[Dixielandjazz] Question !

[Bill Gunter]

Hi all,

Bryan wrote:


>Hey Pat, in MY book the bass player is the "heartbeat" of the band, the
>drummer merely provides colour and flourish...

A bass plays one and three. A drummer can to that too but a drummer also 
provides a very important two and four so essential for really hot jazz and 
rock and roll and many other musical styles. A bass normally doesn't play 
two and four unless he/she is doing a four beat thingee where all four beats 
are pushed equally.

A drummer is much more than color and flourish AND, by the way, color and 
flourish is a hot thing and EXTREMELY important in jazz and not simply an 
idea which is tossed out as "merely . . . colour and flourish."

Respectfully submitted,

Bill "I believe in drums" Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com

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