Supercharge Your Swing: Jazz Drumming Primer

Ever wanted to capture the same irresistible swing and pocket as iconic jazz drummers like Jimmy Cobb, Philly Jo Jones, and Roy Haynes? Well, today's your lucky day! In this video, I'll unveil the secrets that will help you achieve just that.
Let me show you a fool-proof process for supercharging your swing feel on the drums. Using this 4-step method, you can very quickly improve and refine your internal clock with the help of some of the greatest musicians in jazz. You'll gain invaluable insights and discover how to infuse your playing with the essence of jazz. Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your jazz drumming and connect with the rhythm in a whole new way!
You can practice what I show you in this video and see amazing improvements in your swing, fills, and comp'ing TODAY by playing along to drum-less recordings by Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Ron Carter, Benny Green, Ray Brown, Dave Holland, And Kenny Baron! Get ready to take your jazz drumming to new heights with these game-changing tips!
Playlist for Drum-less Jazz Recordings on Spotify:
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**If you dig this lesson with Brian and want to learn more, go to www.DrumCorner.net. There you will find video lessons, drum-less play-along tracks, and much more!
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[@TimothyPGreen-si5ef]

Wow! Excellent presentation Brian and wonderful lesson. Thank you.

[@BrianStephensOfficial]

Thanks Tim! Glad you dug it! (Much more to come!)

[@zeichner42]

Thanks for the awesome lesson! I've been playing and teaching a long time (50 years), but for some reason never thought to play along to jazz recordings that didn't have a drummer. I haven't looked at your Spotify playlist, yet, but it didn't take me long searching on Amazon music to find several jazz trios that didn't have a drummer. A quick search of the internet also turned up some trios and duos without drums. Inside of ten minutes I had a playlist of almost 500 songs. I will definitely pass this along to my students.

[@BrianStephensOfficial]

Awesome!! Yeah, first time I came across them was this particular Oscar Peterson album and it changed everything for me. There are TONS of other jazz albums to play along with once you start looking around, too. I will start adding more and more tunes to that Spotify playlist (and eventually I'll port it over to Apple Music as well)

[@doubledragtap]

That was awesome bro!! As a rock drummer, I've tried the John Riley book, but always had some trouble... The spotify list will sure come in handy!!

[@BrianStephensOfficial]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it. Jump on in that Riley book pool with the rest of us rehabilitated Rock drummers. The water's warm!!

[@IsmiseEireannach]

"I'm gonna go Def Leppard "😮

[@BrianStephensOfficial]

And you knew exactly what I meant, right?! 😉

[@harrysmart6236]

could you give a couple of albums that we can find on youtube, for those of us who don't have Spotify? Or some pointers for putting together a Yt playlist?

[@BrianStephensOfficial]

Sure Harry! Here's a good one to start with: Anything for this Stan Getz / Oscar Peterson Trio album that contains "Pennies From Heaven" ruclips.net/video/-_lIEU7mz8s/видео.html

[@BrianStephensOfficial]

Another good start is the Ahmad Jamal album "Chamber Music of the New Jazz". Here's "All of You" from that album: ruclips.net/video/sYqviXNtcS8/видео.html

[@BrianStephensOfficial]

And one album that I've spent a ton of time with is the Kenny Baron / Dave Holland album "The Art Of Conversation". I've played along to this version of "In Walked Bud" at least 500 times: ruclips.net/video/ivvGBLjG824/видео.html
It's a TON of fun!!