Steve, you've outdone yourself on that one [if that's possible] - Thanxamil, u rock, m' man [img]cool.gif[/img]
Thanx Steve for the VC-MP3s, and Drumhead for the freehand tech-vid. I was wondering how that was done! Kinda similar to Weckl's Ins. video where he hits his brushes on the rim then lets the brushes bounce in a 'flutter'.
It's a great day in cyberspace!
Did you guys check out that last track (#7)? What do you think? That solo is pretty sick I think.
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["the notes that fly by instantaneously in VC's noggin"]
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah sick is an understatment.......Sick and Tasteful.....Originally posted by Steve Holmes:
Did you guys check out that last track (#7)? What do you think? That solo is pretty sick I think.
like a computer... i think Vince' got 3 brains, 1 for the arms, 1 for the legs and the other for those things he does!!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
hey where can i buy one?! [img]graemlins/hmmm.gif[/img]
Hey guys ... you too can have fun playing with pianist Alan Pasqua (and the great bassist Dave Carpenter) on the Play-Along CD that accompanies "Drumset Essentials, Volume 2" by yours truly. There are also a couple of great big band tracks on that CD (in both listen-only and play-along versions). The book is published by Alfred Music ... Volume 1 has a play-along CD, too, though I think the Vol. 2 one is really cool.
Just finished Volume 3, and THAT play=along CD is really wild. Kudos to Alan Pasqua (who I've known since college days at Indiana University/1971 ...!); hey, while you're at it, check out the latest 2 trio recordings we've made, "Badlands" and "Live at Rocco," both on the Fuzzy Music label.
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All the best,
Peter Erskine
Mr. Erskine:
While I've got ya on the board.....
You mentioned awhile ago Jaco's "Florida Beat"
Could you elaborate on that beat a bit, and where we could hear examples of it?
I'm listening to Weather Report 8:30.... very hip..
Spammed by erskoman and i believe its an Honour Sir. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I checked out your updated discography on your site Mr E.....impressive it is too!
Dave,
Thanks for your post (you, too, Me2).
I guess that you could characterize Jaco's "Florida" drumbeat as being a combination of r&b and Caribbean musics ... think Bernard "Pretty" Purdie mixed in with calypso, plus a dash of Tony Williams, and that pretty much seems to add up to Jaco's drumming style ... check out his playing on "8:30" (the title track, which was an improvisation by Jaco on drums and Joe Zawinul on keyboards), and "Teen Town" on the "Heavy Weather" album ... also, you can hear some of Jaco's drumming on his "Word of Mouth" album (particularly on the title track).
Jaco was a big fan, too, of the drumming of Allyn Robinson, who was playing drums with Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders when Jaco was that band's bass player.
Jaco was one incredible musician.
Have a great day, y'all.
PE [img]cool.gif[/img]
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