You’ve most likely heard Bernard Purdie play. He’s been on a ton of classic albums, did some incredible drumming on Steely Dan’s Aja. He’s my favorite.
In this video, Purdie starts with a simple 1-2-3, 1-2-3 waltz time tapping, then slowly incorporates different techniques to create different feels.
Watch, even if you know nothing about drumming. Just keep that 1-2-3 beat in your head the whole time. Marvelous.
Nice one. I wish my work made me feel that happy.
I love the economy of movement. It’s like he’s hardly moving anything and the notes are just popping off everywhere.
This is great stuff. Those ghost notes on the snare once he gets going are so nice. Interesting that he positions his mounted toms in reverse order from most players as well.
I played classical violin for 19 years, and have been in multiple orchestras. But my brain could hardly discern everything he was doing. Good reason I stuck to four strings I guess. (And I played what some consider the hardest opening in a Violin concerto at the age of 14.)
Check this page out. The top 10 hardest Violin Concerto openings. And don’t miss #2, the Paganini Concerto is unbelievable!
https://www.natesviolin.com/violin-concerto-toughest-opening/
How I wish Apple Music could have something like this webpage as a search result—type in”what are top 10 hardest violin concerto openings?” and this list with videos would pop up. Preferably, with original video content, rather than YouTube, but I would also accept YouTube.
Shlomo Mintz nails it. So smooth.