I want the vibraphone

[Bobby Timmons]

[kris]

[DawgBone]

I still think you should've stuck with the organ.

I guess your next forum handle will be "Red Norvo".

[Bobby Timmons]

I like organ. The problem is it exaggerates my weakness of rhythm / technical skills and takes away my strength of touch / feeling. Soo.. That's a pretty tall order to overcome that and make it my main instrument over piano. I could get back into it but I would have to get a tonewheel, I hated the digital. I really want to get the vibraphone. I know I would take to it and it sounds so nice.

[va3ux]

Don't know anything about vibraphones but I've always like the sound.

This is from 50 years ago but the vibraphone (or whatever it is) solo always impressed me. It starts at 1:50.

[Bobby Timmons]

^ Xylophone with wooden bars rather than metal but small resonator pipes. But yeah, vibraphone/xylophone/marimba combine rhythm and melody really effectively. That's a reason I'd like to try it. I'd like to play an instrument that I could get after rhythmically. It's tougher for me on keys having to hold down more of the music at the same time.

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

I'd get a vibtator -- much cheaper and might solve other problems as well.

[sgosnell]

You want the vibraphone? There's only one? Who knew?

[wintermoon]

You can't have it, it's mine.
love,
Milt "Bags" Jackson

[sgosnell]

Did Bags inherit it from Lionel?

[wintermoon]

Probably Red Norvo if I had to guess if we're going chronologicaly though he sounds like neither.
I caught him a bunch of times w the MJQ and w his quartet w Ray Brown Cedar Walton and Mickey Roker, I'm a big fan.
He said in an interview he didn't want to sound like Hamp and his fast speed so he slowed the motor way down.

[Bobby Timmons]

You want the vibraphone? There's only one? Who knew?

Yes, this is the exact one I want. The Yamaha YV 2700. 3 octave with silver mat bars. Same thing as the one in the clip but that one has gold glossy bars.