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I saw Billy Cobham play in the 90s in LA and he played most of the set with double trad grip
it was the oddest thing I had ever seen
I saw Billy Cobham play in the 90s in LA and he played most of the set with double trad grip
it was the oddest thing I had ever seen
Funny you mention that ,Anthony. In 1980 I was at a Roy Burns clinic and during it he spoke and gave some advise on grip. He was making some points about either being fine with proper technique etc..."its up to you "...etc. But then he went to a double trad grip and said, in verbatim while demonstrating same, "Just don't do this, 'cause it just looks goofy."
The whole room was in stitches.
Lol, I guess he did that because he could.I saw Billy Cobham play in the 90s in LA and he played most of the set with double trad grip
it was the oddest thing I had ever seen
In 1970 I got to spend an entire week with Tony and John when they had Lifetime. It was at the Jazz Workshop in Boston. My guitar player and I were just kids but Tony and John just came over and asked if they could sit with us. Of course we said NO!. Tony had me sit next to him by the stage. He said I don't care what the club owner thinks. He was a really cool guy. I watched him and he was incredible. Alan Dawson did a lot for him when Tony was a kid. I was really sad he died too young.Plenty use both traditional and matched-just change up on different parts-like Tony Williams.
Tony was not a big guy but he used really big sticks and he played really hard. I'm 6'2" but play with 7As. It was a great experience meeting him like that and having him just treat me like I was somewhere near his level, which even in a dream, I was not. But, I learned a lot just watching him and talking with him.In 1970 I got to spend an entire week with Tony and John when they had Lifetime. It was at the Jazz Workshop in Boston. My guitar player and I were just kids but Tony and John just came over and asked if they could sit with us. Of course we said NO!. Tony had me sit next to him by the stage. He said I don't care what the club owner thinks. He was a really cool guy. I watched him and he was incredible. Alan Dawson did a lot for him when Tony was a kid. I was really sad he died too young.
Hey Buddy: Listen, if you want to go traditional grip, remember--you'll play matched at times anyway. I don't know how advanced you are in your studies, but I would recommend learning the music, learning to swing, before undertaking the trad grip. I switched from matched to trad with I was 20 years old. Why? Because I wanted to look like a jazz drummer. A few months later, while visiting Colorado, I saw an early edition of Weather Report in a club in Boulder. On drums was Eric Gravatt, who blew my mind. He played matched grip thoughout his career. He's a great drummer. Look at Stewart, etc. Now, you still may want to go traditional. That's fine. But get your shit together on the basics before jumping into all that. Good luck.
Bruford,Simon Phillips and Tony William all have used matched grip when needed for jazz.