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Best Vibes in Jazz

I'm looking for some really great recordings that highlight or feature the vibes. I have a few, but they are post 1980, and too contemporary for my tastes. I really want to find some good 60s and 70s traditional jazz recordings (performance and sonics). Please educate me on the great performers of the vibes and what albums to buy (vinyl and CD are welcome). Thanks.
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rosstaman
455 posts
 
The Modern Jazz Quartet: Together Again-Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. This digital recording was made in 1982 and mastered by Joe Tarantino of Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. It features nine of MJQ's best work. The sound quality of the recording is excellent. The music is very cool!
aisip
83 posts
 
What's wrong with you people!? Haven't you heard of Cal Tjeider? In my humble opinion, he's the greatest vibraphonist of them all! If you like latin spiced jazz, try any of his vintage Concord Jazz recordings and prepare to be mesmerized!

Happy Listening,
Jojo
sdcampbell
2,136 posts
 
If you are interested in learning more about Lionel Hampton (one of the grand old men of jazz), check out the following sites:

http://www.downbeat.com/sections/artists/text/bio.asp?from=go&id1=3793

http://people.a2000.nl/ahbone/Hampton.html

http://www.duke.edu/~hlh2/

Enjoy!
tom_nice
387 posts
 
For the best vibes sound that I've heard, you might want to get Mapleshade (Wildchild) "Swingin' and Burnin'", by the John Cocuzzi Quintet. John plays the vibes. I'd never heard of him, and I'm no expert (though I've heard all the others so far mentioned in this thread), but he sounds good to me musically too. The recorded sound, like most of the Mapleshades, is remarkable. They sell at $9.50 each plus shipping if you order at least four, and you can send them back for a replacement if you don't like them.
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