Question

A musician who became a bandleader playing this instrument featured Bob Cranshaw on his album The Village Caller!, released shortly before his standard “The Loop.” A player of this instrument performed his “Dance of the Octopus” as part of a trio with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus. Johnny Lytle and Red Norvo played this instrument, (-5[1])also played by a composer who, with John Coltrane, wrote the standard “The Late, Late Blues.” A player of this instrument referenced his characteristic facial features in the track (*) “Bags’ Groove.” This was (-5[1])the primary (10[1])instrument of a musician who, while with Benny Goodman's band, co-wrote “Flying Home.” (10[1])Gary Burton pioneered a “four mallet” (10[1])technique for this (10[1])instrument played by Milt Jackson (10[1])and Lionel Hampton. A dampening bar and electric motor (10[1])control the pitch of, for 10 points, what resonating percussion instrument? ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: vibraphone [or vibes; or vibraharp; prompt on mallets; reject “xylophone” or “marimba”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aseem KeyalbruhLet's Fighting Love54-5
Anson BernsJinAh and Jordan from WikiquizThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola87-5
Caleb KendrickJJarylandchamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia8910
Forrest WeintraubThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh TutuolaJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquiz10210
Will Alston1.g4 Test MixtureNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hesse10810
OphirmnemonistsSandmännchen im Helikopter11110
Fierro GreyNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)Parden the Interruption11610
Nathan Sheffieldboy's jitches (ft. DMA)protobowling for soup12510
John John GrogerLet's Fighting Lovebruh1370

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y6100%17%17%108.33
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y786%0%29%108.50
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y367%0%33%102.00
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%0%124.00
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y425%25%25%54.00