Audio

Original Jazz Compositions

Ω “Reckless” – John Best, recorded May 2002

John Best – vibes, Lennart Simonsson – piano and synth, Anders Åstrand – drums,

Anders Löfgren – bass, Paulo Murga – percussion

Ω “Unanswered Questions” – John Best, recorded May 2002

John Best – vibes, Lennart Simonsson – piano and synth

Ω “Waltz” – John Best, recorded May 2002

John Best – vibes & voice, Anders Åstrand – drums,

Anders Löfgren – bass

Ω “Ma’s Blues” – John Best, recorded Jan 2002

John Best – vibes, Peter Tikannen - piano

Other Compositions / Recordings

Ω “The Delay Factor: V – Slow Burn” – John Best

Composed for Vibes and 500 ms Delay

Ω “Just Hold Me” – John Best, recorded May 2002

Daniela Friedl – soprano, John Best – vibes and marimba

Ω “Austria: Impressions” – John Best, recorded May 2002

John Best – poetry, vibes, marimba, and glockenspiel

Live Performances

Guest Artist Combo – Evening of Jazz at Lake Highlands High School

These recordings are from Saturday, March 25^th, 2006

Ω “All the Things You Are” – Kern

Miles Osland – sax, Dave Shelton – piano, John Best – vibes, Walter Turner – drums

Ω “Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers” – Kuhn

Miles Osland – sax, John Best – vibes, Walter Turner – drums, Anthony Nagid - piano

Electronic and Electro-acoustic Compositions

Ω “Morph” – John Best, recorded June 2002

John Best – Mallets and loops, Rodrigo Arcos – Sound Engineer

Ω “Plasma” – John Best, recorded May 2005

Ω “Phun Widda Motif” – John Best, recorded June 2005

Arrangements

Ω “Candide’s Lament” – Bernstein, arr. Don Hill / John Best

A Midi version of a front ensemble arrangement I did

for The Woodlands High School in 2005