! I’ve seen your others videos. What a drive!
I'm trying to up my game lately ;)
Gerry Gibbs and Thrasher!!!!! Wow so glad you put this on the list! A hidden Gem! I got to play drums behind Terry Gibbs a couple of times on his Dream Big Band Charts! More than a few good stories from that experience!!!! Thanks Tim!!!!!!
Wildly talented. Gorgeous instrument. Awesome, my friend!
My first was "Jazz Winds from a New Direction by Hank Garland released in 1961"
A friend gave me a cassette tape with this album on one side and "Homer and Jethro Playing it Straight" on the other (which by the way is an excellent album for those guitarists that really want to learn how to play Sock Rhythm on Guitar!).
Jazz Winds was Gary's first record I think. 17 years old?
I got to meet him in Boston while tuning pianos at Berklee. I got to hand deliver his beat up set of vibes ( it was basically duct taped together and had all kinds of Home Depot wingnuts and stuff holding it together) to a Holiday Inn where he gave a solo concert. I was so in awe of him I was speechless and couldn't even tell him how influential his playing was to me. But he was very kind and sort of recognized my trepidation.
I'm really Impressed that you know all the Basslines and Piano Voicings & if you could do a Hip Video explaining how you do that I would be very grateful. Thanks! Jack
Man, you're filling up a niche here. I love vibes and I've been wanting to get into it! Thanks!
Just got here from the Lem Winchester show!
Great great insight.
Now this.
Not watched yet but wonder how many of your tunes I own?
Looking forward to this.
Thank you.
OK, a bit of an age gap!
That's cool.
I have Opus de Funk MJQ, plenty Gay Burton, other Victor Feldman albums.
Not bad. Like the newer sounds you recommended and will investigate.
I am more 60s/70s onwards so here's my 5:
Cal Tjader - Night in Tunisia (Live)
Bobby Hutcherson - Secrets of love
Johnny Lytle - Mine
Roy Ayers - Coca Butter
Milt Jackson & Strings - Feelings, whole album.
2 maybe's?
Dave Pike - Why not
Lionel Hampton - Flying Home
Great channel. You have a new subscriber!
Thanks! Glad you enjoy the videos!
You and these videos are really inspiring. Thanks one more time.
You shred really hard!!!! Thanks for this video, post more recommendations please! Also feelin Lionel Hampton “king of the vibes”
Thanks for the tips, man! I'm definately gonna check these records out & looking forward to your next video.
Bobby Hutcherson playing ‘Whisper Not’ on the album ‘Color Schemes’-bought my first set of vibes after hearing that one!
Also Dave Samuels Ten Degrees North
Walt Dickerson & Sun Ra - Visions
Andrew Hill - Judgment! [Bobby Huthcherson on vibes!]
I have Judgement, but I'm gonna have to check out Dickerson with Sun Ra.
Really nice video! I'm not a vibes player but I've always been intrigued by them.
Thank you for this video! I will have to check these out. My piano professor Kei Akagi recently hipped me to the 1968 Bobby Hutcherson album Total Eclipse. I highly recommend checking this album out, I’ve never heard a more flowing and brilliant solo on vibes than on the first track Herzog. Chick Corea is on keys and they also play his tune Matrix. Happened to score a copy of the vinyl for 14 bucks a few days ago, needless to say I was more than stoked!
Oh yeah- Total Eclipse is a great album - when I was studying it was out of print and really hard to get.. not the case any more though. I remember my teacher played me his recording of 'Matrix' from that record and it blew me away. The fact that Chick is on that record is also awesome.
I'm amazed they never miss hit when they're playing. Or maybe they do but we don't notice!
You’ve added some albums to my ‘ must hear list’. Let me mention a favourite Gary Burton album, Benny Rides Again, GRP. Great to hear him blowing those old Goodman standards, albeit, tastefully updated with Mulgrew Miller piano, Peter Erskine drums, John Patitucci bass, and amazing Eddie Daniels on clarinet (I also play clarinet, but not at that speed!).
Buddy Rich’s Blues Caravan was the first vibes record I ever got into. If I were making this list, I would’ve also put a Steps Ahead record on here.
Great video!
Man I really dig Mike Mainieri's "Love Play", especially the cut Sara Smile. Go head Mike!!!
I was also late to discover Cal Tjader and Victor Feldman. Lionel Hampton early Gary Burton (with Stan Getz) and solo, and Terry Gibbs formed my earliest influences.
Bobby Hutcherson - The Kicker, Dialogue, Stick-Up!, and Happenings!
I also enjoy Bobby Timmons With Johnny Lytle - Workin' Out!!
The Johnny Lytle one is a little known masterpiece!
@@TimCollinsVibes Yes it is.. it was a blind buy for me down here at a thrift shop in Georgia!!
I’ll bet you can find some good stuff I those thrift stores.
You are fantastic
Thanks to make us discover some gems ! I knew only the Victor Feldman one. The Pyramid album of the MJQ made me fall in love with jazz at 7 years old, because of the sound of the vibraphone. I still can whisle the solo of Milt on the track Vendome, 48 years later !
And, oh, hat off to play the tunes you're introducing to us, you're the only one to do that on YT !
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it... there's no such thing as too much Milt.
Yes, Milt is the grandfather of modern vibraphone, no doubt. But a grandfather has children and grandsons... My prefered player actually is David Friedman. Walt Dickerson, Joe Locke, Tony Miceli, Ed Saindon, Tim Collins are not bad too...;o))
That's funny you mention David - I just saw him last night, in fact he used my vibraphone on a gig here in Munich. Joe Locke is amazing (he was my teaching in MSM), Tony Miceli and Ed are also both great. Tony I've met, Ed I've only interacted with on FB but those guys are doing great stuff with teaching as well. That last guy is a hack though, who ever heard of him ;)
And WALT DICKERSON is truly unique.. talk about playing the vibes unlike anyone else.
Yes for all but the 'hack" who got 2,6K well deserved subscribers on YT by just talking of vibes.... unthinkable thing just 10 years ago...
Cal Tjader- The Prophet
Milt Jackson with Wes Montgomery- Wes and friends.
i really like the stan getz - gary burton quartet, when gary was young.... above all the album nobody else but me, great music and great playing!
and of course milt jackson is the one and only, no words needed...
God I love this channel!
Mike Mainieri - Steps Ahead - Smokin in the Pit
Oh yeah - there's also some great recordings of Mike Mainieri when he's like 14 years old playing with Buddy Rich
Hi Tim! I've been checking out Gary Burton's 98 "Like Minds" album. A must have for me. Corea, Holland, Metheny, and Haynes. Every track is great music. Also, Burton's 94 album "Face to Face" with Makoto Ozone is maybe not a must have but still a good resource for vibes. Blue Monk and Opus Half are particularly tasty tracks from that album. Ozone is seemingly precisely contrived in his "out-there"ness but undeniably great playing. Maybe that's just how he jams. Great channel here!!! Great educating!!! Don't stop!!! It looks like you're in Europe now but if you're ever touring the western US, we'd love to have you out to BYU.
Thanks! Those are great records you mentioned as well. You're right - I live in Germany now, but I travel back to the US every year. I'd love to come out to BYU some time if it's ever possible.
Don't hesitate to reach out. Seriously.
Hey Tim, how about
Interplay w/ Mark Sherman and Kenny Barron
Full Nelson by Steve Nelson
Bobby Hutcherson live at montreux
Hey Tim...
Just curious. Is that a "plectrum" guitar next to your piano? Awesome albums. Thanks.
Thanks! It’s a super cheap acoustic bass guitar.
Hi Tim, I'm a jazz drummer, I'm 60 now, I want to explore jazz melody and harmony and I want to learn vibes. What is the best way to start? Just begin with a standard maybe a blues and dig into it, or should I go thru scales and exercises...I want to get to the music...
Definitely start with a tune - work on the elements contained therein and have fun!
Not bad i would put in your list Cal Tjader 's. Latin Concert. The tunes are great. He had the most melodic sounding vibes with awesome rhythm .please listen
That’s a great record- Viva Cepeda!
@@TimCollinsVibes yes Cal Tjader was little known to the public but was a musicians musician.check out
Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil.
Virtuosi--Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone
Johnny Lytle - moonchild
Hey Tim I was wondering if you had a any tips on improving to funk on vibes. In my HS jazz band their playing a really funky piece. The solo section is really cool but I’m having trouble getting “sleez” out of the vibe. Or who I can listen too.
Hehe getting 'sleaze' out of the vibe.. I like that phrase. Obviously Milt Jackson is the king - but Roy Ayers is great too. I'd be curious to hear a recording of you playing.
Tim Collins haha next time we play the piece I’ll record and if it’s good I’ll send it to your email( I have your email cause you sent me some music about a year or two ago). The piece we’re playing is Chameleon arranged by Victor Lopez
Too bad.. I only learned of this lofi now that I’m already working. I can only imagine how those college nights would have been if I had this..
Milt's style is the best
and books? what books of music in general and vibes do you like? great channel!!!
That’s a tough one.. I didn’t really use any books specific to jazz vibes when I was starting. There are quite a few now but I’m not familiar enough with them to recommend one.
The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson (1959, Atlantic Records). Also Bobby Hutcherson / McCoy Tyner - Manhattan Moods (Blue Note). Dave Holland - Dream of The Elders (feat. Steve Nelson), ECM. I too own a copy of the Gerry Gibbs recording, "The Thrasher". I got it when it came out, but check sites like Ebay. Worth having.
I have the Bobby/McCoy duo album as well as Dream Of The Elders, which is really cool too. Actually all of the records I mentioned in the video I found links for on Amazon as well.
What are the mallets used for the first song played?
Those are the Vic Firth "Victor Mendoza" mallets.. they sound great but be prepared for the heads to go flying off in the middle of a gig.
I'm curious to know what mallets you're using on the Feldman cut.
Those are the old David Friedman mallets from malletech (the label has worn off). The new version of them is from Innovative Percussion now, and they are still a great mallet line. One of the best general mallets out there, and they last forever. I've been using those things for probably 10 years and they don't really show any signs of wearing down.
Cal Tjader, Soul Sauce
No mention to Lionel Hampton or Cal Tjader??
Fair point- My favorite Tjader record is ‘Latin Concert’ (with the orange cover). I didn’t get into that until after i had already discovered all of these other records..as for Lionel Hampton, it’s hard to pick one because he has so many albums! His solo on “Dinah” with Benny Goodman Quartet blows my mind.
@@TimCollinsVibes You are so right about Hampton. But you know, He was so influential for the instrument itself.
@@Veranek - Absolutely. He was the first one to try to take the modern innovative musical language of Louis Armstrong and adapt it the the vibes.. you can hear a clear difference between his musical language and that of Adrian Rollini or Red Norvo, who came more from a xylophone tradition.
linal hampton???
Just wanted to add 'Out to Lunch' Eric Dolphy.
Out to Lunch?
Hey Tim, nice list, I definitely agree with you, all the records that you mentioned are pure gems for vibraphone players. I'm actually a big fan of Mr. Mainieri, so here is a suggestion of mine. Check out this live concert ua-cam.com/video/0_UU-4VK5T0/v-deo.html where Mike plays with a Scandinavian 4et. I know, it's not exactly a record just a UA-cam video (therefore I don't know whether this kind of material could be consider part of your list)....I especially like the moment between 03:07 to 03:17...Mike here plays such a cool, melodic passage. ...one of my favourite moments ever. Would be awesome to know your opinion! Thanks and keep doing these awesome videos buddy!