Blues in a Minor Modern Jazz Quartet Connie Kay Drummer

How to play in "2" by a jazz master, Connie Kay. Smooth and relaxed. This transcription starts at 30 seconds.

What I do with these charts?

I practice them. You might create your own blog and see what happens. He apparently worked for JoJo Mayer.

Moanin' Drum Chart

Sandu Drum Chart

killer joe drum beat

Sometime the drummer play high on all four beats during solos. Skip beats start showing up during solos, but he keeps it real simple.

Afro Blue Drum Set Approaches

Listen Here Drum Chart

Drummer pretty much sticks to the groove throughout. 

David

Lady Bird Drum Chart

Road Song 2 approaches to drums

What more can we say. 

Wes Montgomery

One For Daddy-O drum grooves

A great track of medium slow blues in a "groovy" mode. 

Music. https://youtu.be/u2xx3YTu2ac

Have Fun.

David

Guantanamera. Celia Cruz Drum Map

Music: https://youtu.be/9jaoXKpi7N4

I really enjoyed this track.

David

Star Eyes Charlie Parker Drum Map

One Shot Drum Groove The Roots

https://youtu.be/0TCVAl8j218

David

Humble Drum Groove Kendrick Lamar

Hand Clap, High Hats, and low Bass Drum.

https://youtu.be/tvTRZJ-4EyI

David

Stay Cool, The Roots Drum Map

This sounds soooo different on YouTube compared to Google Music. Hmmm.... YouTube sounds way better. 

https://youtu.be/cTT1R2WJ6nU

Have fun. 

David

Blue Monday Drum Chart Fats Domino

https://youtu.be/QZ2ISJFdXVA

YouTube is mastered differently that my Google Music version. More prominent Tambourine in Google. More Ride in YouTube. Go figure.

David

Jambalaya drum grooves Hank Williams and then Fats Domino live.

The Fats Domino is a study in Bass drum grooves Nola style. What a joyful romp. Quick too.

David Story

One Night drum beat Elvis 1959

I got to play this old chestnut yesterday at a jam. Went straight home and wrote it out. I'll be better prepared next time. 

https://youtu.be/nygHSwh3_Tw

Want fun.

The Roots "Don't say nuthin'" drum map and beat

As simple as it gets. Interesting in the context in which it's played. The introduction is missing on the YouTube cut.

https://youtu.be/u4mmuz90nNY

David

The Girl from Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) (feat. Claus Ogerman Orchestra) percussion drum map

Girl from Ipanema percussion part: Brushes, shaker, cross stick


https://youtu.be/THHyg6NdIcc Recording

Going into the last section there is a little confusion as the percussionist switches over to full on brushes. 

Guns Are Drawn drop loop

The high hat sounds like its struck with the shank on the sides. Just a tiny bit "sloshy"

David

https://youtu.be/hP9nrCYoOmY

Classic EDM Beat 1

This dance is nearly 100 years old. In the 1930s a simple variation of this the basis of Swing music, in the 1970s Disco and now EDM. Cool. 

Here are some recent samples. Tempo range is 125-130 BPM.

Avicii

Wake me up https://youtu.be/IcrbM1l_BoI
Hey Brother https://youtu.be/6Cp6mKbRTQY


Deadmau5

"Right this second" uses a simple variation, the high hat is swung. The track is in 12/8 https://youtu.be/A67GQgoiinM
Strobe https://youtu.be/tKi9Z-f6qX4


Calvin Harris

Burnin' https://youtu.be/RLRtClGyGgo
Feeling so close https://youtu.be/dGghkjpNCQ8

What fun.

David

Bad Moon Rising and Down on the Corner CCR basic drum beat

A blast from the past. So simple, so effective.

Drum warmups/sightreading exercises using grooves

1. https://drummagazine.com/10-week-lesson-plan-to-explore-new-routes-for-classic-grooves/ 
2. https://drummagazine.com/200-greatest-beats-fills/
3. https://reverb.com/news/10-old-school-funk-grooves-every-drummer-should-know

Tired of the same old same old. Try this. Sight read from the above with a metronome first, then play with the recordings. Pick a different beat each practice session. Lost of irresistible grooves. 

Have Fun. 

David

Ray Charles Mess Around and Georgia on my mind drum maps

Alone Marshmello

Points of interest. Only one groove has a backbeat. The interludes have a quarter note pulse with the accent on 1 and 3 not 2 and 4.

As always the person who does the transcription learns the most. 

David

Simple Drake Drum Loop

Simple Hip Hop Grooves 2019

Crawfish Fiesta Drum Groove

Very simple groove behind Professor Longhair's piano solo.

St. Louis Blues High Stepper Brass Band Drum Roll off.

Iko Iko drum groove Dr. John

 Dr. John's funeral parade 2019 New Orleans. It was a heck of a send off.

David

Wolfing Blues and Paul barbarins 2nd line High Steppers Blues

Star Eyes drum intro Charlie Parker

Starts with Brushes, switches to Sticks after intro.

New Orleans Drum Roll Offs Part 1

Some historical roll offs and one more modern one. Have fun. I know I did. 

David

Tito Puente Doing the Cha Cha and Cal Tjader Linda Chicana Drum maps

oye como va drum map

Rifftide Coleman Hawkings and Al Cohn 2 versions

Coleman Hawkin's version is slightly slower. Both drummers keep it real simple. The bass/guitar lead the rhythm section in the Hawkin's version. Ride and bass in the faster second version. The power of simplicity: no getting in the face of the soloists. I learned first hand this summer: soloists playing jazz from the classic period (pre 1960 styles) really prefer we stay the hell out of the way.

David

My Little Suede Shoes Drum Intro

Groovy, this should work under the melody as well.

Drum grooves simplified Fotograhia by Jobim

An interesting piece, multiple tempi. Shifting jazz bass, Brazilian guitar and groovy keyboard part.

Bill Stewart Summertime in five four

This will be the death of me. I will need to spend more time on this one. In the meantime here is some rough sketches.

David

Yardbird Suite Art Blakey drum chart impression

Dos Gardenias Drum set grooves

Witch Hunt Drum roadmap Wayne Shorter

stagger lee drum grooves from multiple recordings

Singin' the blues drum impressions Allan Toussant