The vibraphone is a variant on the xylophone/marimba type of percussion, with tropical and relaxing notes that ring out splendidly when played by a skilled…
Jazz
25/02/2019: “It’s Oh So Quiet” by Bjork
Bjork is a very interesting musician. With a background in punk, she has a powerful, very expressive, and quite unique voice. The way she sings…
20/02/2019: “Gary’s Theme” by Bill Evans
This is such a delicate song. The opening piano notes are played with such tenderness, it’s as if the keys were made of fragile glass….
15/02/2019: “Moanin'” by Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus is one of the Jazz greats. With a furious temper and exacting standards, he made a tough band leader. But he had an…
18/01/2019: “I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good” by Oscar Peterson Trio
“I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good” is a jazz standard, and has a certain popular appeal. It has been recorded by a bewildering…
09/01/2019: “Jazz Carnival” by Azymuth
Azymuth are still going today, which is great. Set up in 1973, they play a funky Jazz which takes a lot of inspiration from the…
27/12/2018: “Watermelon Man” by Herbie Hancock
This is easily one of the coolest songs of all time. As far as I know, there’s no widely accepted way to quantify cool, but this…
16/12/2018: “In A Silent Way” by Miles Davis
It’s no over-statement to say that Miles Davis is one of the greatest musicians ever to live. The music he has made over his career…
10/12/2018: “It’s Only A Paper Moon” by Ella Fitzgerald
This sort of song is leaned on heavily by the Fallout video game series to populate their radio soundtracks. So much so, that I was…
05/12/2018: “Places & Spaces” by Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd (full name Donaldson Toussaint L’Ouverture Byrd II) is one of those artists that, without their work, much of the music today we listen to…