Vibraphone: a percussion instrument resembling a xylophone but having metal bars and motor-driven resonators for sustaining the tone and producing a vibrato.
IT'S NOT A XYLOPHONE! One listen to vibraphonist Warren Wolf and you can immediately tell here is a musician who has studied thoroughly those laid down good vibes before him. So it makes perfect sense to look in his direction for a primer on the instrument.
History Of The Vibraphone does just that, played forward, with Warren and his band getting you to nod right along to the feel of Terry Gibbs, Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Cal Tjader, Bobby Hutcherson, Roy Ayers, Gary Burton, Joe Locke and Dave Samuels. There's a definite nudge to the Now, with Warren, saxophonist Tim Green, Alex Brown on piano and Fender Rhodes, bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Carroll "CV" Dashiell III making a strong swinging statement that it's ok to look over your shoulder, for historical perspective and future celebration of your instrument and the music.
