Here’s a very inventive modern-sounding groove by Richie Hayward with Little Feat, on Front Page News, from the group’s album Down On The Farm. What he’s doing on the hihat reminds me of the staticky thing some of the current guys are doing. The tune is built around this vamp, with some added arranged sections. It seems pretty worked out; these are the three main variations he plays:
It seems clear that he has both hands on the hihat, and moves his right hand to the snare drum and tom toms— quickly, on beat 4, as you can see.
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