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DJpeterDE's avatar

At the time the Blue Note records came out, the thing that my drummer friends all seized in was his dynamic (in all senses) use of the ride cymbal. Crash! and then pull the rug out (2-3 beats silence), then quarter notes on the ride starring ppp building up to f, another rug pull, then building up from ppp to mf and grooving.

Another fun album from this period -- not as deep but with some fun and bombastic drumming -- is Into The Faddisphere. Rosnes and the rhythm section build a savage campfire for the opener. Also has a boldface and underlined take on Donald Brown’s Early Bird Gets the Short End of the Stick, none of the subtlety of RP’s own version but really fun!

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ETHAN IVERSON's avatar

there's a lot here I haven't heard. Great work, Vinnie!

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