[Dixielandjazz] Herlin Riley

[John Petters]

Hi Sue,
I'm not familiar with James Alsanders. I'll keep my ears open!. You 
won't go far wrong if Hal Smith is your teacher. He has a real feel for 
the music and is a wonderful player.
John Petters
www.traditional-jazz.com
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ

loerchen2 at aol.com wrote:
> Dave,
>  
> I think Herlin is fantastic; he can play a different rhythm with each hand and foot, and have it all come out perfectly.  My other favorite traditional drummer (and teacher) is Hal Smith.  
>  
> However, you should keep an eye on James Alsanders; he's young and relatively new at trad jazz, but has a wonderful feel for the music and is listening to all the right stuff (Dodds. Barbarin, etc.).  He's been accompanying the band in the show "Looking for Josephine" in Europe for the last 5 months, so is getting a lot of practice in 1920s-30s music.
>  
> Sue
>  
> *********
> 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
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