tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post3066794681558610654..comments2024-02-20T07:06:18.516-05:00Comments on Brilliant Corners: VibratoSteve Provizerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-45779832519263440922012-05-25T07:58:08.524-04:002012-05-25T07:58:08.524-04:00I'm looking forward to your commentary on the ...I'm looking forward to your commentary on the use of vibrato by vocalists. For me, the proper (i.e., scant) use of vibrato is one of the hallmarks to distinguish a "jazz singer" from a singer dabbling in jazz. <br /><br />In my opinion, the only jazz singers who can use more vibrato without detriment (beautifully, in fact) are Sarah Vaughan and Andy Bey.Lorena Barbahttps://twitter.com/#!/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-91157654016467620782012-05-24T14:21:16.685-04:002012-05-24T14:21:16.685-04:00Yup, the end of a held note is a logical place for...Yup, the end of a held note is a logical place for it... For me, even though vibrato has been more important in earlier styles, it was always a "spice." That is, it was a garnish and not the meat and spuds. I suppose another comparison would be to garlic. Some people think you can never use enough. Others do.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-15800078526862822282012-05-24T13:16:07.781-04:002012-05-24T13:16:07.781-04:00In what was once called "Modern Jazz," v...In what was once called "Modern Jazz," vibrato is often most effectively used as a spice. One example would be a bit of vibrato at the end of a held note.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-58672240063109000742012-05-22T08:01:10.971-04:002012-05-22T08:01:10.971-04:00Brew- You're right-vibrato is a science and I ...Brew- You're right-vibrato is a science and I just barely touched on it in. KD had a great compact sound which also had some vibrato that made it very warm. To me, that's the difference between Bechet and Pops vibrato-one is warm, the other a little chilly and brittle. <br /><br />I think swing vibratto-James, Klein, Elman, could use its own post. Maybe we should co write it. SteveSteve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-60324048495292240042012-05-22T04:54:33.666-04:002012-05-22T04:54:33.666-04:00Thanks for this interesting topic, Steve.
The sam...Thanks for this interesting topic, Steve.<br /><br />The same here: My biggest problem with Sidney Bechet is his vibrato. That's why his LP's are rarely spinning here.<br /><br />Pops' vibrato is merely that of a vocalist, and it's tasteful, and natural; that's why it's less, if at all, annoying.<br /><br />It's always a relieve to listen to the later Harry James, after I heard one or two of his tearjerkers of the mid-1940's (more are not bearable).<br /><br />He could play completely without vibrato which could create an almost "demonic" atmosphere, especially when he played a ballad like "Spring Can Really hang You Up The Most".<br /><br />I love Kenny Dorham's vibrato which is the most subtle of them all. Dizzy used almost no vibrato at all while Bird *did* vibrate quite a bit, despite the opinions of some obviously deaf critics who tried to tell us, bebop used less vibrato.<br /><br />Anyway, talking about vibrato is science of its own.Brewhttp://brewlitesjazztales.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/just-some-pictures-jack-sheldons-harry-jamess-buck-claytons-roy-eldridges-embouchures/noreply@blogger.com