I guess I’m blogging in couplets this week. Speaking of one of my favorite records, Decode Yourself, by Ronald Shannon Jackson’s Decoding Society— long totally out of print, from a not-very-collectible era in jazz— I’m glad to see the tune Behind Plastic Faces up on YouTube now. The groove for the main part of the tune uses a sort of synth china cymbal sound— probably using a Simmons SDS-5— and tom sound at the end:
He plays no fills or variations (oops, I just caught one) on this part of the tune, except that he seems to sometimes play the roll as a 7-stroke instead of a 5-stroke. It also sounds like he’s closing the hihat along with most of the bass drum notes, which you can do, or not.
I am happy to help you with any of the materials on the site, and with anything else drumming related— contact me for private lessons, online world wide, or in person in Portland, Oregon. All levels of players, and all people, are welcome.
Email Todd | Call or text +1(503)380-9259 | Chat on WhatsApp