[Dixielandjazz] Baby Dodds style drumming on YouTube -or is it?

[David Richoux]

Since I am only a rudimentary drummer  I can only go by my personal  
preferences on this: for me, the best modern drummer who captures the  
flavor of early New Orleans style has to be Herlin Riley.

I have heard him many times with a lot of groups, a lot of different  
styles - I like his tasty cymbals, back-beat, quiet snare press  
rolls, and the way he doesn't overplay! (until it is time to "rock  
out!") I don't think he is imitating Dodds at all - he has found a  
way to incorporate NO brass band drums, early jazz and modern styles  
altogether.


http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Herlin_Riley.html

Any inputs from the list drummers?

Dave Richoux

On Feb 27, 2007, at 5:04 AM, John Petters wrote:

> Greetings folks,
> As a result of a suggestion on the Jazz Legends Forum, I decided to  
> make
> a series of video clips demonstrating some of the techniques used in
> traditional jazz drumming. I started with the basic press roll as used
> by Baby Dodds, Zutty, Tony Sbarbaro, Krupa, Bauduc etc, although each
> brought their own variations.
>
> Early style jazz drumming is in danger of becoming a lost art with  
> most
> drummers in traditional bands either unaware or disinterested in the
> early styles.