Paul Marangoni wrote:

The great Danny Gottlieb demonstrating his amazing single stroke speed.

WARNING: Rant Ahead! THIS is what has ruined music! Kaide once told me that he does not do video play-a-longs to new music because there really isn't a lot of real drumming. Now I get it...because I do not listen to the radio much. Words cannot express how much I hate this music and everything Max ...

False start train wreck! Apparently, not everyone in the band was ready to play . . .

beat hit wrote:I too love Sean Rickman... Dapp Theory's "Yall Just Don't Know" is a very good reference... Check out these track previews 2, 3, 8, 10. Bassist Rich Brown is super solid on this too...

https://andymilne.com/music/yall-just-dont-know

Outstanding! Thx for posting.

Paul Marangoni wrote:I'm a big Sean Rickman fan. I especially love his control and expressiveness at low dynamic levels. Blows my mind.

Yup! He can fly with 3 inch stick height. Amazing!

I don't get him. I don't' hear any personality, that would let me know who he was if I closed my eyes. The open-ringing un-tuned snare bugs the heck out of me and his left-hand trad grip technique is un-schooled, similar to Copeland's except for the crucial powerful backbeat that made all the diffe...

HOLY CRAPOLINI!

Paul Marangoni wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7gHn3eylX8

I had the privilege of seeing Marcus Gilmore live with Gonzalo Rubalcaba a few years ago. He played like an alien from another planet. One tune was so out that I couldn't even figure out what the time signature was.

Take your jazz hats off boys and girls...how this does not have 10 MILLION views is beyond me! Play-a-long at its best here! I know Lang is gonna break some sticks on this one! This just never gets old...Eddie is a rhythm groove beast... this is FLOW baby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g26qCnTtWR...

"Sinatra Reprise The Very Good Years," with The Count Basie Orchestra, a great "best of" collection, is mostly mid tempo swing songs in a modern big band context including: I Get a Kick Out Of You Luck Be A Lady The Best is Yet to Come (my favorite) Fly Me To The Moon I've Got Yo...