Traditional Jazz Drumming Basics - Some Gene Krupa Fills

[shraunbone]

I love it. Nobody plays like that anymore. Great job keeping the old traditions alive.

[2LOUD2LOUD]

Compliments on most of this piece, however the cowbell lick you play is incorrect. What Gene and Buddy played id a triple pattern

R-hand (tom-tom)

R-hand (cowbell) than the bassdrum hit backhanded with the left stick, While the bass pedal is softly playing 4/4 time. Cheers AvB!

[johnpetters]

Thank's for that. I've checked and I think you are correct.

Keep swinging

John

[kooliobabe]

this sounds really cool, im not really a drummer but this seems really interesting and you play really well :) x

[ibandit]

radio 2 rules

[Ruffet22]

That was great Mr peters!

[ClassicJazzDrummer09]

Thank you John.I will use that in one of my solos.

[drummer78]

Mr. Pettters,

Thank you for keeping this great style of playing alive. I'm curious is you know how Dave Tough played. I always heard that he had a simple but very swinging style. He seems to be incredibly respected. Is there enough clear recorded documentation of him to emulate his particular approach to jazz drumming?

[johnpetters]

Hi Drummer78,

I've been revisting Dave Tough over the last few days. There are a couple of early tracks with Red Nichols, 1930, some with Bunny Berigan, 1935, Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven, 35 I think, some with The Dorsey Orch, then Benny Goodman, including some small groups, Rex Stewart Jack Teagarden Big 8, 1940, a few with Condon &Wild Bill Davison and the incredible Woody Herman records from 45. There is a live session with Bill Harris and Charlie Ventura.

[jazzmessenger8]

if there's a god, it's Gene Krupa!!

[freebeer3399]

You have an incredible feel.

[beefjerkyinmymouth]

Can you make a five minute video of drum soloing like Krupa because my younger brother has found he has a liking for Krupa

[KruspeFish]

Jazz is really my favorite style of drumming, and your videos have given me a lot of new ideas. Thank you very much!

[grimreepher]

do it while ur 15 im 22 been playing 18 years but im just starting to learn jazz.

[johnpetters]

Hi> If you have been playing that long your technique should be sound. Learning jazz means listening to the guys I mentioned above and learing how to swing.

Good Luck

John

[STRATman2614]

man I'm fifteen and I WISH I could play drums........and If I could play I would want to play jazz the most because it is so offset sometimes and I just love the overall groove to it

[johnpetters]

15 is a good age to start. Go and do it. Playing jazz means listening to the great players and you need to go back to the pioneer New Orleans drummers, Baby Dodds, Zutty Singleton etc, the swing era players like Gene Krupa. I have some articles about these players and soundclips on my web site. Google 'John Petters' it will take you there. Go for it. Get a pair of sticks and a practice pad. Keep swinging

John

[drdee51]

I knew Zutty and listened to him close up times. I got to know Gene for awhile during his last years. I remember watching Gene practice on a Gladstone practice pad. I still shiver when I remember that. I remember Gene doing the cowbell thing having a three over a four feel. Maybe it was one of those dare I say sound "tricks" he did so brilliantly. By that I mean, playing something that is really simple but thanks to touch and awareness of the sound of the drums it becomes much more.

[johnpetters]

You were very lucky to know these great players. Both of them had something extra special that us mere mortals can only nod towards.

Keep swinging

John

[drdee51]

Well done, except that is NOT how the cowbell figure goes. It is tom tom to cowbell to stick on bass drum in a triplet form. Gene teaches how to do this on the tape Gene Krupa Jazz Legend.

[johnpetters]

Thank you. You are are partly right. I checked the video and the Gene Krupa Drum Method and the notation and the film rightly shows the tom tom to cowbell, which I had forgotten. In fact I played a variation on Zutty Singleton's figure. But it is not a triplet. The notation does not show it as a triplet either. Thank you for your observation. Just shows how important it is to keep listening and studying the masters. Keep swinging, John

[ciminoo]

You know, on the Gene Krupa Swing Swing Swing DVD, he also does this, but not exactly the same. Krupa does a more "spedup" version and his hitting the hi-hat on the downstroke and the upstroke for a more showy effect. I need to go look at it more to remember it entirely.

[bluedeviljazz]

It's a pity that today young dummers don't use these things

[AeroAstro]

I'm 13 and i'm watching this :P

I love jazz and jazz drumming.

[bluedeviljazz]

Ton of drummers don't like these styles!!! Welcome in Swingville: Ciao from Italy

[albertrombone]

hey guy!!! GREAT!!!

[guysanzo]

Brilliant!!!! great feel

[genemz]

Well done!