Posted in : Jazz :, : Notes :, Drums, Jam Adventures, Jazz Standards, Music Genre, tagged : Jazz :, Drums, Jazz Blues, Jazz Drums, Jazz Standards, Music, Satin Doll on April 21, 2010| Leave a Comment »
This is the second take where I separated the audio stereo recorder from the video camera (1st take here was done using the in-built microphone recorder of the video camera)
The stereo recorder was done using the Zoom H2 Stereo Recorder. This 2nd recording sounds much better with a much-focused sound. The sound from the 1st recording was really all over the place.
Posted in : Jazz :, : Notes :, Drums, Jam Adventures, Jazz Standards, Music Genre, tagged Jazz Standards on April 18, 2010| 1 Comment »
This is me playing and comping to Satin Doll, which is one of the most popular jazz standards used in many open jazz jams and also a big band favourite.
I used a background track that was performed by Paul Gonsalves and Roy Eldridge. Song is in AABA Form of 8 bars each. Recorded 2 Forms, comping to the 2nd Form which is Roy’s Trumpet lead.
Posted in Drums, tagged Drums, Gretsch on February 3, 2010| 3 Comments »
So, after many months of playing on my old Pearl Forum kit here:
I have “upgraded” the kit to a used Gretsch Catalina Club 4-pc Jazz kit that I bought for a steal. So, this is what I have after setting it all up:
Drumset configuration can be found here. The interesting part is that while I kept all the stock heads for the toms (Evans Genera G1), I used a 18″ Remo Fiberskyn 3 Ambassador (FA) Bass head for that vintage, traditional jazz/bebop and big band orchestral sound.
What can I say ? It sounds as advertised and I am totally pleased with the bass sound it emits. I will not describe it as “THUMPY” as my previous Remo Coated Powerstroke 3 Bass head on my Pearl 20″ Kick. However, the punch is still there (for a 18″ by 14″) and the sound is – in a fews words – “BIG & FULL-of-BODY“.
It tooks some time to get used to the bass sound since I have grown so used to the Coated Powerstroke 3 on my 20” Kick for so long BUT I am sure I will grow to love it as much and most importantly, play around it.
Now, I am left wondering if I should change both the rack and floor toms to the same Fiberskyn 3 Ambassador as well …
Posted in : Reviews :, Drums, RandoMisc on December 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
So, after so much comtemplation, I fell for it finally. The reason is because the local drum-shop is offering a Christmas sale that is so hard to resist.
The item I am referring to which I have bought is the Pearl Demon Direct Drive Bass Pedal (Single)- P3000D.
Three words describe this pedal: S-I-L-K-Y S-M-O-O-T-H F-A-S-T. Gosh, I really love the feel of it. What I think/sing, I play. Gotta Love it !!!
That said, even with the discount, it is still costly BUT in comparison with its competitors (DW, AXIS) of the same high-end league of bass pedals, it is still comparatively cheaper.
Heavenly Smooth, Wickedly Expensive, Sinfully Mine 🙂
Posted in Cymbals, Drums, tagged Cymbals, Drums, Music on December 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I have 2 drumsets currently. One is a very old cheap-ish Pearl Forum Fusion series which I still used extensively. The other is a used Gretsch Catalina Club Jazz kit I bought – used – not too long ago, which serves as my portable kit and of course, for that Gretsch sound …
The configuration of the 2 sets as below:
Pearl Forum Configuration – 30 Oct 2009:
Gretsch Catalina Club Jazz Configuration – 30 Oct 2009:
My current cymbals, as listed below, are used between the above 2 drum kits.
I have loved, used and traded away quite a few cymbals and these are the ones I kept and used extensively on both these 2 kits. As you can see, the cymbals are trending towards a more open, vintage and jazzy sound, which I am learning about and playing now.
Of course, if Santa or any Godfather out there is listening, I would love to have a Yamaha Absolute Maple series drums with a nice Canopus Maple snare one day …
Posted in : Reviews :, RandoMisc, tagged Drums, Music on December 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Welcome. As a clarification note: I dont make drums or drumware of any kind. This is a pure word play off my main source of living and income – in Software.
That said, I am a drummer and a learning drummer at that. I mean, arent we all ? Jazz drumming gets a lot of my time at the current moment and I will randomly (not frequently) posts of my hardware, learnings, videos or gigs.
Thanks for being here. Stay tuned.
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