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  1. Sunday Morning Sprung Monkey

    March 28, 2010 by Ryan

    Stanton Moore and his band are here to help wake us up with some New Orleans funk. Check out that massive (and vintage) marching bass drum on the right side of his kit.

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  2. Bah Bah Bah Chicka Bah Bah Chicka

    October 6, 2009 by Ryan

    In this video from the 2007 Chicago Drum show, Stanton Moore does a great job of explaining the “somewhere in between” feel that I’ve written about before.

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  3. Lunchtime Lesson – Street Beats

    April 9, 2009 by Ryan

    New Orleans native, Stanton Moore, shows us how to get down with some street beats.

    The basic sticking: RRL RRL RL

    Off to eat some gumbo and crawfish…

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  4. Somewhere in Between.

    February 28, 2009 by Ryan

    There is a special feel that was born from the brass bands of New Orleans. It first emerged around the turn of the 20th century and eventually worked its way north, merging into other styles of music along the way. This is a groove that is neither triplet nor sixteenth note based. It’s not straight funk and it’s not totally swung. It’s somewhere in between. It’s a feel that’s literally impossible to notate on sheet music and even harder to play.

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    Bill Stewart

    There are only a handful of drummers in modern music who can truly find this “in between” feel and make it work in a variety of musical settings. Two of my favorites are Bill Stewart and Idris Muhammad. Whether they’re keeping it cool on a straight ahead jazz session or laying down back beats behind a funk band, they always manage to find this rhythmic sweet-spot.

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    Idris Muhammad

    Loop #22
    Today’s beat is a four measure loop based on this “in between” feel. It’s a lazy funk groove that borrows more than a few licks from Bill and Idris (guys, the po’ boys are on me next time). And you, sitting in front of your computer, don’t even think about touching that quantizer.

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    66 BPM

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  5. Cry Me a River.

    February 25, 2009 by Ryan

    Ok, get those violins out. Today I’m a bit under the weather AND I’ve got a bum wing…. well, wrist actually. I’m hopped up on flu meds, painkillers and I’m wearing a splint that makes me look like a professional bowler. I’ve actually been mistaken for Ernie McCracken three times today. Being a huge fan of Kingpin, I’m going to chalk it up as a compliment.



    I was going to take the day off, get some rest and recover a bit, but then I thought about Rick.

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    Rick Allen - Def Leppard

    On December 31, 1984 Def Leppard drummer, Rick Allen, lost his left arm in a horrific car collision. Most drummers would consider this a career-ending accident, but Rick had the courage and strength to come back and learn how to play drums with one arm. If Rick Allen could overcome so many obstacles and make a triumphant return to Def Leppard, how could I sit around and watch Seinfeld reruns all day? I decided I must record with one arm. I decided the blog must go on.

    Loop #19

    With 75% limb functionality, I put my left foot to work and used it to cover the hi hat pattern. I then laid down a funky, almost New Orleans style groove between my left hand on the snare and right foot on the the kick drum. The Pseudoephedrine and Oxycodone took care of everything else.

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    100 BPM

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