video of famous drummers

To the extent drums are microtonal, this may be of interest:

http://drummerworld.com/drummervideo.html

It's video clips of dozens of the most famous drummers in
action. Jazz focus, with only a few rockers. I must say
I was impressed by Elvin Jones. But I also must say that
nothing I saw holds a candle to David King in some respect.

-Carl

Carl Lumma wrote:

>To the extent drums are microtonal, this may be of interest:
>
>http://drummerworld.com/drummervideo.html
>
>It's video clips of dozens of the most famous drummers in
>action. Jazz focus, with only a few rockers. I must say
>I was impressed by Elvin Jones. But I also must say that
>nothing I saw holds a candle to David King in some respect.
>

Who's David King?

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>>To the extent drums are microtonal, this may be of interest:
>>
>>http://drummerworld.com/drummervideo.html
>>
>>It's video clips of dozens of the most famous drummers in
>>action. Jazz focus, with only a few rockers. I must say
>>I was impressed by Elvin Jones. But I also must say that
>>nothing I saw holds a candle to David King in some respect.
>
>Who's David King?

Bad Plus drummer you said you saw once.

-Carl

CL,

{you wrote...}
>To the extent drums are microtonal, this may be of interest:

??? - looks more like metatuning stuff to me, and I'm a drummer.

>Jazz focus, with only a few rockers. I must say I was impressed by Elvin Jones.

You aren't the first.

>But I also must say that nothing I saw holds a candle to David King in some
>respect.

Then you need to see more, with due props to Mr. King. He'd be lucky to be in Elvin's, or Tony Williams' for that matter, shadows.

Cheers,
Jon

Elvin wasn't a drummer, he was a whole tribe!

Jon Szanto wrote:
> CL,
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> {you wrote...}
> >> To the extent drums are microtonal, this may be of interest:
>> >
> ??? - looks more like metatuning stuff to me, and I'm a drummer.
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> >> Jazz focus, with only a few rockers. I must say I was impressed by Elvin Jones. >> >
> You aren't the first.
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> >> But I also must say that nothing I saw holds a candle to David King in some >> respect.
>> >
> Then you need to see more, with due props to Mr. King. He'd be lucky to be in Elvin's, or Tony Williams' for that matter, shadows.
>
> Cheers,
> Jon >
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Jon Szanto wrote:

>>But I also must say that nothing I saw holds a candle to David King in some >>respect.
>> >>
>
>Then you need to see more, with due props to Mr. King. He'd be lucky to be in Elvin's, or Tony Williams' for that matter, shadows.
>
I don't think it's right to compare, but I always thought Jack DeJohnette should be up on the mountain with those guys.

I heard Tony at the Bottom Line once with Jan Hammer. Woah! He was about 15 feet in front of me.

Dang...

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* David Beardsley
* microtonal guitar
* http://biink.com/db

db,

{you wrote...}
>I don't think it's right to compare...

This is so right. I checked out some of those videos, which really is a trove of stuff and I'm going to pass it on to colleagues and students, but... yes, comparisons are neither fair nor helpful. The players there, even within the larger "jazz" circle, encompass such a broad range of disciplines and histories that one is being false to call out a "better". And I should have known better, as well! :)

>... but I always thought Jack DeJohnette should be up on the mountain with those guys.

Absolutely. I have often told my students about how he _walked_ onstage - covering about 20 feet - at an outdoor jazz festival blew me away. I realized then that the grace and flow of a great musician is something carried in their body at all times. He flowed on stage like a cheetah. And one of the greatest single musical moments of my life was a concert with his quintet, where Jack played a solo piano rendition of "Naima". Devastating.

>I heard Tony at the Bottom Line once with Jan Hammer. Woah! He was about 15 feet in front of me.

Oh, you lucky man. I never saw Tony live, to my regret.

Cheers,
Jon

>db,
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>{you wrote...}
>>I don't think it's right to compare...
>
>This is so right.

Doesn't make much sense to me. How else would you know
not to host a video of some kid in his basement?

-Carl

Carl Lumma wrote:

>>db,
>>
>>{you wrote...}
>> >>
>>>I don't think it's right to compare...
>>> >>>
>>This is so right.
>> >>
>
>Doesn't make much sense to me. How else would you know
>not to host a video of some kid in his basement?
>
It depends on the quality of his musicanship.

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* David Beardsley
* microtonal guitar
* http://biink.com/db

C,

{you wrote...}
>Doesn't make much sense to me. How else would you know not to host a video of some kid in his basement?

Be serious. I'm talking about comparing artists who are all obviously at the top of their game, just different games; I'm not talking about the qualitative differences between amateurs and icons.

Cheers,
Jon

Carl Lumma wrote:

>>>To the extent drums are microtonal, this may be of interest:
>>>
>>>http://drummerworld.com/drummervideo.html
>>>
>>>It's video clips of dozens of the most famous drummers in
>>>action. Jazz focus, with only a few rockers. I must say
>>>I was impressed by Elvin Jones. But I also must say that
>>>nothing I saw holds a candle to David King in some respect.
>>> >>>
>>Who's David King?
>> >>
>
>Bad Plus drummer you said you saw once.
>
>-Carl
>
Ah...my memory for names is a constant problem.

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* David Beardsley
* microtonal guitar
* http://biink.com/db