View Full Version : Great Tracks Featuring... Xylophone/Glockenspiel/Vibraphone
Been a little while since I've started one of these...
Someone said somewhere recently (apologies - I can't remember who it was or which thread!) that they didn't like the sound of a xylophone... which got me thinking - 'cos I love it! (Or any other sort of similar instrument...)
So, I'd like a playlist of great tracks featuring xylophones et al for when I need a mallet induced ringy fix, please!
Here's my starter for 10 -
Dire Straits - Love over Gold
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Anyone got some good ones? I'll start a Spotify playlist if there's enough interest. :)
Stratmangler
24-11-2011, 12:50
Frank Zappa's work is littered with percussion of the xylophonic persuasion.
You not find it on Spotify unfortunately.
Thanks Chris - yes, I did find one or two Zappa bits on You Tube...
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I guess Cal Tjader would be one of the most prolific vibraphone players - I've got this album that he did with Stan Getz, but should try some more of his stuff...
http://open.spotify.com/album/3iWdwHvDLvXklZr03ZoSoc
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Then there's this one, of course...
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Rare Bird
24-11-2011, 14:22
Does the use of Tublar Bells count?
Does the use of Tublar Bells count?
Yeah, I reckon - any mallet played percussion instrument will do! ;)
Mike Oldfield - Incantations - It's Xylo-tastic :eyebrows:
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Pretty much anything from The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) - Milt Jackson on Vibes.
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Great stuff, cheers Keith, I've never heard of The Modern Jazz Quartet... I'll be checking out some of their stuff. :)
Here's another Jazz Vibraphonist that I like - Orphy Robinson
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Here's another Jazz Vibraphonist that I like - Orphy Robinson
Oh yes, I like that! (Spotify doesn't, though... :()
Another great great jazz vibes player - Lionel Hampton
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Last one (for now...)
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Rare Bird
24-11-2011, 23:13
Yeah, I reckon - any mallet played percussion instrument will do! ;)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer ''Toccata''
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The Grand Wazoo
24-11-2011, 23:20
Yeah, I reckon - any mallet played percussion instrument will do!
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aquapiranha
24-11-2011, 23:39
There's always one isn't there?? :lol:
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Oh, and there is one in here too...
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The Grand Wazoo
25-11-2011, 00:03
Frank Zappa's work is littered with percussion of the xylophonic persuasion.
Especially the period around when Ruth Underwood was in the Mothers. 'One Size Fits All' is positively bursting with her fantastic percussion work.
As featured earlier by Alex, the 'Rollo Interior' section of 'St Alphonzo's Pancake Breakfast' is the piece that folks always seem to cite. I like 'Dog Meat' though..........
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The Grand Wazoo
25-11-2011, 00:22
Interesting interview with Ruthie here about FZ making the marimba electric so they could use it in a live context.
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..........but watch 'er go at it mallet & tongs in the first 20 seconds! (That song is called 'Approximate')
Werner Berghofer
25-11-2011, 07:23
Alex,
So, I'd like a playlist of great tracks featuring xylophones et al for when I need a mallet induced ringy fix, please!
the music of Gary Burton and David Friedman should be added to this list. In 1978 David Friedman’s band “Double Image” recorded the legendary album “Dawn” (published by ECM Records) which unfortunately is available only second hand on vinyl. The lead instruments on this record are vibraphone and marimba, played by David Friedman and David Samuels.
Werner.
the music of Gary Burton and David Friedman should be added to this list.
:doh: how on earth did I forget Gary Burton?
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Werner Berghofer
25-11-2011, 10:38
Keith,
how on earth did I forget Gary Burton?
don’t worry, sh*t happens :-)
Walt Dickerson and Karl Berger also should be mentioned here, but their music is from the free jazz side and may not be suitable for many listeners.
Werner.
Thanks everyone! :thumbsup:
jimdgoulding
26-11-2011, 12:34
Alex,
the music of Gary Burton and David Friedman should be added to this list. In 1978 David Friedman’s band “Double Image” recorded the legendary album “Dawn” (published by ECM Records) which unfortunately is available only second hand on vinyl. The lead instruments on this record are vibraphone and marimba, played by David Friedman and David Samuels.
Werner.
Dog! I LOVE "Dawn" by Double Image! So much so that I bought an extra copy used from Amazon in the hope that it would be quieter. It's about the same as my original, so no problem. Bass player Harvie Swartz's contribution is quite good, too.
Bobby Hutcherson is a fantastic player of the instrument and quite a composer. He has a pretty large collection on Blue Note.
Werner, you're trippin me out, dude.
Werner Berghofer
26-11-2011, 12:44
Jim,
Dog! I LOVE "Dawn" by Double Image!
Nice to hear that! I had the joy to hear “Double Image” in a live concert in Vienna’s Auditorium maximum back in 1978. I even was allowed to place my Sennheiser dummyhead condenser microphones directly on stage and to record the whole performance on my beloved Uher Report mobile two-track reel-to-reel recorder I used at that time. (Don’t ask: Unfortunately I have no idea where the tapes of this evening are since I moved around a lot in the meantime.)
David Friedman and the other members of “Double Image” were kind, generous and really likable guys – and great musicians of course.
Werner.
jimdgoulding
26-11-2011, 13:27
My man. Thanks
Sand Dancin Donkey Walker
26-11-2011, 21:11
How about,
Dave Grusin - Discovered Again.
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If you're going to talk about percussion instruments like these, you have to include the wonderful Evelyn Glennie.
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jimdgoulding
28-11-2011, 13:23
If you're going to talk about percussion instruments like these, you have to include the wonderful Evelyn Glennie.
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Nice, Martin.
I have an album from the 70's that's quite good: Percussion Music- The Tristan Fry Percussion Ensemble (GALE maximum fidelity recordings). Various composers. Cheers.
You're forgetting one of the greats:
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Big John and Adolf too. Who'd a thought it?:)
Did anyone mention Pierre Moelen's Gong by any chance. A graduate master of percussion I believe and sonme wonderful music...
Gong - Shamal
Gong - Gazeuze
Gong - Expresso II
PM Gong - Time is the Key
PM Gong - Second Wind
As for Mike Oldfield, Incantations Pt 4 features an EXCELLENT vibraphone sequence by M. Moelen no less... Played it this week :)
Good call Dave.
Nice to see you back too.
Thanks peeps - I will be trying to put together a Spotify playlist when work calms down.
The late great Monty Stark rates very highly with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4xXnMZUBtA
They did a whole albums worth of Hoagy Carmichael songs (re-issued on stone throw) for a public broadcast kids music show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=n6DKhvLbwI4
My favorite ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6oxjz7KPz8&feature=related
Not to be missed;)
Keith beat me to it (by a long way).
But how about Love Cats by The Cure? There's some glock in there close to the end, very subtle, hidden in the mix.
jazzpiano
16-01-2012, 01:15
The Red Norvo Trio w/ Charles Mingus and Tal Farlow (Savoy and Discovery labels), also the early Walt Dickerson on New Jazz ("This is Walt Dickerson" and "To My Queen" are quite accessible). ...and of course I'll second the MJQ rec's (on "Blues at Carnegie Hall" you get a particularly nice dose of Milt Jackson, likewise on "The Quartet" on Savoy.)
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The Red Norvo Trio w/ Charles Mingus and Tal Farlow (Savoy and Discovery labels), also the early Walt Dickerson on New Jazz ("This is Walt Dickerson" and "To My Queen" are quite accessible). ...and of course I'll second the MJQ rec's (on "Blues at Carnegie Hall" you get a particularly nice dose of Milt Jackson, likewise on "The Quartet" on Savoy.)
~Barryo
Nice picks Barry - listening to some MJQ right now.
May I suggest:
Eric Satie - 'Trois Morceaux en Form du Poir' ('Three pieces in the shape of a pear') ?
Slow, cool, shimmering and gorgeous:
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Originally from the LP Place Vendome, which is a brilliant recording:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Vend%C3%B4me_%28Swingle_Singers_with_MJQ_alb um%29
Alternatively, Fast, furious and fantastic:
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Another famously brilliant recording. Something of a standard for hifi demos, and probably familiar to many here.
http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-at-Pawnshop-Various-Artists/dp/B000002481
May I suggest:
Eric Satie - 'Trois Morceaux en Forme du Poir' ('Three pieces in the shape of a pear') ?
Apologies Everyone,
What I had in mind was:
'Gassenhauer' from Carl Orff's 'Schulwerk'
A sound clip of this music, used in the film 'Badlands' can be heard here:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7qm4h_badlands-theme_music
In my defence, the Satie piece previously quoted is also used in the film.
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