The ‘Killer Jazz Vibes Book’ by Tim Collins is THE definitive jazz vibraphone book. Warm-ups, in depth lessons, transcriptions, and history all in one place. The full table of contents is below.
(NOTE: This is a digital book in PDF format only)
If you are looking for etudes to play, bebop language to analyze, and an endless source of practice material that is musical, fun and challenging, this is the book for you! IT’S 214 PAGES OF VIBRAPHONE AWESOMENESS!!!
NOTE: The full list of what is included is below. Every single lesson has a YouTube video on my channel.
After the purchase, you will receive an email with the download links for the book. I will also mostly likely send you a personal thank you note!
THANK YOU!
-Tim
Please note, these are only solo etudes and not the original melodies for these songs!
GENERAL LESSONS:
- 4 Ways To Play Rhythm Changes
- 8 Afro-Cuban Montunos For Vibraphone
- 12 Variations On A Milt Jackson Riff
- How To Use Voice Leading In Jazz Improvisation
- Turning Scales Into Melody
- The Bebop CHAIN Exercise
Warm-Ups:
- 1 Melody, 12 Keys #1 – Major 7th Chord Lines
- 1 Melody, 12 Keys #2 – Dorian Lines
- 1 Melody, 12 Keys #3 – Altered Dominant Lines
- 1 Melody, 12 Keys #4 – Lydian Dominant Lines
- 1 Melody, 12 Keys #5 – Bluesy Pentatonic
- 1 Melody, 12 Keys #6 – Octatonic (Diminished) Lines
- 10 Killer Blues Riffs in C
- 12 ii-V-I lines in a Major Key
- 22 Ways To Practice Scales Creatively
- Simple ii-V-I Voicings for Vibes
- Upper Structure ii-V-I voicing for Vibes
FULL LESSONS ON STANDARDS:
- A Night In Tunisia in 3 Levels
- Afternoon In Paris in 4 Levels
- All The Things You Are in 3 Levels
- Autumn Leaves in 5 Levels
- Blue Bossa in 4 Levels
- Lady Bird – Scales and Exercises
- Nardis In 7 Levels
- Someday My Prince Will come – Full Lesson
- Spain – Full Lesson
- Take The A-Train – Exercises
- The Days Of Wine And Roses – Full Lesson
Etudes based on Jazz Standards:
- Angel Eyes Comping Etude
- Autumn Leaves
- Beautiful Love
- Black Orpheus (A Day At The Pool)
- Blue Bossa
- Blue Monk
- Cantaloupe Island
- Corcovado
- Falling Grace (Fallen Grace)
- Georgia (On My Mind)
- I Fall In Love Too Easily
- It Could Happen To You
- Lullaby Of Birdland (Lull Those Birds)
- Misty
- My Funny Valentine
- Nica’s Dream (Niece’s Dreaming)
- Recordame (Remember Me)
- Satin Doll
- Scrapple From The Apple
- Softly As In A morning Sunrise
- Spain (Barcelona)
- There Is No Greater Love
- There Will Never Be Another You
- Wave
- Yardbird Suite (Marimba solo)
Original 4 Mallet Etudes:
Transcriptions:
- Eddie Costa – Selected Transcriptions
- Gary Burton – Armando’s Rhumba
- Herbie Hancock – Watermelon Man
- Lem Winchester – Butterfly
- Lionel Hampton – Dinah
- Milt Jackson – Dorothy (complete lesson & transcription)
- Milt Jackson – No Voot No Boot
- Terry Pollard – Now’s The Time
- Victor Feldman – Flamingo
As always, you can contact me with any questions!
