Jason Marsalis Music Update CD

Filter Results Shipping Eligible for Free Shipping Expedited Shipping Available Item Condition Seller Rating Other Options Change Currency + Add to Wishlist Track Listing Guess Who's Back? Offbeat Personality Ballet Class Discipline Returns Once Again Characters Blues for the 29%ers (Down to 19) Discipline Vacations in Asia Midnight Sun Seven Come Eleven Discipline Mellows Out Durango Kid Western Vacation Ranch Discipline Spotted Baby and Zutty at Studio 54 Show Fewer Tracks Throughout much of Jason Marsalis' career, the word "drummer" has appeared in front of his name. But Marsalis doesn't play the drums at all on Music Update, his third album as a leader; this 2009 release finds him playing the vibes exclusively.

Some people familiar with Marsalis from his two previous albums (Year of the Drummer and Music in Motion) might not even know that he plays the vibes, but in fact, he has been making them a high priority since the early 2000s -- and as a vibist, Marsalis has an attractive sound that is somewhere between Milt Jackson and Lionel Hampton