Being as this is a jazz related thing, I wanted to announce that yesterday my dad Tom Smith was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Education Hall of Fame as the only inductee for 2013. Pretty cool.
Hi Leo,
Many players feather - Kenny Washington, Lewis Nash, Eric Harland, Adam Nussbaum...Check of Tony Williams playing Dolores with headphones on, then take one ear off. What do you hear?
There are two issues in mastering feathering: playing it softly and playing it in time. You've got to feel the connection between your right hand and your right foot. To make this connection vivid, and to master feathering, I suggest not worrying about feathering softly at first. Play the bd loud and focus on syncing up your rh and bd. Once you've gained some control it will be easier to reduce the volume of the bd.
When feathering becomes second nature you will find that your groove will feel deeper and fatter. The people you play may not notice when you are feathering but they will certainly notice when you stop feathering.
Hope this helps,
John
Being as this is a jazz related thing, I wanted to announce that yesterday my dad Tom Smith was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Education Hall of Fame as the only inductee for 2013. Pretty cool.
Hi Leo,
Yes I remember, you also sat in on a class at Purchase.
To continue the discussion: who's the drummer's closest associate in the rhythm section? The bass player. How does a bass sound? Low and woody.
What part of the drum set plays most intimately with the bass? The ride cymbal. How does a ride cymbal sound? High and metallic.
Feathering the bass drum helps the groove because it helps your metallic sound marry with the bass' low woody sound.
All great players feather when appropriate.
John
Being as this is a jazz related thing, I wanted to announce that yesterday my dad Tom Smith was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Education Hall of Fame as the only inductee for 2013. Pretty cool.
I had never heard this before. Listening to it reminds me of drinking an entire pot of coffee in a short period of time. I'm captivated.So, the album I'm knee-deep in lately and can't (nor want to) get out of:
This is just pure improvisational beauty. I can't get enough of this. It's like a thirst that can only be quenched by one drink -- this album. Sax and drums. Of all of Coltrane's recordings from his "free" period, this and Ascension are my favorites.
Elvin is by far the bigger influence in my own playing, but what Rashied Ali did with Trane is quite brilliant.
I had never heard this before. Listening to it reminds me of drinking an entire pot of coffee in a short period of time. I'm captivated.
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So, the album I'm knee-deep in lately and can't (nor want to) get out of:
This is just pure improvisational beauty. I can't get enough of this. It's like a thirst that can only be quenched by one drink -- this album. Sax and drums. Of all of Coltrane's recordings from his "free" period, this and Ascension are my favorites.
Elvin is by far the bigger influence in my own playing, but what Rashied Ali did with Trane is quite brilliant.