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Xylophone solos with piano accompanimentsvarious composers. This outstanding xylophone method book contains a complete course of 50 lessons including ragtime, improvising, blues and exercises for individual hand development on the xylophone. This video is taken from a september 28, 20 percussion. One of the best collections of his performances is the set entitled masters of the xylophone, released by the appropriately named xylophonia label and also featuring xylophone gallivanting by brother joe green.