Caravan :: Afro-Cuban Drum Solo

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This is the CBC Jazz Enseble playing Alan Baylock's arrangement of "Caravan", which has nearly every time signature imaginable! Here I play a solo over the Afro-Cuban 12/8 feel in the latter part of the song. Check out more junk like this at www.derekmunson.com!

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• cuban
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[Fatrix2000]

Loving it! Chops, feel, and TASTY STUFF!

[drumology2001]

Thank you! :D

[tumbasdrumclinic]

Wow, I like your musicalish and awesome Drumming ! Some of the good one! Please give some more Takes from you!! Tumba

[drumology2001]

I'm "musical-ish"? Awesome! I've always wanted to be that. Thanks for the kind words. :D

[wilsoro]

I really like this, you look so comfortable and at ease sitting back doing your thang!!

[drumology2001]

Thank you, Rory! Glad you liked it, brotha'! :)

[skateboardinguitaris]

So SICK!! best drum solo I've heard in a while. Man Caravan is such a fun tune.

[2331708]

wow GOOD WORK!!

[diadww2]

amazing! I love the sound of your snare drum, so sharp!

[quinny2150]

mmm... well I think its safe to say, your amazing!

[McSplat]

I wanna hear Caravan with a drum sola!

[NamorConAmor]

I performed this song a few year back on piano. This song made it's way up to my top ten list. Great solo! This makes the video that much cooler!!

[chadcarroll100]

best part @ 1:03!!!

[drumology2001]

Yeah, it sure is, but like I said, that statement is more applicable to rock players, who tend to beat the snot out of China cymbals (which is awesome - fits that style). Jazz players go for a more gentle wash, often adding rivets for a prolonged sizzle effect. Same cymbal, but two different applications for them (so cool!). I have two different Chinas (small w/o rivets, large w/ rivets); I bash the small one open faced, and crash the large one face down and let the sizzle do the talking. :D

[mikosoft]

@drumology2001 Thanks for the clarification. I always thought (and I think I read it somewhere) that china's sound comes (mostly) from it's bell-down position and that the counter-bent edge is there so that you won't break it when hit.

[drumology2001]

Because I'm not playing rock here. ;)

I always chuckle when I hear this comment, because Chinas can be mounted either way; when used in rock, they are usually mounted "open faced" and when playing jazz, they're typically mounted "face down". It's simply a matter of preference and quality of sound (since not all Chinas are equal or even shaped exactly the same). There is no right or wrong direction to mount a china, truth be told. That's kind of what's fun about them. :)

[mikosoft]

Why is your china mounted upside down?

[E40butterfield]

@drumology2001 lol thanks... i realized that after i posted the comment

[drumology2001]

The name of the song is Caravan, just as the title states at the top of the video. :)

[AlexMPruteanu]

Agree w/Vic. But hey, I don't think people realize how much balls you need as a musician to go out there and put yourself on the line. Especially w/hard bop or bebop where you're switching it up every night...and worse yet, your BAND MEMBERS are listening and judging (imagine being judged by Miles or Dizzy or Coltrane). Man!

[E40butterfield]

what is the name of the first song they are playing???i regonise it but dont remeber it

[drumology2001]

Thank you, Cody! Glad you're diggin' it, my friend. :D

[GreyStreet46]

You amaze me once again. Outstanding work Derek

[drumology2001]

As the drummer in the video, I will take the sole compliment you're offering. ;)

And the truth of the matter with this particular horn section was that they tried really hard, but always struggled against themselves - like, mentally, they would get all psyched up and play well in rehearsal, but then in concert their nerves would start getting the best of them, I think. All are great people and hard workers, and they played well the majority of the time...just maybe not in this video. ;)

[Jazzguts]

@drumology2001 I understand, it just reminded me of those school-bands where a few guys take out their horns, screw on the mouthpiece and no-one asks a note to the pianist to tune his (her) horn, man it's a basic thing it's like wanting to build a house without cement,anyway the drums are good but those horn players make him look bad, my sincere opinion,Vic.