Here’s a tune involving a lot of isolated kicks on the & of 2, where we get to hear a lot of different ways Philly Joe Jones sets them up— Blue Roz the Milt Jackson / Wes Montgomery album Bags Meets Wes. I’ve had a lot of people asking about kicks and set ups lately— here you go:
You can practice those as part of a two-measure phrase like this:
Also move the kick over to the & of 3:
Add two measures to the front of that if you need a longer cycle. Get the timing accurate from the cymbal accent to the following beat where you get back to the time— from the & of 2 to the 4 in the first example, from the & of 3 to the 1 in the second. They’re easy spots to rush.
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