Blakey was innovative and was instrumental in giving musicians that were new on the scene a fresh start in their career. He was a first-class gentlemen..!
Art Blakey was the man his style was so unique and to be a drummer and leader of the orchestra what's phenomenon thank you for your video I'm originally from Northern California and as we say keep jazz alive
Thanks, Brandon and everyone else at Drumeo, for doing this. Art was a founding father whose legacy needs to be kept alive. (I see via the comments here that you've exposed his playing to some who had never heard it before, which is amazing.) NO ONE swung like he did. And paramount to that, though he was, to borrow a borrowed phrase from Neil Peart, "human, all too human," I can tell you firsthand that he was the nicest, most encouraging man one could hope to meet. I got to hang with him at a family friend's wedding party for a few hours when I was in my teens and he was just the coolest, most unassuming guy. You would never have known that you were in the presence of THE cat. Still have the shirt I wore that night, which he was kind enough to sign for me. An experience I will never, ever forget. Thanks again for honoring the immortal Buhaina.
Glad to see you guys doing videos on these drum giants. The forefathers of drumming. Art would also, on some shuffles, dig the stick on 2 & 4 into the head, kind of muting. A very subtle but cool affect.
Mr. Toews, you are the man. From Rock to Jazz your tutorials are awesome. Furthermore, for your jazz tutorials I love your drum stage set-up with the bottles to the side. So cool.
Although I'm not a fan of jazz, I do respect the masters of that era and their talent. Also, if Drumeo was around when I first started playing it would have been awesome! Carmine Appice's Realistic Rock with a floppy record was my teacher at the time and I still use it to this day. Drumeo does such a wonderful job for the drumming community.
Yay Art is Awesome!! ( also Peart & “Son of Peart” Brann Dailor ). Blakey Tidbit: I jammed with Joe Shapira 🤘🏻whose dad played upright bass & young Joe got to play Art’s kit pre-show. Joe said Art switched to standard grip for solos for better reach. I listen deeper & am more amazed each year by the man. 🥁
One of my favorite Art Blakey recordings. This one has Jo Jones playing with him, original Cuban percussion, and jazz piano great Ray Bryant. Can't swing harder than this! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NiU657USPI0.html
Art Blakey: One of the most influential. But that’s no afro-cuban rhythm. It’s just some Arts adaptation that sounds awesome. But the afro-cuban elements are essentially out.
@@brucescott4261 yes. Blakey was okay. But, he's no Krupa nor Buddy Rich. Krupa was the best for playing the songs. I'd rather Blakey play on songs than Rich, who was kind of about himself while playing. There's a drummer not well known whom is my favorite, Red Stevens. Also, Ginger Baker could do it all. His documentary "Beware of Mr. Baker" is sad, funny, has sick drumming. Dude can play the skins. I also gotta give Ringo and Charlie Watts credit for creating a whole new style of drumming. Playing songs with changing time signatures.
A Night in Tunisia is iconic, but Blakey also had probably my all-time favorite swing feel, especially on tunes that were a bit more up-tempo, like Quicksilver and Mayreh.
After discovering Blakey a few years ago, he’s now without a doubt my favourite drummer. He inspired me from the beginning, when I was finding my footing with jazz music. Two of my other favourite grooves of his are Ping Pong and Children of the Night (originally from the “Roots & Herbs” and “Mosaic” records respectively), on the live “Three Blind Mice” records. Very awesome grooves, and great fun to play.
Awesome to see this, from Carey to Blakey, such a great channel for exposing young (& older) drummers to the rich world of drums, perhaps we could see lessons on Baker or Paice? Keep up the great work
Hey fantastic! Great to see Art Blakey's playing being featured, remembered and appreciated. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who cares about this stuff, and then you make this video!
I realized that too. I struggled getting the pattern down as is until i stopped swinging and played straight triplets. Suddenly my hands were doing something they were used to, and all I had to do from there was swing it. That's awesome that somebody else noticed that.
Just had to take a moment to appreciate how visually well-done this video is. Even before you hit a note this video looks fantastic. The set, the suit, the sparkle! This is before you even got to the great content. Kudos!
About a year after Blakey's original song, another version of Moanin' was recorded with lyrics, vocals by Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross The singers are moaning about the trouble and grief they see in the world. Sara Vaughn also does a vocal version of this tune.
Love the suit for this lesson Brandon. You really capture the vibe with those threads. Along that line maybe do a Peter Criss lesson and fire up the cat make up ! Cheers !
idk if sparkle finish on your kit will change the sound, but Art has my appreciation on several levels: one for his incredible feel and style, and then his work with the Jazz Messengers, which was, at least in part, a musical school or training/experience regimen for up-and-coming players, a way to educate and simultaneously expose both the listening public as well as the players...absolutely a legend.....massive thanks to Drumeo for this expose regarding this, relatively (especially today) obscure musical powerhouse.
I haven't been a member of Drumeo for a few years because I play mostly Jazz, but if Brandon get's that Jazz library bigger, I'm going to have to join again.
Great video. You should check the great book on Art Blakey by John Ramsey.John played the second drum set in Art Blakeys’s big band and then was his road manager for 2-1/2 years. John also wrote a book on lessons by his former teacher Alana Dawson.Thanks for a a great video.I also have a 1960’s Gretsch Tangerine sparkle kit with a 20” and 18” bass drum.
Awesome lesson Drumeo! Well done. The drum kit mix was considerably softer than the presentation. Might be nice to give the drums a little more presence?
Those are very very helpful lessons in high quality. Dear Brandon can you help me with Buttercorn lady? It's hard to find a little help for this beautiful "shuffle? " best greetings from Germany Henry
Thanks guys! Love your videos! Always well organized and informative. Just wanted to shout out one of my favorite Art Blakey grooves. I love "This is for Albert" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3Tdel_QACLM.html First time I heard this one I couldn't even comprehend what he was doing! It is such a crazy drumistic masterpiece! Weird and totally unique. It almost doesn't work. It feels like it is about to fall apart but when you listen closely, you can tell how much command Art has over the groove.
Here's another great AB tune with Lee Morgan on trumpet and Wayne Shorter on tenor: The Egyptian - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9PsWb32zPNg.html
Hi Drumeo and everyone that commented. I just came across this grooves of Art Blakey video which i think is great and to say Art was amazing is an understatement. I have a RU-vid drum channel and i have a video of myself playing Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughn using this same groove. I wanted to share it with this forum so whoever is interested can check out the way i used it in this song. I want to apologize up front for the video and sound quality of the video. I was called by this band to fill in for the night and the person that took the video sent me a copy of it. Its pretty grainy and the sound is ok. Its a really fun groove to play. Thanks again to Drumeo for this video and doing what they do for the drumming community! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p7Wg136-8w0.html
Caravan groove/pattern is WRONG. You need to stop talking about orange sparkle wraps and finishes and gear, and really use your ears, this is not what Art played. he was playing continual pulse on the bass drum, half notes. It’s light, but it is there. I will stop there but there is more that is incorrect here. There are too many ‘experts’ on RU-vid and not enough facts. I witnessed Mr. Blakey live many times and I think I have a good understanding about what he played and how he played it - I will be happy to execute this caravan beat and send you a video if Drumeo is interested. Please verify important historical beats and grooves before you publish them to so many viewers. I’ve seen you guys do really good content, so I encourage you to keep going but increase the fact-checking. Thank you.
Brandon, THX so much for bringing this great drummer to light !! I'm a 71 yo, who resurrected playing drums for Recreation / fun in retirement. I started again after 50 Years. I'm learning so much by this and the many other DRUMEO videos. Back in my day when I started playing in 1966 as a 15 year old, the lessons I took were based on the simple Jazz beats. I didn't really stick (excuse the Pun) to that - i wanted Rock and Roll. But I come to learn that the greats of my day (Baker, Moon, Bonham, Copeland, Gaad, etc.) all started in JAZZ. Even Ringo and Chalrie Watts ... It's Not easy for sure. NOte: I like the fact that You Dressed the part, complete with the suit and Tie !!
Wow, it's really cool! I was looking just for some videos of em, got to this drumming stuff and couldn't stop watching! really interesting. CARAVAN is the most unusual for me (I'm not a drummer fyi)
