Here’s an interesting duo piece with Shelly Manne and pianist Russ Freeman, from Manne’s 1954 record The Three & The Two. Also on the record are Shorty Rogers and Jimmy Giuffre, all Lighthouse regulars— there […]
Fun with 9s and 11s
Hey, get out of here! This isn’t for you. Go wan, git! Scoot! …good. And now, everybody left over, thinking all the lightweights have been scared off… you get out too. This is for nobody, […]
Groove o’ the day: Let Me Have It All – Andy Newmark
Nice piece of early 70s funk from Andy Newmark playing on Let Me Have It All by Sly Stone, from Stone’s album Fresh. It’s busy, with a lot of variety, based on a loose idea […]
Very occasional quote of the day: play
“What you should do is to play every chance you get. If you are not on a steady job (six nights a week), then rehearse with units as often as possible. But, by all means, […]
Travel notes
A lot of wordy posts pouring out right now. I must see a doctor. Here are some notes on this late voyage abroad, especially re: the actual travel itself— I think there may be something […]
Listening to Chris Dave
Catching up on my albums that came out over 20 years ago, with Kenny Garret’s Standard Of Language, with Chris Dave on drums. I’ve really never heard him play in a normal modern jazz setting, […]
Jazz patterns for massive repetition
For a younger student of mine. Right now he has a notebook of stuff like the baghad vita, sometimes you need to pare it down for them. This is a small collection of jazz patterns […]
Artists I have despised
As I get back into the swing of things after traveling, here is another one of those ranting things written some weeks ago for my own amusement. A pointless screed, venting some things that have […]
Left-leading density patterns – 01
Continuing this page of left handed rudimental/rudiment-like exercise patterns, getting into some very dense activity, forcing some speedy movement. See this post for the justification for getting into the odd tuplets at all— it’s not […]
CYMBALISTIC: Cymbal & Gong in Germany – wrap up
CYMBALISTIC: OK, I’m back in good old Portland, Oregon, recovered from my jet lag, and from a lingering post-travel cold. This was the fifth visit I’ve made to Germany, bearing cymbals, and it’s always very […]
Right hand lead quintuplets? For jazz?
Dropping a big ol’ stinkbomb in your lap as I prepare to wing off to Europe, here is a thing I’ve been working with, under Jack Dejohnette’s influence. I’ve been working on an extended transcription […]
CYMBALISTIC: Germany
CYMBALISTIC: OK, gang, we’re heading to Germany once again next week— fifth time, since 2018, I think?— bringing a selection of Cymbal & Gong cymbals for drummers to play, and purchase, if they like them. […]