Listened to the Voice album on Spotify, very good all round, only a couple of her 'cheesy' moments on there compositionally. Better than past albums I have heard. Simon sounds great on there, he solos very fluidly and musically over the odd time signatures, for some reason i'm always surprised when ...

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Yes this is interesting, and I think it alludes back to that Vinnie interview where he was questioning the type of player who performs these 'complex' and 'well rehearsed' parts in clinics but are not able to effectively use these ides or themes in the moment. These players who learn these paradiddl...

It should be between Virgil and Mangini, but what is Roddy doing in the list, as far as i know DT don't have many sections with double bass singles at 280bpm

yes have already started them on Kind Of Blue...Blakey, yes very good, any more?

This is great stuff, thanks. I was thinking more about album recommendations, for students to play along to and start to understand the feel of different player's interpretations of the ride cymbal beat.

Can anyone recommend some jazz albums that would be simple for a beginner to play along to, medium tempo swing?
Thanks

Has anyone heard Carlock on Rudder's Matorning album - check it out on Spotify especially the track 3h Club Can we talk about how to achieve that bass drum sound, I'm hearing probably an 18 wide open...but what heads? Also what micing techniques would one use? I think I read that Carlock tunes his b...

All very interesting, but I must agree Cobham should be near the top of the list, I can't imagine any serious drummers list over the past 40 years that wouldn't include him as either an influence or someone who they acknowledge as redefining drumming, probably most on the top 10 drummers from the or...

Yeah incredible playing...maybe we could should compile a short list of recommended listening for Morello fans ?