Joe Locke never fails to amaze me. He is perhaps the greatest natural improvisor alive today, fresh, inventive, innovative yet earthy and soulful. His technique is simply unbelievable. A perfect example of all that jazz can be in the hands of a master. In this clip the whole is even greater than the sum of the parts as Geoffrey plays the intricate and lovely counterpoint to Joe. What a joy to listen to this! Thank you for the gift of this post.
Masterpiece !! Vibraphone is by far my preferate instrument of them all !! So, you'll forgive me if I don't agree with you Mr Kirk !! And btw : these two virtuosis together : absolutely fabulous.
Who knows? He might have hit a part of the vibes in that "micro-pause" interval... or the mic's stand (though this might have been more noisy?). But in a live performance of that level and speed, anything could happen! ;-)
One should have a special sense of humor and huge open mind to find any valuable argument in your comment on the vibraphone... Maybe you've been tortured by this instrument as a kid? Or did I miss a bad joke? Or surely you don't know what you are talking about. Personaly I would not allow myself such bad criticism on any of those incredible musicians, even if I didn't like the sound of their instrument. My 2 cents.
Joe Locke never fails to amaze me. He is perhaps the greatest natural improvisor alive today, fresh, inventive, innovative yet earthy and soulful. His technique is simply unbelievable. A perfect example of all that jazz can be in the hands of a master. In this clip the whole is even greater than the sum of the parts as Geoffrey plays the intricate and lovely counterpoint to Joe. What a joy to listen to this! Thank you for the gift of this post.
This is real musicianship at the highest level. They both have awesome ears.
That makes the dialog possible.
this pianist I never knew is wonderfull !!!
Fantastic.
Masterpiece !! Vibraphone is by far my preferate instrument of them all !! So, you'll forgive me if I don't agree with you Mr Kirk !! And btw : these two virtuosis together : absolutely fabulous.
So beautiful... and well filmed too!
Thanks for this comment!
I'm a vibes fan too...
But yes, both are fabulous! :o)
amazing
Who knows? He might have hit a part of the vibes in that "micro-pause" interval... or the mic's stand (though this might have been more noisy?). But in a live performance of that level and speed, anything could happen! ;-)
@vibesoul13 what a pleasure, no?
if you enjoyed this check out Joe and Bobby Hutcherson on youtube
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One should have a special sense of humor and huge open mind to find any valuable argument in your comment on the vibraphone... Maybe you've been tortured by this instrument as a kid? Or did I miss a bad joke? Or surely you don't know what you are talking about. Personaly I would not allow myself such bad criticism on any of those incredible musicians, even if I didn't like the sound of their instrument. My 2 cents.