Drum Lesson: How to Develop a Fast Jazz Ride Pattern with Danny Gottlieb 

Danny has a way of making you feel like you are in the same room with him. He seems to be talking directly to the individual student. What a great teacher and great drummer.

Back in the early 2000s I was at a lesson with the great Joe Morello in NJ and Danny stopped by early to meet up with Joe for a visit. We both were in the waiting room warming up on practice pads and chatting! So cool...Well half way through my lesson Danny asked us if he could hang with us in the lesson room and watch! He gave some wonderful insight during the lesson weaved with Joe's. Afterwards the three of us went for dinner and talked for hours together. He loved Joe for sure. Thanks Danny! Steveo

I grew up during an exciting period for music in New York, the early 1980s. Danny lived here in New York and was very often playing in very small incredible music venues, sometimes the size of an average living room. Let me tell you, catching this guy up close and personal doing his thing is something you never forget. Plus, he’s a sweetheart, always took time to offer some advice or encouragement to young players, always positive.

Love his playing on Pat mathenys Offramp, a far out record

Thank you, Danny Gottlieb! Love your playing and the fact that you have committed yourself to educating others and sharing your wisdom.

Giving credit where credit is due. Danny is fine drummer and a class act.

I'm so thankful I took lessons from Danny back in the 90's. Changed many things about my approach to the instrument. I still have the exercises he wrote out for me and have passed them on to others. The two paradiddle exercise is great for up-tempo stuff (didn't show me that one!), but I use a triplet exercise to get young students used to just playing a slow-medium tempo spang-a-lang with basic comping in the left hand. It's eighth note triplets that are sticked RLL RLR RLL RLR, etc. Practice that on the snare drum accenting the R's and ghosting the L's. Then transfer the right hand to the ride and play the pattern. Hey...it's a start!

That was a very nice PERSONAL insight! Awesome Danny!!!!

Damn, this man is a legend to Pat Metheny fans! Glad I clicked on this one!

Danny, I have loved your playing for so long. Saw you with Pat M. in 76 or77 in Gainesville Fla. Y'all were touring on the 1rst album I think. Never forget it. Harold Jones was a big influence on me for the Switch in Time Basie chart I played in high school jazz band. Quarter notes on the ride? HH chick on 2, cross styk on 4. So simple yet so swingin. Hope all is well. William

I used the Harold Jones ride cymbal pattern in 1996/97 when I was playing w the Basie band after studying the records w/Harold. I always thought it opened up the sound of the rhythm section. When you are playing 380bpm on jumpin' at the woodside, it really helped to reinforce the quarter note feel w/the bass and guitar. Nice video Danny!

Such a fantastic condensed lesson full of value. Thanks Danny!

Love it. As a Metal thumper i love the sound of jazz drumming.

What a great lesson! Man, he’s fast.

Thank you Danny. Wow, great video. Very helpful. At 62 I still want to study the masters. Wish I was close enough for private lessons. Continued blessings and all good things!!!

I studied with Joe in the same store in early seventies - 1972-1977. He also taught from Jim Chaplin's book as well as from Stone's Stick Control. He used charge $20/HR but he did not charge me anything. We become good friends. There was a guy - Steve Foster who not only studied with him but also used to help him with some of his daily affairs because Joe had a poor eyesight.

Thank you for sharing! Happy Drumming!!!

What a wonderful video! Thank you for the concise explanation and demonstration!

Wow! It was good to see Danny. I haven't heard or seen him in awhile. Thanks for the great lesson!

Brav-fing-o!!! That was fantastic, was getting stale needed some new content from abroad to refresh my perspective and boom Gottlieb to the rescue!!! Thanks Mr. Gottlieb for the awesome vid!!!!

Danny, thank you so much for this insight.

Really great Danny. I studied with Joe a little. I wish I'd done more. He was incredible.

Danny, you are really and truly awesome. Both in drums as well as you explaining what you're doing and how you're doing it. Keep up the great work.

Such a great drummer and kind man Danny is! Nice video👍

One of the great drummers. So musical. Check out his solo album aquamarine from 1987.

Always great to hear it coming from you, Danny.

That was a fun and inspirational lesson. Dig it! Thank you Danny and Drum magazine!

I love Danny's playing.

Finally! Been looking for a practical approach for years 🙏

Immensely helpful and encouraging, thank you so much!!!!!

Fantastic Dan!!!

on music you never stop learning thank you so much for the lesson

Wonderful lesson. I learned a lot.

...excelent class !!!! Thank you so much Danny !!!!

Loved that lesson, Mr Gottlieb, thank you!

Thanks, Danny! I'll be trying these ideas out.

Excellent video! Thanks

Beautiful lesson- thank you

Danny is one of the greats ....Got a cd from the blues brothers band Danny plays really well

Danny I saw you in clinic many years ago and have always followed your career. Thanks a lot..

Dan is the man!

Thank you Danny for a great video! Please keep them coming.

Thank you Danny, this tutorial was a real eye opener.

Thank you Danny!

Danny, Thank You!!!

Saw Danny in clinic at Atlanta Pro Percussion in the 80’s - such a monster drummer !

Great lesson thank you

Excellent. Thanks

Thanks Danny!

Great Tip !!!! Thank YOU !!!!

That was a terrific lesson!

Thank you DG!!!

What a great drummer. I still have his first solo work on vinyl. Thanks for the lesson!.

Thanks Dany,you are one of the most influential dummer in the world!

Danny this is a great video thanks for that

much appreciated, thank you.

Wonderful player for sure and great cool guy..(met him in Frankfurt looong time ago)

great ideas from one of the greatest ! .....greets from mannheim - Luii

Danny great video, big fan and have always really admired you as a player. Please keep making these really helpful vids.

Great lesson!

Thank you,Father!!!

Great approach! I will definitely incorporate repetitive paradiddles to try and increase my speed! Thanks!

Amazing!! Thank you!

Thanks Dan great lesson :)

Right yesterday I was covering American Garage from Pat Metheny Group, there's an amazing drumming there!

Great video....the whole subject is fascinating. And from a great musician !

Thank you!

Thank you brilliant

Great, Great, Great!!!

That practice space looks so damn cozy!

Thank you!!!

Cheers mate,choice vid

American One Productions Rehearsal and Drum Studios in NJ gives two huge thumbs up 👍🏻🥁👍🏻. Fantastic Video! Thanks for sharing

Gary Chester’s New breed on the stand! cool

and,,,,thank you, Danny Gottlieb!

Fantastico!

Awesome.

Thank You! I Will survive My self! A'm a 53 year old metal head try'n on drums, every single day! My love for músic, make me work on the music i have listenig to it' for 40 years, and got to play from RIOT TO BIACK FOOT,, TO OZZY, TO DIE APOCALIPCHENSEN RAITER! ⚒️🛠️🔗⛓️🇲🇽☠️⚙️♠️☢️👽🤘⛓️músic saved me!!!!!! ★a' play Peter Criss!!!!!,😾

Thanks Danny...from a frustrated 'jazz' drummer.🥁

Many thanks Dan for this great lesson! I also would like you to know that you were the drummer on the album that defenitely influenced my life as a musician and music lover: The Pat Metheny Group (1978). Many thanks for your contribution to this album!

-- Wondered what became of Danny-- He’s a fantastic player--

Hey Danny, nice video. Do you do anything special to avoid wrist problems like CTS? Hope all is going well for you and Beth.

good lad.................

He's playing so fast with those big sticks.

❤️

Me, just now: *Reading an old DrumMag, working on a septuplet exercise in the "Practice Pad" section.* Thinks: "I wish I could find a good jazz ride pattern exercise." *goes on RU-vid* "Let's look at this one..... oh it's from DrumMag..... hey it's from October 2018.... hey Gottlieb mentioned the 'Practice Pad'.....wait a second...." *turns the page* OMFGFJFHTNDHDUFKDNRH

I met Danny and Mark Egan after a show in a bar in Omaha...American Garage tour. I asked Danny a lame drummer question and he was gracious with his answer.

thats like what bob moses talks about in his book. Drum wisdom

Can you play triplets with left hand at metronome 180? You should be able to if you studied with Joe number of years.

Hey Danny. Gregg Karukas Here. Long time! I’m the guy who went to HS with Dale Carley. We hung with Pat a couple of times after the ECM all star show at Kennedy Center.....Cellar Door. . Nice video.

Garry Chester

Why are you in the janitorial supply room!

so, the idea is no tension in the arm or wrist, and from practicing you don't feel any tension with the fast ride pattern?...thank you-

What drumsticks Is he using?

After watching this, I feel like my stick grip is so bad. I dont know how to fix that…. 😢

Great set of tips, from one of my favorite drummers. I just noticed the "Harold Jones Pattern" being used by another great, Ed Shaughnessy, here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-emq7SthwG7Q.html

Dude those are Gary Novak singles. Are you kidding me 😲.

So, what about us drummers that suck at paradiddles ?

I can't hear the bass drum bro lol

As horn player , that last ride would P me off - Just not what I would like to hear.