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vibraphone

[vahy-bruh-fohn] / ˈvaɪ brəˌfoʊn /


NOUN
xylophone
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But the track has a notable omission: the very instrument Roy Ayers was known for, the vibraphone.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

He studied vibraphone and percussion and began incorporating Latin jazz into his own music, recording his first two albums.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2025

The Modern Jazz Quartet remade “Summertime” as elegant chamber music, weaving piano and vibraphone in transparent counterpoint.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

When Puts reaches for percussion instruments, he chooses the sweeter ones — glockenspiel, crotales, chimes, vibraphone — and combines them luxuriously.

From New York Times May 6, 2024

Music historians will always remember him as the man who introduced the vibraphone into jazz.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard




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