Ripertoli from VIA by Storms/Nocturnes

A Tuscan farmhouse magically presented by good friends Nigel and Deborah Tully. Walking at dawn one morning I was struck by the the whole environment teaming with life, from the movements in every hedge and cracks in old stone, to the distant sounds of animal and bird calls. It was like a lot of melodies woven together, very joyous but also mysterious and intense, like the heat that hits shortly after sunrise.

Joe Locke is widely considered to be one of the major voices of the vibraphone, a soloist of stunning physical power + broad emotional range as composer + band leader. He has won numerous awards + polls, incl. multiple JJA Mallet Player of the Year awards. He is an active educator, appointed International Vibraphone Consultant by the RAM, London w/ the title of Honorary Associate of the Academy.

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