Hey guys, here is the first part of a drum recording I did on Jan 4th to apply as a music major in university. This screening tape is only used to determine if we get an audition. It's Freddie Freeloader by Miles Davis off the 1959 album Kind of Blue. I'd really appreciate constructive criticism. I'm playing over the original song. The file is a bit heavy since the song is 19 mins long and I converted it form wave to MP3 using iTunes.

Link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SNOX6YFD

listening now

Dude, this sounds great. I'm a drummer, but not a jazz drummer, so I'm not all that qualified to comment on it, but it sounds REALLY good. DICK LOADS of ghost notes (isn't all jazz like that?)

By the way, nice song choice. I need to download this album.

Can you put it in youtubes please?? I don't care if the sound quality isn't good enough in youtube

listening now

Dude, this sounds great. I'm a drummer, but not a jazz drummer, so I'm not all that qualified to comment on it, but it sounds REALLY good. DICK LOADS of ghost notes (isn't all jazz like that?)

By the way, nice song choice. I need to download this album.

Thanks hahaha. I'm more of a rock/metal drummer but I've been practicing a lot of jazz for the last 8-9 months and by practicing a good 4h a day sometimes more is a good way to learn it. Snare-wise yes most jazz is list that in the sense it's full of ghost notes. However, what you have to understand is that in jazz the most important instruments are your ride (for the swing) and your high hat which is traditionally on 2 and 4. That's why most rock drummers have such difficulty with jazz, it's just because they're used to having the snare and bass drum as the most important aspect. Generally, everything is played very softly in jazz because it's acoustic music traditionally speaking so you can't cover every other member of your band.

To Wince Wobbly, right now I'm in my 1h break from drum practice but after that I'll check to make a video with just a picture or something.

8-9 months and by practicing a good 4h a day sometimes more

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