Who's In Charge of the Tempo?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มี.ค. 2022
  • Ahead? Behind? Right in the middle?
    Learn how to navigate the time from modern masters Christian McBride & Gregory Hutchinson.
    The video covers what to do when the bass player slows down, the drummer speeds up, and specific techniques McBride and Hutch use that you can implement in your own rhythm section playing today.
    Check out the new Mastering Rhythm course with Melissa Aldana, Christian McBride, Peter Martin and more! - openstudiojazz.link/rhythm
    Unlock your FREE Open Studio trial to become a better player today → osjazz.link/trial
    Part 2 here: "What's Different About Today's Musicians?" - • What's Different About...
    Learn more from Christian McBride - openstudiojazz.link/mcbride-bass
    Learn more from Greg Hutchinson - openstudiojazz.link/hutch-drums
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  • @honeybee4316
    @honeybee4316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    No matter what the drummer & bass player play there will always be a horn player complaining about it

    • @joeyollie123
      @joeyollie123 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Just finding a horn player who will play WITH you and not just noodle around, completely out of time, over the top can be difficult 😂

    • @shawnbruce6934
      @shawnbruce6934 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      LOL.

    • @CamerOneiric
      @CamerOneiric 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@joeyollie123All while telling you to “stay in time” lol

  • @mtp4430
    @mtp4430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    Great video. I'm a bassist who tends to play ahead of the beat at times. I've played with some excellent drummers who would accommodate and beautifully lay back a bit. Then before I knew it, they somehow managed to subtly recalibrate my push. Man, I love excellent drummers. A bass players brother in the groove.

    • @victorparedes4863
      @victorparedes4863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Develop your own inner clock, stop leaning on the drummer. This is endemic in today's players. Check out Miles great quintet with Herbie, Ron and Tony. Nobody leaned on any body else. That's what made this group great.

    • @mtp4430
      @mtp4430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@victorparedes4863 I never said I didn't have an inner clock. When the adrenaline flows, I tend to push the beat a bit depending on the situation. And I have found that drummers who are great time keepers are able to make the adjustment to snap me right out of it. It goes both ways. I've righted drummers who are either lagging or a bit ahead of the beat also. It's called teamwork. Teammates pick each other up. A coach doesn't tell the player to just work on his end of it and let the rest of the players worry about their end of it. That's not what a team is, and that's not what a band does.

    • @mikekoenig6467
      @mikekoenig6467 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Love that!!​@@mtp4430

  • @michaelmccrary5037
    @michaelmccrary5037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Excellent! See, the groove isn't everybody playing the exact same thing - it's FEELING the same thing. That requires a deep understanding of these small differences in timing. Great discussion by two real pros.

  • @DarinWilson
    @DarinWilson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    This was absolute gold. Hey @openstudio - could we get a whole course of these two just playing and talking?

  • @porgie66
    @porgie66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thanks for the shout Chris!! This was golden. 🥇Chris, you jumped on that Lined!! 😂🔥It's all about listening and responding.

  • @billyjleva
    @billyjleva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    This was great. I got Greg's fundamentals class. I highly recommend it whether you're a novice or advanced. Just to hear from a pro. Also I want to say, the sound recording/mix on this video is stellar.

    • @robertpowell9618
      @robertpowell9618 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes those dynamite engineers! It is the open studio man come on

  • @clancywiggam
    @clancywiggam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I wish I could find a drummer as good as this guy. He is so subtle, everything sounds beautiful. The amount of times I have to ask a drummer to tone it down on gigs. Do they not understand they play a LOUD instrument and that being a good drummer is not only about technique but also about control. Choosing the drums is like choosing a pit bull as a pet, not a bad thing per se, but if you don't train it properly it is going to f*** up the picnic!

    • @AndreasDelleske
      @AndreasDelleske 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This. Especially as a singer, your overtones (the sound quality) often get blocked by drummers playing too much rides or at the wrong moments. We and the audience need the high frequencies above singing range to always recalibrate not only the pitch (that should work on its own) but the expression too and we're only able to do that when the drummer leaves enough space. I don't care much what other instruments do (they can come in whenever they want) but I follow the base most and the drummer should listen to me, maybe even know my text and phrasing but also be in dialogue, pulling / pushing with the base. Leave some space goddammit :) If you can pull it off, you're awesome with brushes, hihat and snare alone :) you need the rides to control the lagging brass but not me :)

    • @webstercat
      @webstercat ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For a drummer the control comes with learning how to play at ppp. Just learning to touch the instrument.

    • @markjohnson9485
      @markjohnson9485 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel you, a good drummer is definitely hard to find, for sure

  • @stantomas
    @stantomas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    great discussion on "time". being a drummer i've heard too many times how I am the sole time keeper, but i see it more as the band is the time, everyone a touch ahead, behind or on the beat...then the bass and drums in their zone so the other layers can flow on top...thats what makes esp live music so cool....when the band is locked...thats when magic happens....

    • @darwinsaye
      @darwinsaye ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly how I feel about it. If any of the other players lose the plot if the drums stop, they need to either up their game or be replaced. Everyone in the band should be able to retain the time in their head.

  • @deborahdavis6320
    @deborahdavis6320 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I LOVE Both Y'ALL. And you know I do. I'm desperately trying to teach this all over the world. Musicians looking at me crazy when I explain I need y'all to play RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. Period because I'm phrasing around the TEMPO. Now days I just send them these type TH-cam Clips. Thanks for this one. I'm all up on here looking for teaching tools. I don't play base or drums, but I sung with BOTH you guys so I know what tempo spoze to be like. LOL

  • @spikeklein270
    @spikeklein270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I loved every second of this video. These two guys are amazing. Did you notice how casual and cool they sound while discussing truly profound timekeeping concepts? Masters!

  • @jonathanhorvath3689
    @jonathanhorvath3689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Incredible video, could watch these two for hours

  • @solenkeks
    @solenkeks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I could watch an hour long version of this!
    Their chemistry and playing are both gold

  • @crieverytim
    @crieverytim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for including examples. Makes watching this a pleasure instead of having to interupt this and look the clip up myself

  • @robbes7rh
    @robbes7rh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I know a gold nugget when I see one, and this one is a keeper I’ll be coming back to again and again. Invaluable insight is what I take away. The musicianship skills these two guys bring to the table is where it’s at.

  • @markjohnson9485
    @markjohnson9485 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was taught by a former big band drummer that the Bass always carries the tempo. I used that knowledge to form a trio of 2 guitars and a bass and it works well. Great post

  • @MrZedhow
    @MrZedhow หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome insight, could listen to these two all day.

  • @fattmusiek5452
    @fattmusiek5452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    that drum kit LOOKS like it sounds amazing. Beautiful kit and more importantly, these massive players. love this

  • @kw0103
    @kw0103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great conversation!

  • @waynematthews8165
    @waynematthews8165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Such a great conversation and demonstration of real DnB!

  • @pdbass
    @pdbass 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yep, yep, yessir. This is gold. Thank you!

  • @DILLiF
    @DILLiF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The production of this video is great! From the film quality to the animations that go along with the content. Great stuff!

  • @johnsayre2038
    @johnsayre2038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Master craftsmen at work. Brilliant.

  • @ecaepevolhturt
    @ecaepevolhturt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If Mingus is in the band, everybody follows Mingus. If Art Blakey is in the Band everybody follows Art Blakey.

  • @marvinparadroid
    @marvinparadroid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a beautiful lesson

  • @paulkennedy4920
    @paulkennedy4920 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I need a lot more of these two talking and playing. Pure gold.

  • @Thecovebandatx
    @Thecovebandatx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    just gorgeous playing by both guys!

  • @justinnelsonmusic6848
    @justinnelsonmusic6848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great content in this video, and an even greater attention to detail and production value by Open Studio. Keep this level of excellence and you'll...well...the sky will be the limit. A true pleasure.

  • @tigerscott2966
    @tigerscott2966 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is really cool. Nothing can replace a classic. 2 guys. A drum set and a bass. A treat for the ears. Thanks.

  • @fabriziobarisano1795
    @fabriziobarisano1795 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great lesson from 2 masters. Understanding the dynamics in jazz music is the key

  • @gimbrere
    @gimbrere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Such a great insight into the magic of making Music together. Great stuff.

  • @acme.videos
    @acme.videos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent demonstration for all musicians. Thank you!!

  • @jonunderscore
    @jonunderscore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for putting these great teachers together and making them available to us. You are doing something important for the next generations of music

  • @elkeoverton6001
    @elkeoverton6001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love his explanation of the concept or need to "recalibrate". That's a great way to explain the interplay and connection that needs to happen between them. Great video!

  • @pitibiribas
    @pitibiribas ปีที่แล้ว

    i keep coming back to this. so much precious info

  • @Manjusri54
    @Manjusri54 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Priceless. I LOVE this.

  • @Bati_
    @Bati_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best teaser trailer I've ever seen in my life! I'm extremely hyped about this one!

  • @carlosnovaes6993
    @carlosnovaes6993 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Superb Duo!! God Bless You!!

  • @ciaranocraobhach
    @ciaranocraobhach 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "We're not talking about drill music, I'm talking real swing here" - classic.

  • @jgd65
    @jgd65 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could listen to you fellas all day!

  • @thechangeups
    @thechangeups 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    two masters!

  • @TH-bk5hj
    @TH-bk5hj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hutch is a top notch instructor and drummer. World class

  • @CWBella
    @CWBella 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great discussion! Great to keep in mind no matter what instrument you play: channel your inner McBride and Hutch.

  • @maxibeyer7989
    @maxibeyer7989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GREAT, WE WANT MORE! Thank you!

  • @gerrycappuccio4186
    @gerrycappuccio4186 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful information !

  • @almendratlilkouatl
    @almendratlilkouatl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Guys, for real it's the third time I subscribe to your channel, and I don't remember ever unsubscribing at all

  • @ralphhumphrey445
    @ralphhumphrey445 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Once again, you guys are telling it like it is. Thanks.

  • @jungleninja8415
    @jungleninja8415 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a gem of a drummer one we all one day hope and dream to find like the level of awareness and consideration of this man in music is where its at

  • @BFJC1
    @BFJC1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    An extremely helpful video! Thanks!

  • @chicagospots
    @chicagospots 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was fantastic! Thanks, guys!

  • @jerryramosbass7913
    @jerryramosbass7913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was great!! More please!🎼🎵👍💪

  • @fanfancheung3759
    @fanfancheung3759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Such a helpful video! The point is drummer should keep feel, not exactly keep time like a metronome. More kind of this videos please!!

  • @kylebarnett350
    @kylebarnett350 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is incredible! Thank you!!

  • @tatesherman8273
    @tatesherman8273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I would love to hear Christian talk about the difference between playing with Hutch and playing with Brian

    • @TheFrejusmea
      @TheFrejusmea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I will pay for that shit :)

    • @SuperBromberg
      @SuperBromberg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      why not to ask for it?

  • @sid5537
    @sid5537 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video. Thanks guys

  • @chowchichang2922
    @chowchichang2922 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow ! Hutchinson on the drums and McBride on the bass !!! Rhythm section Royalty right here !!!

  • @MarcoMalfario
    @MarcoMalfario 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    we need more content like this!

  • @TheTash66
    @TheTash66 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I need more of this!

  • @tonyscherr
    @tonyscherr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is beautiful!

  • @MG-vo7is
    @MG-vo7is 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was great. Thank you.

  • @daniellucian2993
    @daniellucian2993 ปีที่แล้ว

    A treat to the soul ! Flawless …

  • @amusicment4829
    @amusicment4829 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great…learned a lot, thank you!

  • @PeterMosley
    @PeterMosley ปีที่แล้ว

    Couldn't possibly love anything more.

  • @tapeexperiments
    @tapeexperiments 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great questions. Hopefully everyone had good time.

  • @garysmith3173
    @garysmith3173 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just beautiful.

  • @TheAnonymou5
    @TheAnonymou5 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah, this good right here. Damn good! Thanks y’all! ❤️🔥✊

  • @Jenskiii
    @Jenskiii 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good combination👍

  • @elambi
    @elambi ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys are great!

  • @dogmart
    @dogmart 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome lesson/video!!!!

  • @timgreen918
    @timgreen918 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Legendary Episode!

  • @marcelosilveira.guitar
    @marcelosilveira.guitar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best jazz channel on TH-cam. Period.

  • @jamesrichardson3322
    @jamesrichardson3322 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greg Hutchinson I hope do more videos with Christian McBride, because it helps me as a bass player how to play with a drummer. You Christian go through the great duos like Paul Chambers and Philly Jones, and etc.

  • @bassfacekillah
    @bassfacekillah 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a delight. Bottom line is there are many different ways to groove between drums and bass (or different rhythm section configurations) the most important thing is to get on the same page with whomever you're playing with; sometimes that means literally talking thru it, and analyzing your groove together. You also have to have an awareness of your own feel in relation to the metronome.

  • @Mich2kDrums
    @Mich2kDrums 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great video!

  • @ryandirkse4374
    @ryandirkse4374 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just gold!!!!

  • @StompL7
    @StompL7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    incredible stuff right here, what a privilege

  • @kentosalazar
    @kentosalazar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is beautiful talk

  • @butacos1388
    @butacos1388 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am not English native but this video both conversation and music is so interesting to me. It looks n sounds indicating something very much important . Great video!

  • @bobbymiller8739
    @bobbymiller8739 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent!

  • @imsum1now
    @imsum1now 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing to be right at genius. What a time.

  • @oli2768
    @oli2768 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting topic for a drummer 👍

  • @kennytrezza9930
    @kennytrezza9930 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Guys are awesome !

  • @markop.1994
    @markop.1994 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So what im getting from this... it seems that the bass is more dictating the subdivisions and how much swing there is as opposed to the actual downbeat.
    Great vid by the way! Love the way you guys play.
    I saw a vid recently of a producer talking about the wave forms of drum and bass sounds and how different producer line them up different ways on the millisecond level. Its like wether or not to line up the beginning of the sound or its first volume peak with the other instruments in the mix in relation to the down beat. Either way i think the subtle discrepancies of perfect-imperfect rhythm are super important for all musicians and seldom talked about.
    Great job again!

  • @TheDanSebastian
    @TheDanSebastian 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gold, just pure gold. Now anybody care to explain what Hutch says at the end? "Not talkin' about no ...... music, talkin' about real swing". As a foreigner, I don't know if he said "jewel" music as in rap and other computer beat stuff or if he said something else...

    • @ericmunjack4569
      @ericmunjack4569 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He says “drill” music as in drum and bass rap music etc.

    • @TheDanSebastian
      @TheDanSebastian 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ericmunjack4569 thank you!

  • @xylosforkids5357
    @xylosforkids5357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't believe almost 10 min went by that quick! These cats are great to listen too!

  • @schwoortz
    @schwoortz ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, that's a nice ride cymbal, too!

  • @harryg6013
    @harryg6013 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So nice and professional! Gregory is even in "Generation S" ❤

  • @Sweendog
    @Sweendog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a Gem!

  • @ChipTheMusicMan
    @ChipTheMusicMan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Next level stuff, guys 😄

  • @jesham7627
    @jesham7627 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greg has always been a serious and well-rounded force behind the kit not just swing rhythms, but his hip-hop approach played a major part in today's drumming low-key

  • @ronglennproductions5416
    @ronglennproductions5416 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Next level!

  • @zachlightcap2179
    @zachlightcap2179 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Has to be the sweetest thing I've heard today.. Maybe ever!! -zl, pno..

  • @xo_ectophylla_alba_xo
    @xo_ectophylla_alba_xo ปีที่แล้ว

    The point at 4:00 is phenomenal, and important to understand. When the drummer does that rapid walk with the high hats, it makes the bassist accelerate, sometimes to the point where the bass remains awkwardly ahead of the drums, and you end up with 1.5 rhythm sections, instead of exactly 1.0 rhythm section. Philosophically, I believe in having only one rhythm section, but that’s just me, because there’s no way to confuse the soloist. Giving me a fresh breath with crash cymbal, and centering me, is exactly what I want my drummer doing.

  • @doce7606
    @doce7606 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hip lesson. i'm gonna really start listening to my fave bs/dr combos.....

  • @jj-eg5up
    @jj-eg5up 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is therapeutic.

  • @DojoOfCool
    @DojoOfCool ปีที่แล้ว

    I always liked Roy Hargrove answer to that same question.... It's everyone's job to defend the time.

  • @OSCILLATR
    @OSCILLATR 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    wonderful!

  • @paulpatrick1108
    @paulpatrick1108 ปีที่แล้ว

    The old "Russian Dragon"...
    waxing and waining..I tell you what though....
    here in Phoenix...
    Dave Cook was Solid as a rock....pushing that quarter note...along with Charles Lewis...he didn't move either..it was his way or no way..❤❤❤

  • @IsaiahLove777
    @IsaiahLove777 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great minds

  • @victormarshall9765
    @victormarshall9765 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think the music controls who should take control of the tempo. There's a communication that happens between Bass and Drums. I learned that it has to breath... creating space...That example of Killer Joe is a great interpretation.

  • @srklgk
    @srklgk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome👏🏻