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The following is a list of notable vibraphone players in jazz or classical music: A. Jason Adasiewicz; Peter Appleyard; Mulatu Astatke; Vera Auer; Roy Ayers; B.
Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist. [1] He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with hard bop and post-bop players.
Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album Components, is one of his best-known compositions.
Burton was born in Anderson, Indiana, United States. [1] Beginning music at six years old, he mostly taught himself to play marimba and vibraphone. [3] He began studying piano at age sixteen while finishing high school at Princeton Community High School in Princeton, Indiana (1956–60).
Dave Samuels at Aarhus Jazz Festival (Denmark 2009) David Alan Samuels (October 9, 1948 – April 22, 2019) [1] was an American vibraphone and marimba player who spent many years with the contemporary jazz group Spyro Gyra.
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader.He worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones.
Lionel Hampton said Lytle was "the greatest vibes player in the world." Lytle was known for his great hand speed and showmanship. He was also a songwriter, penning ...
From 1954, when he recorded with Jimmy Deuchar, and played again with Scott, "he was working mainly as a pianist and vibraphonist; his early vibraphone playing showed the influence of Milt Jackson". [2] He was a notable percussionist, but it was as a pianist and vibraphone player that he became best known. [5]