I think the best thing would be to just listen to the recording over and over, and to watch videos of Jo Jones. This video I made about playing the hi-hat might also be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imG0fmCfmNSMo7ssi=2XNinF0SV3_8LcKn

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Very true! Hopefully my point is clear. I'm not suggesting one shouldn't interact with the soloist or play in a busy style. There are many different and beautiful ways of playing the drums and it would be boring if everyone played the same. My intent in this video is to point out that there are certain specific ways of interacting that tend to get in the way if done too much, namely repeating the same phrase back and playing the same thing at the same time. You'll notice that star drummers like Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich use these ideas sparingly as well, as they of course had great musical taste! Even at their most complex and interactive, they are usually responding with different phrases or playing a counter line to the soloist. When they do use these other techniques, it is highly effective because it is not the majority of what they're playing.

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Thanks, Nick! I listen to that “I Got Rhythm” record all the time. A video on Jo Jones’ Latin rhythms is a great idea. Thanks again and all the best!

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Actually they used the ride cymbal quite extensively. In fact, one of the earliest recordings of a ride cymbal being played is by Gene Krupa in 1930 on "I'll Be A Friend With Pleasure" with Bix Beiderbecke (the earliest example I know is Ben Pollack in 1928 on "Room 1411"). Also I think it's important to point out that these three drummers lived beyond the 1930s and sounded great and played creatively and in the moment their entire lives. I see no reason to link them only to one short period of their careers, anymore than we would only listen to Max Roach in the 1940s. To hear examples of what I'm talking about in this video, check out Dave Tough with Bud Freeman And His Famous Chicagoans in 1940 and Jack Teagarden's Big Eight of the same year; George Wettling in the 1950s with Eddie Condon (Bixieland, The Roaring Twenties); and Gene Krupa on any of his recordings for Verve Records in the 1950s (Krupa Rocks, Here Comes Gene Krupa, Big Noise From Winnetka). These are in fact some of my favorite recordings of these great drummers.

@@kevindorn Thanks, Kevin, that's very interesting and informative. I didn't know that about Tough and Wettling. I love Dave Tough but I don't know any of his recordings after 1940, likewise with George Wettling. I do know some of Krupa's recordings from the 50s and 60s and don't like them very much. I don't know how you feel about him, but I think he got worse as he got older, so I've never listened closely to his later work, actually partly because he uses the ride and it doesn't feel to me like he really knows how to use it. For my own part, I've made a study of ride cymbal playing (which was what attracted me to your video) from Max Roach on, as there seems to be a lineage from him, up through Elvin, Tony and Jack up to Bill Stewart. However, I will look into those recordings you mentioned. As so often, the history of anything is generally a lot more complicated and nuanced than we think, and it takes a specialist like yourself to set us straight!

@@musopaul5407 Personally I love Gene Krupa's playing in the 50s and Wettling, to me, was at his best in that era. It's all great stuff and of course all the drummers you mentioned are great as well. Can't go wrong with any of them. Thanks for watching and for your kind comments!

@@kevindorn You're welcome. Thanks for your work. I learned something new!

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