Blakey was innovative and was instrumental in giving musicians that were new on the scene a fresh start in their career. He was a first-class gentlemen..!
Art Blakey was the man his style was so unique and to be a drummer and leader of the orchestra what's phenomenon thank you for your video I'm originally from Northern California and as we say keep jazz alive
Thanks, Brandon and everyone else at Drumeo, for doing this. Art was a founding father whose legacy needs to be kept alive. (I see via the comments here that you've exposed his playing to some who had never heard it before, which is amazing.) NO ONE swung like he did. And paramount to that, though he was, to borrow a borrowed phrase from Neil Peart, "human, all too human," I can tell you firsthand that he was the nicest, most encouraging man one could hope to meet. I got to hang with him at a family friend's wedding party for a few hours when I was in my teens and he was just the coolest, most unassuming guy. You would never have known that you were in the presence of THE cat. Still have the shirt I wore that night, which he was kind enough to sign for me. An experience I will never, ever forget. Thanks again for honoring the immortal Buhaina.
idk if sparkle finish on your kit will change the sound, but Art has my appreciation on several levels: one for his incredible feel and style, and then his work with the Jazz Messengers, which was, at least in part, a musical school or training/experience regimen for up-and-coming players, a way to educate and simultaneously expose both the listening public as well as the players...absolutely a legend.....massive thanks to Drumeo for this expose regarding this, relatively (especially today) obscure musical powerhouse.
Just had to take a moment to appreciate how visually well-done this video is. Even before you hit a note this video looks fantastic. The set, the suit, the sparkle! This is before you even got to the great content. Kudos!
Glad to see you guys doing videos on these drum giants. The forefathers of drumming. Art would also, on some shuffles, dig the stick on 2 & 4 into the head, kind of muting. A very subtle but cool affect.
Mr. Toews, you are the man. From Rock to Jazz your tutorials are awesome. Furthermore, for your jazz tutorials I love your drum stage set-up with the bottles to the side. So cool.
Although I'm not a fan of jazz, I do respect the masters of that era and their talent. Also, if Drumeo was around when I first started playing it would have been awesome! Carmine Appice's Realistic Rock with a floppy record was my teacher at the time and I still use it to this day. Drumeo does such a wonderful job for the drumming community.
Great video. You should check the great book on Art Blakey by John Ramsey.John played the second drum set in Art Blakeys’s big band and then was his road manager for 2-1/2 years. John also wrote a book on lessons by his former teacher Alana Dawson.Thanks for a a great video.I also have a 1960’s Gretsch Tangerine sparkle kit with a 20” and 18” bass drum.
Thanks for this great video! You definitely chose some of his best and most classic grooves. Of the three, I’d say the shuffle is the one that‘a a must learn. A good shuffle goes a long way. Thanks again for the video! Best wishes - Tim
Yay Art is Awesome!! ( also Peart & “Son of Peart” Brann Dailor ). Blakey Tidbit: I jammed with Joe Shapira 🤘🏻whose dad played upright bass & young Joe got to play Art’s kit pre-show. Joe said Art switched to standard grip for solos for better reach. I listen deeper & am more amazed each year by the man. 🥁
Awesome lesson Drumeo! Well done. The drum kit mix was considerably softer than the presentation. Might be nice to give the drums a little more presence?
H, drummers of that era always played all down beats on the bass drum!!! The idea was to support the bass players thump! They refered to it as ghosting the bass drum! Not for the audience but for the ensemble. It was always there.
Those are very very helpful lessons in high quality. Dear Brandon can you help me with Buttercorn lady? It's hard to find a little help for this beautiful "shuffle? " best greetings from Germany Henry
One of my favorite Art Blakey recordings. This one has Jo Jones playing with him, original Cuban percussion, and jazz piano great Ray Bryant. Can't swing harder than this! th-cam.com/video/NiU657USPI0/w-d-xo.html
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What's the real diffrence with te be-bop, jazz, shuffle and blues ? I really can't figure it out .. :(
Art Blakey: One of the most influential. But that’s no afro-cuban rhythm. It’s just some Arts adaptation that sounds awesome. But the afro-cuban elements are essentially out.
@@brucescott4261 yes. Blakey was okay. But, he's no Krupa nor Buddy Rich. Krupa was the best for playing the songs. I'd rather Blakey play on songs than Rich, who was kind of about himself while playing. There's a drummer not well known whom is my favorite, Red Stevens. Also, Ginger Baker could do it all. His documentary "Beware of Mr. Baker" is sad, funny, has sick drumming. Dude can play the skins. I also gotta give Ringo and Charlie Watts credit for creating a whole new style of drumming. Playing songs with changing time signatures.
A Night in Tunisia is iconic, but Blakey also had probably my all-time favorite swing feel, especially on tunes that were a bit more up-tempo, like Quicksilver and Mayreh.
After discovering Blakey a few years ago, he’s now without a doubt my favourite drummer. He inspired me from the beginning, when I was finding my footing with jazz music. Two of my other favourite grooves of his are Ping Pong and Children of the Night (originally from the “Roots & Herbs” and “Mosaic” records respectively), on the live “Three Blind Mice” records. Very awesome grooves, and great fun to play.
Awesome to see this, from Carey to Blakey, such a great channel for exposing young (& older) drummers to the rich world of drums, perhaps we could see lessons on Baker or Paice? Keep up the great work
Hey fantastic! Great to see Art Blakey's playing being featured, remembered and appreciated. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who cares about this stuff, and then you make this video!
I realized that too. I struggled getting the pattern down as is until i stopped swinging and played straight triplets. Suddenly my hands were doing something they were used to, and all I had to do from there was swing it. That's awesome that somebody else noticed that.
About a year after Blakey's original song, another version of Moanin' was recorded with lyrics, vocals by Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross The singers are moaning about the trouble and grief they see in the world. Sara Vaughn also does a vocal version of this tune.
Love the suit for this lesson Brandon. You really capture the vibe with those threads. Along that line maybe do a Peter Criss lesson and fire up the cat make up ! Cheers !
I haven't been a member of Drumeo for a few years because I play mostly Jazz, but if Brandon get's that Jazz library bigger, I'm going to have to join again.
Thanks guys! Love your videos! Always well organized and informative. Just wanted to shout out one of my favorite Art Blakey grooves. I love "This is for Albert" th-cam.com/video/3Tdel_QACLM/w-d-xo.html First time I heard this one I couldn't even comprehend what he was doing! It is such a crazy drumistic masterpiece! Weird and totally unique. It almost doesn't work. It feels like it is about to fall apart but when you listen closely, you can tell how much command Art has over the groove.
Hi Drumeo and everyone that commented. I just came across this grooves of Art Blakey video which i think is great and to say Art was amazing is an understatement. I have a TH-cam drum channel and i have a video of myself playing Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughn using this same groove. I wanted to share it with this forum so whoever is interested can check out the way i used it in this song. I want to apologize up front for the video and sound quality of the video. I was called by this band to fill in for the night and the person that took the video sent me a copy of it. Its pretty grainy and the sound is ok. Its a really fun groove to play. Thanks again to Drumeo for this video and doing what they do for the drumming community! th-cam.com/video/p7Wg136-8w0/w-d-xo.html
Caravan groove/pattern is WRONG. You need to stop talking about orange sparkle wraps and finishes and gear, and really use your ears, this is not what Art played. he was playing continual pulse on the bass drum, half notes. It’s light, but it is there. I will stop there but there is more that is incorrect here. There are too many ‘experts’ on TH-cam and not enough facts. I witnessed Mr. Blakey live many times and I think I have a good understanding about what he played and how he played it - I will be happy to execute this caravan beat and send you a video if Drumeo is interested. Please verify important historical beats and grooves before you publish them to so many viewers. I’ve seen you guys do really good content, so I encourage you to keep going but increase the fact-checking. Thank you.
Brandon, THX so much for bringing this great drummer to light !! I'm a 71 yo, who resurrected playing drums for Recreation / fun in retirement. I started again after 50 Years. I'm learning so much by this and the many other DRUMEO videos. Back in my day when I started playing in 1966 as a 15 year old, the lessons I took were based on the simple Jazz beats. I didn't really stick (excuse the Pun) to that - i wanted Rock and Roll. But I come to learn that the greats of my day (Baker, Moon, Bonham, Copeland, Gaad, etc.) all started in JAZZ. Even Ringo and Chalrie Watts ... It's Not easy for sure. NOte: I like the fact that You Dressed the part, complete with the suit and Tie !!
Dive deeper with the sheet music for all of these grooves in our latest Beat article: www.drumeo.com/beat/art-blakey-drum-grooves/
Will check it out
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Love this. Do it with other classic jazz cats too. Philly, Jimmy, Elvin, Tony, Max 🔥
Thanks! On the list!
Blakey was innovative and was instrumental in giving musicians that were new on the scene a fresh start in their career. He was a first-class gentlemen..!
Art Blakey was the man his style was so unique and to be a drummer and leader of the orchestra what's phenomenon thank you for your video I'm originally from Northern California and as we say keep jazz alive
Thanks, Brandon and everyone else at Drumeo, for doing this. Art was a founding father whose legacy needs to be kept alive. (I see via the comments here that you've exposed his playing to some who had never heard it before, which is amazing.) NO ONE swung like he did. And paramount to that, though he was, to borrow a borrowed phrase from Neil Peart, "human, all too human," I can tell you firsthand that he was the nicest, most encouraging man one could hope to meet. I got to hang with him at a family friend's wedding party for a few hours when I was in my teens and he was just the coolest, most unassuming guy. You would never have known that you were in the presence of THE cat. Still have the shirt I wore that night, which he was kind enough to sign for me. An experience I will never, ever forget. Thanks again for honoring the immortal Buhaina.
Wow, truly a memory to cherish. Thanks for sharing, so glad you enjoyed the video!
So cool. Thanks for sharing that story!
'Human, All Too Human' - Frederick Nietzsche
Holy shit, that Mozambique groove though. I have to learn that.
He was monstrous on the kit.
Great video and demo.
Thanks, Lou!
idk if sparkle finish on your kit will change the sound, but Art has my appreciation on several levels: one for his incredible feel and style, and then his work with the Jazz Messengers, which was, at least in part, a musical school or training/experience regimen for up-and-coming players, a way to educate and simultaneously expose both the listening public as well as the players...absolutely a legend.....massive thanks to Drumeo for this expose regarding this, relatively (especially today) obscure musical powerhouse.
Bravo! Well done!
Thanks, Tom!
I been waiting for this video past 10 years
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just had to take a moment to appreciate how visually well-done this video is. Even before you hit a note this video looks fantastic. The set, the suit, the sparkle! This is before you even got to the great content. Kudos!
Thank you very much!
Respect ✊🏿 Makes me want to grab my tenor sax and jam
I enjoyed all of them. Just starting out on drums, may take me a while to be able to do anything like that, I mean, I am 67.
Thank you.
I’m glad y’all finally got to the jazz classics this is my favorite genre classics jazz 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great work Brandon...
I Love the fact that you wear a full suit
Just like the real deal of the guys back
in the Days.
Tx. J.p.
Cheers!
Glad to see you guys doing videos on these drum giants. The forefathers of drumming. Art would also, on some shuffles, dig the stick on 2 & 4 into the head, kind of muting. A very subtle but cool affect.
Your a freakin stud, Brandon. A REAL MUSIC EDUCATOR. And, YES, I BOUGHT YOUR AWESOME BOOK! Thanks Maaaaan.
Thanks a lot!!
Legendary grooves🔥🔥🔥
Great vid. As a beginner, I could probably spend a year just learning these three songs and it would improve my playing so much.
Brandon you have done it again. Just tremendous playing and teaching. Cheers.
Thanks, Bill!
One by one is sublime
Mr. Toews, you are the man. From Rock to Jazz your tutorials are awesome. Furthermore, for your jazz tutorials I love your drum stage set-up with the bottles to the side. So cool.
Free For All is my favorite Art Blakey jam.
Although I'm not a fan of jazz, I do respect the masters of that era and their talent. Also, if Drumeo was around when I first started playing it would have been awesome! Carmine Appice's Realistic Rock with a floppy record was my teacher at the time and I still use it to this day. Drumeo does such a wonderful job for the drumming community.
Really appreciate it!
❤️
I never noticed how many rivets he had in his main ride, it’s wild
Woooowww amazing
Love it!!!
Great video. You should check the great book on Art Blakey by John Ramsey.John played the second drum set in Art Blakeys’s big band and then was his road manager for 2-1/2 years. John also wrote a book on lessons by his former teacher
Alana Dawson.Thanks for a a great video.I also have a 1960’s Gretsch Tangerine sparkle kit with a 20” and 18” bass drum.
Thanks, Phillip! That's a great book, checked it out a few years ago. If you're ever selling that kit (or 18" bass drum), let me know :).
jazz legends
This is an amazing video, thank you Brandon and the Drumeo team. I’m hooked on Blakey tunes now and determined to learn those grooves!
Thanks for this great video! You definitely chose some of his best and most classic grooves. Of the three, I’d say the shuffle is the one that‘a a must learn. A good shuffle goes a long way. Thanks again for the video!
Best wishes - Tim
Yay Art is Awesome!! ( also Peart & “Son of Peart” Brann Dailor ). Blakey Tidbit: I jammed with Joe Shapira 🤘🏻whose dad played upright bass & young Joe got to play Art’s kit pre-show. Joe said Art switched to standard grip for solos for better reach. I listen deeper & am more amazed each year by the man. 🥁
Afrique is my personal favorite.
I can only imagine what it would sound like if Brandon was playing on the red sparkle kit instead of the tangerine sparkle kit
Awesome lesson Drumeo! Well done. The drum kit mix was considerably softer than the presentation. Might be nice to give the drums a little more presence?
H, drummers of that era always played all down beats on the bass drum!!! The idea was to support the bass players thump! They refered to it as ghosting the bass drum! Not for the audience but for the ensemble. It was always there.
Those are very very helpful lessons in high quality. Dear Brandon can you help me with Buttercorn lady? It's hard to find a little help for this beautiful "shuffle? " best greetings from Germany
Henry
Please do an episode about Tony!
If you watch the video closely, you can see that he's playing flam accent no.2 starting with the left hand flam.
Where can I purchase that cool Gretsch T-shirt?
Would've been helpful to have a count in on that first but you were doing
What is the size of bass drum?
20
the mozambique is missing a note at the end
No way this dude didn’t play jazz like art
One of my favorite Art Blakey recordings. This one has Jo Jones playing with him, original Cuban percussion, and jazz piano great Ray Bryant. Can't swing harder than this! th-cam.com/video/NiU657USPI0/w-d-xo.html
What's the real diffrence with te be-bop, jazz, shuffle and blues ? I really can't figure it out .. :(
Bebop is a style of jazz music (popularized in the '40s-'50s), shuffle is a type of rhythm, and blues is a style of music. Hope this helps!
Guys, do a lesson or even better, bring Gregory Hutchinson, Marcus Gilmore, Jeff Tain Watts. I know Hutch loves to teach.
Art Blakey: One of the most influential.
But that’s no afro-cuban rhythm. It’s just some Arts adaptation that sounds awesome. But the afro-cuban elements are essentially out.
He's no Gene Krupa, but he is an excellent drummer.
@robertcooney1938 ..."Gene Krupa?" Stop!
@@brucescott4261 yes. Blakey was okay. But, he's no Krupa nor Buddy Rich. Krupa was the best for playing the songs. I'd rather Blakey play on songs than Rich, who was kind of about himself while playing. There's a drummer not well known whom is my favorite, Red Stevens. Also, Ginger Baker could do it all. His documentary "Beware of Mr. Baker" is sad, funny, has sick drumming. Dude can play the skins. I also gotta give Ringo and Charlie Watts credit for creating a whole new style of drumming. Playing songs with changing time signatures.
Fun Fact: Art Blakey is Mike Bordin's favorite drummer. Really wild how far and wide inspiration can travel across genres and players!
Mike Bordin sucks.
Drumeo always has great content, but Brandon's lessons (complete with appropriate drum kits and attire) are my favorite.
Thank you! Greatly appreciated.
I really enjoy the way you dress for making this video about Art Blakey...
awesome lesson! learning Blakey grooves is the best!
Thanks a lot, Josh!
Sweating just watching someone else playing these beats at Blakey's tempo.
Slightly regretted wearing a suit for this one 😂
That Tunisia groove is something else!
So is that Tangerine Glass Glitter!
Thanks!😁
Art Blakey was a real master.
There's a lot of footage with him doing drum battles with his contemporarys in the 60's.
Cheers Drumeo.
Cheers Steve!
@@DrumeoOfficial Cheers.
Art is the Fucking shit. Picked up a snare drum book with his work 20 years ago on a whim and never looked back.
Groove#2 is awesome! I really like those old style jazz drumming.
A Night in Tunisia is iconic, but Blakey also had probably my all-time favorite swing feel, especially on tunes that were a bit more up-tempo, like Quicksilver and Mayreh.
After discovering Blakey a few years ago, he’s now without a doubt my favourite drummer. He inspired me from the beginning, when I was finding my footing with jazz music. Two of my other favourite grooves of his are Ping Pong and Children of the Night (originally from the “Roots & Herbs” and “Mosaic” records respectively), on the live “Three Blind Mice” records. Very awesome grooves, and great fun to play.
Can you guys a "genius of" on Bill Bruford?
Working on it!
I don't know what's more fancy: That beautiful drum kit or the amazing tuxedo.
Thank you for another great video, boys and girls.
Cheers!
Awesome to see this, from Carey to Blakey, such a great channel for exposing young (& older) drummers to the rich world of drums, perhaps we could see lessons on Baker or Paice? Keep up the great work
Lots more videos like this planned. Thanks!
Working on it!
Hey fantastic! Great to see Art Blakey's playing being featured, remembered and appreciated. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who cares about this stuff, and then you make this video!
🔥🔥🔥
The "moanin" shuffle to me is almost like a swung flam tap. Great tips. Art is a beast.
I realized that too. I struggled getting the pattern down as is until i stopped swinging and played straight triplets. Suddenly my hands were doing something they were used to, and all I had to do from there was swing it. That's awesome that somebody else noticed that.
Indestructible 1964 álbum by Art Blakey and Jazz M.
8:16
What's "Moanin'" mean?
Good morning?
Or a sexual reference?
About a year after Blakey's original song, another version of Moanin' was recorded with lyrics, vocals by Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and Annie Ross The singers are moaning about the trouble and grief they see in the world. Sara Vaughn also does a vocal version of this tune.
Love the suit for this lesson Brandon. You really capture the vibe with those threads. Along that line maybe do a Peter Criss lesson and fire up the cat make up ! Cheers !
I haven't been a member of Drumeo for a few years because I play mostly Jazz, but if Brandon get's that Jazz library bigger, I'm going to have to join again.
Free for all and Pensativa.
The third groove is an absolute must if you want to swing the blues :) I didn't intentionally model mine on Art Blakey's, but apparently I did..
Great video! i love Art Blakey´s playing! is one of the greatest of all time! and now ...Max roach please?
Thanks! On the list!
Art Blakey is truly one of the 🐐’s 🙏🏼
I'm happy to say that I visited His jazz messenger's concert in Sweden back in 1981. 🇸🇪
Very cool!
He is one of the drum greatest players. You hear the ride pattern and you know it's Art.
Art Blakey and max roach were some og the best drummers to ever live
Thanks guys! Love your videos! Always well organized and informative. Just wanted to shout out one of my favorite Art Blakey grooves. I love "This is for Albert" th-cam.com/video/3Tdel_QACLM/w-d-xo.html
First time I heard this one I couldn't even comprehend what he was doing! It is such a crazy drumistic masterpiece! Weird and totally unique. It almost doesn't work. It feels like it is about to fall apart but when you listen closely, you can tell how much command Art has over the groove.
❤ Art
I’m a rock drummer who has barely touched jazz, but I’m gonna try and learn some of these to see how hard they are 😂
Blakey should be your favourite drummer.
Do it!😁
Im a guitarist and he's my favorite Jazz musician:)
Here's another great AB tune with Lee Morgan on trumpet and Wayne Shorter on tenor: The Egyptian - th-cam.com/video/9PsWb32zPNg/w-d-xo.html
INCREDIBLEE!! Perfect video, execution and content!! Thank you for this Mr Toews, you are a master!!!
Cheers, Roberto!
anyone know what cymbals Brandon is using?
All Istanbul Agop 30th Anniversary cymbals. 15" hats, 20" ride, 22" ride.
Hi Drumeo and everyone that commented. I just came across this grooves of Art Blakey video which i think is great and to say Art was amazing is an understatement. I have a TH-cam drum channel and i have a video of myself playing Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughn using this same groove. I wanted to share it with this forum so whoever is interested can check out the way i used it in this song. I want to apologize up front for the video and sound quality of the video. I was called by this band to fill in for the night and the person that took the video sent me a copy of it. Its pretty grainy and the sound is ok. Its a really fun groove to play.
Thanks again to Drumeo for this video and doing what they do for the drumming community!
th-cam.com/video/p7Wg136-8w0/w-d-xo.html
Great video and I work at Malco and I hear Art Blakey and the jazz messengers every day Its great to listen too 😀
Caravan groove/pattern is WRONG. You need to stop talking about orange sparkle wraps and finishes and gear, and really use your ears, this is not what Art played.
he was playing continual pulse on the bass drum, half notes. It’s light, but it is there.
I will stop there but there is more that is incorrect here. There are too many ‘experts’ on TH-cam and not enough facts. I witnessed Mr. Blakey live many times and I think I have a good understanding about what he played and how he played it - I will be happy to execute this caravan beat and send you a video if Drumeo is interested.
Please verify important historical beats and grooves before you publish them to so many viewers. I’ve seen you guys do really good content, so I encourage you to keep going but increase the fact-checking. Thank you.
Ok cry
Cool grooves I’ll have to try them , beautiful kit
Nice tutorial!!! I LOVE the sound of yor cymbals please be so kind to give me/us a run-down of your cymbals. Thank you very much!!!
Thanks a lot! Cymbals are all Istanbul Agop 30th Anniversaries (15 hats, 20 ride, 22 ride).
art Blakey the best jazz drummer
Always enjoy a video with Brandon! Very cool stuff demoed by a great jazz drummer!
Thank you so much!
Love love love this channel!!!
Thanks again for this, now down to the basement to practice this.
Cheers!
So cool. Can't wait to try and learn it.
🔥🔥
Brandon, THX so much for bringing this great drummer to light !! I'm a 71 yo, who resurrected playing drums for Recreation / fun in retirement. I started again after 50 Years. I'm learning so much by this and the many other DRUMEO videos. Back in my day when I started playing in 1966 as a 15 year old, the lessons I took were based on the simple Jazz beats. I didn't really stick (excuse the Pun) to that - i wanted Rock and Roll. But I come to learn that the greats of my day (Baker, Moon, Bonham, Copeland, Gaad, etc.) all started in JAZZ. Even Ringo and Chalrie Watts ... It's Not easy for sure. NOte: I like the fact that You Dressed the part, complete with the suit and Tie !!
So glad you enjoyed the video!
Great post dude
Those 'ole Jazz Drummers...
Mais uma lição incrível pelo Brandon!
Great lesson! You should do a tutorial on the essential jazz latin grooves, that would be cool!
Ever since I was introduced to the mesmerising Mozambique beat by Steve Gadd many years ago, that’s my answer! Thanks.
Art Blakey is one of the greatest of all time!
Agreed!
Great video!! I love jazz drumming it's a hard style to play but fun. This is some great content. Great work drumeo😄.
One of the greatest! He recorded so many classics!