8Mile
Platinum Member
I was thinking about how much the ride cymbal sounds on certain recordings influenced me and thought it would make for an interesting thread. So, here we go.
The other day, I was checking out an old favorite I hadn't listened to for a while: Chick Corea's Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. The sound of Roy Haynes' Paiste 602 Flat Ride from that record left a huge impression on me when I first heard it many years ago. I think it was the first record I ever heard that had such a clear stick articulation and woody attack sound coming from the ride cymbal. I started searching around the web and, sure enough, I found a link to interviews with Haynes and Corea about the cymbal. There turned out to be an interesting story behind the cymbal, which Chick has in his possession to this day.
A few years after hearing that Haynes ride, I would discover the legendary Tony Williams "Nefertiti" ride. Of course, that completely turned my head around again. The pursuit of that cymbal sound is well-documented all over the internet, so I won't spend too much more time talking about it. Although I'm still waiting for Matt Smith to spill the beans on a mysterious encounter he may have had with that cymbal!
In recent years, I've dug the ride sounds that Jack DeJohnette gets. Jack's signature Sabian model is discontinued, but he continues to play beauties from that company.
Ride sounds are really prominent in jazz but I'm curious what others you folks come up with, in all styles of music.
The other day, I was checking out an old favorite I hadn't listened to for a while: Chick Corea's Now He Sings, Now He Sobs. The sound of Roy Haynes' Paiste 602 Flat Ride from that record left a huge impression on me when I first heard it many years ago. I think it was the first record I ever heard that had such a clear stick articulation and woody attack sound coming from the ride cymbal. I started searching around the web and, sure enough, I found a link to interviews with Haynes and Corea about the cymbal. There turned out to be an interesting story behind the cymbal, which Chick has in his possession to this day.
A few years after hearing that Haynes ride, I would discover the legendary Tony Williams "Nefertiti" ride. Of course, that completely turned my head around again. The pursuit of that cymbal sound is well-documented all over the internet, so I won't spend too much more time talking about it. Although I'm still waiting for Matt Smith to spill the beans on a mysterious encounter he may have had with that cymbal!
In recent years, I've dug the ride sounds that Jack DeJohnette gets. Jack's signature Sabian model is discontinued, but he continues to play beauties from that company.
Ride sounds are really prominent in jazz but I'm curious what others you folks come up with, in all styles of music.