vibraphone
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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
And Mr. Smith, who also uses electronics, employed a trap set, vibraphone, and much of a symphony orchestra’s percussion section.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Ayers began playing the piano at the age of five and went on to play several instruments and sing in the church choir before plumping for the vibraphone.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 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