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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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Vinnie Sperrazza's avatar

Yes! I checked that Faddis record, couldn’t fit it into the essay! Thanks for the great comment- love to hear it!

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ETHAN IVERSON's avatar

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

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Vinnie Sperrazza's avatar

Thanks Ethan! Your piece helped so much…

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Ted Panken's avatar

Great piece, Vinnie. Thanks for the acknowledgement.

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Paul Wells's avatar

I've always felt that if that V band with Geri and Terence had toured, intensively and for a few years the way a few other bands did at the time, it would have left as strong a legacy as anyone. It's strange to me that these albums aren't available. I mean, obviously there's no demand out there in the real world, but among my generation of jazz fans they landed like a brick.

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Vinnie Sperrazza's avatar

Thank you Paul, great comment re: touring/lasting impact. They hit me like a brick too…let’s make some noise, maybe Blue Note will notice…

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Charles Powell's avatar

RP made everything he played on great

Thanks for posting, Vinnie!

https://twitter.com/CrocodileChuck/status/1605122045704273922

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Richard Kamins's avatar

I saw, heard, and felt Mr. Peterson numerous times over career (mostly early and then late) and he was always "there"–in the later gigs, you could hear him egging on the soloists without the drums hogging the spotlight. I certainly do miss him and his infectious energy.

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Vinnie Sperrazza's avatar

Yes! Thank you Richard…Mr. Peterson is very much missed…thanks for the memory..

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