drumming

“There are four drummers on the Beatles music. Ringo is not one of them.” – Bernard Purdie, studio drummer

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz9EGGiOuso   Overdubbing or Replacement? How many? Ringo Starr or Pete Best? Excellent, interesting clarifications.   From the video decription —   Research sources: Mark Lewisohn – 1: The Beatles – All These Years – Extended Special Edition: Volume One: Tune In, http://amzn.to/2hGkuAT Max Weinberg – The Big Beat, http://amzn.to/2AVXp1C Gig Magazine, “Bernard Purdie: The … Read more

Dynamics in Drumming, an Entire Dimension far too long squashed and squandered — Everything usually “Maximized” boosting every whisper to scream-volume

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From the video comments — “It’s funny because far too many of the “pro” drum videos, MTV music videos, and actual pro performers, they essentially have Near-Zero dynamics and instead blast and belt away, fortissississississississimmmmmmmmmmo “ffff”, no FFFF, and more commonly full-freaking-blast, maximal arm-swings, baseball-bat sticks, real head-denting / cymbal-cracking FFFFFFFFFFF – and they get … Read more

“Take Five” Drummer Joe Morello

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_YY2N7uqKw   Per CGPT — Joe Morello (1928–2011) was an American jazz drummer best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet during the 1950s and 1960s. He was widely regarded as one of the most technically proficient and innovative drummers in jazz history. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Morello began playing the drums at … Read more