[Dixielandjazz] stride vs. comp

John Petters jpettjazz at btinternet.com
Sat Jan 25 11:42:41 PST 2003


Pat said

>   What followed was the most outstanding, dazzling display of brush work I
have ever seen or heard.  And I can't remember the fellows name!

That would be Clayton Cameron I think, if I've remembered the name
correctly, He did a tuition video on brushes, first class


John Petters
www.traditional-jazz.com
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Cooke" <patcooke at cox.net>
To: <PLadd36932 at aol.com>; <dwlit at cpcug.org>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] stride vs. comp


> >>>Krupas `Wire Brush Stomp`, which I had on a `78` in the distant past,
> shows
> what can be done with brushes on a fast tune.<<<
>
> About two years ago, I saw Tony Bennett do a live concert.  Ralph Sharon
was
> still with him.  There was also a young African-American fellow playing
> drums. Out in front of the drum set, there was a snare drum on a stand set
a
> little higher than normal.  About mid-way through the concert the
youngster
> steps out from behind the drums with brushes in hand, and walks out to the
> snare drum.
>    What followed was the most outstanding, dazzling display of brush work
I
> have ever seen or heard.  And I can't remember the fellows name!
> Old-timer's disease, I guess.
>    Pat Cooke
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <PLadd36932 at aol.com>
> To: <dwlit at cpcug.org>
> Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 6:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] stride vs. comp
>
>
> > In a message dated 24/01/03 03:43:45 GMT Standard Time, dwlit at cpcug.org
> > writes:
> >
> > << How about nice whacking percussive brushes a la the 1934-1935 Teddy
> Wilson
> >  records eg "What a little moonlight can do." >>
> >
> > Hi,
> >  Krupas `Wire Brush Stomp`, which I had on a `78` in the distant past,
> shows
> > what can be done with brushes on a fast tune.
> >
> > Better than a ride cymbal any day.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > PatL
> >
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