Here’s Mickey Roker playing behind Donald Byrd on Essence, from Byrd’s record Electric Byrd. It’s vibey modal thing, in a slower 4/4 swing feel. It looks busy on the page, but this is mostly about […]
Category: Donald Byrd
Transcription: Billy Higgins – Blackjack
Billy Higgins playing on a funky vamp with some kicks in it, on Blackjack, from Donald Byrd’s album of the same name. It sticks with the rhythm figure all the way through, and Higgins plays […]
Groove o’ the day: Harvey Mason – Slop Jar Blues
Here are some fairly basic funk grooves, which I’m really only posting as an excuse to get you to listen to this track, and the way the drummer plays it. The tune is Slop Jar […]