You’re not fooling anyone, photographer— you sprayed the glass with water for that refreshing, weekends- were-made-for-Michelob, oh-I-just-pulled-this-full- pint-out-of-the-ice-chest effect… we’re getting off topic. OK, I’m on such a cold streak blog content-wise right now, I’d better write […]
Author: Todd Bishop
Joey Baron
Just listening to a little Joey Baron this morning— be sure to listen to the interview at the end. Roulette TV: JOEY BARON from Roulette Intermedium on Vimeo.
Linear phrases in 5/4, mixed rhythm — inversion
This is part two of that last set of linear phrases in 5/4, based on Gary Chaffee’s linear patterns, from vol. III of his Patterns series of books. This is the same set of phrases from […]
Page o’ coordination: Ahmad’s vamp
Something to go with yesterday’s practice loop, with some hihat splashes with the left foot. It’s nice and slow, but the track pushes and pulls a little bit, so the timing might be a little challenging […]
Practice loop: Crazy He Calls Me
This is another sampled practice loop I’ve been using for a long time, good for your triplety jazz materials. It’s four measures long, from the intro of Crazy He Calls Me, played by Ahmad Jamal, […]
Snare drum workout in 6/8 — 01
I thought I posted this weeks ago, but, if Blogger’s kind-of sucky search engine is to be trusted, it seems I haven’t. Best to find what you’re looking for using the labels at the bottom of […]
Linear phrases in 5/4, mixed rhythm
Here are some practice phrases using Gary Chaffee’s linear patterns, from vol. III of his Patterns series of books. I’ve put his jazz linear phrases into 5/4, with a mixed 8th note/triplet rhythm— there are twelve […]
Mike Clark on Elvin, Tony
I stumbled across these interviews with Mike Clark, talking about all the stuff players care about about Elvin Jones and Tony Williams: Part 1 on Elvin: Here’s part 2: The interviews on Tony Williams are […]
Practice loop: basic cascara
Here’s a little non-traditional Latin jazz practice loop, sampled from the intro of the tune Mi Montuno, from the Bamboleate, by Eddie Palmieri/Cal Tjader. There are a couple of caveats about it, but it’s not […]
Some rock beats in 5
Here’s a basic page of rock beats in 5/4, along the lines of those found in Ralph Humphrey’s excellent book Even In The Odds. I practice my samba/bossa nova in 5 a little more than […]