I was given a cowbell for my 12th birthday and discovered this video at the same time. For some reason it had the greatest effect on my playing. Watching it again brought back some memories of earlier days where i could receive inspiration from everything i watched.
FYI - his solo efforts (all kooked out, and flying the koop) are phenomenal studio efforts featuring the unique saxaphonics of Skerik along with many others...
Wonderful! I love the salsa cowbell, the brass section, and George Porter on bass. And even though you can feel the constant, funky 16th notes in this groove, check out the huge rest Stanton takes between 1:47 and 1:48. This cannot be played better than these guys do here.
In fact, this is a Pandeiro, a little tambourine made by Latin Percussion... He use it on its snare drum for a vintage sound or as is (like in this video) for a more conventional sound... Peace.
Stanton is funky. That ol' oversized "New Orleans" type of jazz bass is great and has a smooth soft note that brings another dynamic to the drums. A lot of people don't realize that Rock n' Roll was originated by musicians from the New Orleans. Yes, those old Blues & Jazz guys gave us what we now call Rock' n' Roll. Check out Cadillac Records - the movie. That movie is about the Chicago perspective of Rock 'n Roll. Back to Stanton, LOL, he's a great drummer.
New Orleans jazz funk jam. Jam means they "jam" over musical ideas. Also to do with their sound, it sounds like a music party than a chop party. Fun is the keyword.
There is one "Take it to the Streets"-Book for 20 Bucks. Have it, is worth every penny. Comes with a CD and Sheets for his music. I think the songs are more or less impromptu sessions - but there are many examples how to play. The Book matches both the A MODERN APPROACH TO NEW ORLEANS DRUMMING DVD (copypaste, not screaming) and the A TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO NEW ORLEANS DRUMMING DVD.
What is it you can say that has not been said about this drummer?I have always been a huge fan of James Brown' s drummers and to me there has been one LIVE Album recorded at home in Atlanta GA which for the life of it I cannot find anymore (after I gave away mine many years ago...). Those drummers have been the cream of the crop until this guy came along. He is such a natural in switching between hihat and ride, rim and cowbells and keeping it so tight in the pocket...
@scoongeel70 llrlrlrr, playing the snare on the backbeat und the other right hand strokes on the cowbell, left hand on the tambourine... adding bassdrum pattern. the sticking is kind of an inverted paradiddle.
trying to learn this atm, its so hard, I don't know ho he gets it sounding so tight, what a ledgend! The DVD is awesome! The book is also really cool.....
@NerfLad i think your right, on his Remo video, he says its a 26" and that he doesn't use 22" only 18 and 20 other than his amazing 26 :) so his remote is 26" and the main base infront of his right leg is probably a 20"
@DrDavidColmenar actually, if you've seen him play drums normally, hes not half bad. he has a lot of facility on the kit. obviously he doesnt have the sense of groove and skill set that stanton has, but jordison was a half decent jazz drummer at some point
I just imagine the 5 people who don't like this, sitting in their darkened apartment, where anything that brings them joy, causes their skull to bleed, thus the dislike.
Sorry made a mistake. 2nd bar should be: 1 + 2 + 3e a 4 + ][ That last + is the crash cymbal. Play it slowly, write it out in notation if you can, otherwise tab form. I admit this is pretty hard to read, lol... The Snare-CH-CH is just a group-of-three x 3, and 2 snares at the end, all in 16th note. It's not that hard once you know it. Might add Bass drum to the hi-hat notes, because Stanton Moore did, just not very clear with the bass drum he used.
