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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
  • Clip taken from Charles Mingus Sextet, at the Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, April 13th, 1964.
    Original video: • Charles Mingus Sextet...
    The drummer in question is Dannie Richmond.
    I do not own this video. I wish I did.

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  • @RD-jr8nv
    @RD-jr8nv 2 года назад +9659

    I have never solo’d well enough to warrant a WOOO, I’m envious

    • @honkytonkinson9787
      @honkytonkinson9787 2 года назад +56

      I was thinking that was my exact experience when I would nail something in college jazz band! I can’t believe I did it; wooooo!

    • @sean---the-other-one
      @sean---the-other-one 2 года назад +53

      I WOOO myself a bit solo.

    • @amandabeadle6982
      @amandabeadle6982 2 года назад +3

      Extremely cool...

    • @theghd2020
      @theghd2020 2 года назад +127

      He WOOO’d himself. You gotta WOOO yourself sometimes.

    • @sean---the-other-one
      @sean---the-other-one 2 года назад +29

      @@theghd2020
      I WOOOO myself as regularly as I’m able, in addition to any WOOOOing that I’m able to get from others.

  • @tod4y
    @tod4y 2 года назад +32524

    Always been a fan of Freddie Mercury... Love his drumming stuff.

  • @bebble985
    @bebble985 Год назад +547

    Drums is a hell of a drug

    • @marksinger5241
      @marksinger5241 4 месяца назад +3

      😹

    • @itsvincii
      @itsvincii 2 месяца назад +6

      you're goddamn right, want blue meth w that?

    • @bebble985
      @bebble985 2 месяца назад +7

      @@itsvincii I’m not into rock; only jazz for me.

    • @BryanGillingham
      @BryanGillingham 2 месяца назад +1

      GEEKED!😂

  • @willroth9668
    @willroth9668 5 месяцев назад +801

    The fact that, without keeping a pulse with his left foot, he played such complex subdivisions (almost seeming random and completely off beat) while still coming in EXACTLY on beat one astonishes me. And don't even get me started on his dynamics! Truly the best drum solo I've ever seen.

    • @method341
      @method341 5 месяцев назад +37

      As a non-drummer, I have no idea what you're saying but k.

    • @bigbananadealer846
      @bigbananadealer846 4 месяца назад +17

      ​@@method341 its like counting 1234 but like the kid from wayside school

    • @joelRmontfort
      @joelRmontfort 3 месяца назад +2

      Seemed on beat to me, or at least far from random. Definitely played with dynamics

    • @AAYLV
      @AAYLV 3 месяца назад

      Bro it's not the best drum solo ever. Wake up to reality.

    • @Nagy_drums
      @Nagy_drums 2 месяца назад +8

      I'm just gonna follow up that I counted the 2/4 when he started the solo, and surprisingly he came right back on beat from when he started. He even strayed off-beat during the solo, yet still knew the proper tempo. This man is a chaotic god

  • @jasonm3871
    @jasonm3871 2 года назад +11619

    As both a drummer, and a human with teeth, I find this to be one of the best 25 seconds on RUclips.

    • @immaleaf4964
      @immaleaf4964 2 года назад +45

      aw, gimme some

    • @Siddiskongen
      @Siddiskongen 2 года назад +63

      Wow. I also have teeth. But i can' drum and im no human 😪

    • @paulwingert9993
      @paulwingert9993 2 года назад +17

      This makes me wheeze

    • @mombosibes107
      @mombosibes107 2 года назад +16

      My drumms have teeth.

    • @ThatDruidDude
      @ThatDruidDude 2 года назад +27

      I'm a teeth to a human, and my human can drums.

  • @josephguld6482
    @josephguld6482 2 года назад +6642

    They cut out the best part, after he screams woo, Mingus looks back and gives a smile.

    • @KC9UDX
      @KC9UDX 2 года назад +266

      It wasn't even that "I'm going to strangle you later" smile.

    • @ryank1524
      @ryank1524 2 года назад +39

      Mingus

    • @StarfruitsurfridaHHH
      @StarfruitsurfridaHHH 2 года назад +54

      I thought Mingus was going to give him the "what the fuck?" look.

    • @mysteradio
      @mysteradio 2 года назад +21

      what song is this? what performance? would love to see the whole shebang.

    • @selso1693
      @selso1693 2 года назад +28

      @@mysteradio ruclips.net/video/Ch71BX1PskQ/видео.html

  • @Theguyfromgortag
    @Theguyfromgortag 9 месяцев назад +438

    0:08 as a drummer myself, that roll was literally perfect

    • @schnozz87
      @schnozz87 7 месяцев назад +19

      Love a good ol' fashioned press roll, none of this double stroke nonsense!

    • @Sapicow_studio
      @Sapicow_studio 5 месяцев назад +3

      I'm not kidding about what I do

  • @RandomlyDrumming
    @RandomlyDrumming 11 месяцев назад +185

    After playing drums for 23 years, I only recently learned to appreciate solos like these. As someone else said in the comments, sometimes it's not about what you do play, but rather what you DON'T play. "Saying something by not saying anything" is an art form of its own.🍺

  • @jeremy144713
    @jeremy144713 2 года назад +11414

    Honestly, as a drummer for 15 years, this actually slaps and seeing the joy on this man is what music is all about.

    • @lu9thix
      @lu9thix 2 года назад +31

      Drummer is not a musician

    • @samblack5313
      @samblack5313 2 года назад +273

      @@lu9thix
      I’ve read his post three times, I can’t find the part where he calls a drummer a musician. However, regardless…….. semantics.

    • @danielkrajco2822
      @danielkrajco2822 2 года назад +42

      0:19 But damn that is really good :D

    • @someone_something_yeah7552
      @someone_something_yeah7552 2 года назад +12

      He must be, who else can do that kind of”waterfall” drumroll?

    • @-BuddyGuy
      @-BuddyGuy 2 года назад +248

      @@lu9thix That's the stupidest thing I've read in quite a while

  • @BobbyDukeArts
    @BobbyDukeArts 2 года назад +17114

    That was actually awesome

    • @frankieRandle8779
      @frankieRandle8779 2 года назад +86

      No, an average drummer would have no problem with this

    • @kayvan671
      @kayvan671 2 года назад +324

      @@frankieRandle8779
      And?

    • @malachiromero6077
      @malachiromero6077 2 года назад +182

      @@frankieRandle8779 are you sure about that

    • @frankieRandle8779
      @frankieRandle8779 2 года назад +28

      @@malachiromero6077 yes quite sure

    • @frankieRandle8779
      @frankieRandle8779 2 года назад +20

      @@malachiromero6077 not saying he’s a bad musician but there are plenty just as good or better, try listening to Rush.

  • @khateatingcactus
    @khateatingcactus Год назад +70

    Dannie Richmond is an absolute legend, even Charles Mingus said that he wouldn't be able to play without him

  • @relic4989ify
    @relic4989ify Год назад +20

    Jazz drumming is 100% the most difficult style of percussion that one can get into.

  • @SkyLukewater
    @SkyLukewater Год назад +1346

    this dudes facial expression is that of pure genuine joy that only real music or crack cocaine can bring

    • @mariantaliano4110
      @mariantaliano4110 7 месяцев назад +38

      Both

    • @marshallkohlhaas80
      @marshallkohlhaas80 6 месяцев назад +5

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHhahaaaa

    • @neldinsky
      @neldinsky 6 месяцев назад +7

      I am laughing so hard right now at your comment. N

    • @sebastianelytron8450
      @sebastianelytron8450 6 месяцев назад +3

      There are kids on youtube. Behave yourself

    • @SkyLukewater
      @SkyLukewater 6 месяцев назад +29

      @@sebastianelytron8450 hopefully they will start listening to good music and not start smoking crack

  • @jas_bataille
    @jas_bataille 2 года назад +5012

    Dannie Richmond is one of the best drummer, great cat, great humour, I think he would love to know that he'll be forever remembered for this moment and his incredible passion and joy!

    • @Sam-vk8xd
      @Sam-vk8xd 2 года назад +75

      I didn’t know he had a great cat. 🐈

    • @brevyansingollo1411
      @brevyansingollo1411 2 года назад +25

      @@Sam-vk8xd that's why he's so happy, cat persons are happy

    • @TrevorLahey3
      @TrevorLahey3 2 года назад +27

      @@brevyansingollo1411 nah. I’m a cat person and I’m….happy. Wait wtf? Guess you’re right dude

    • @groalerable
      @groalerable 2 года назад +35

      @@Sam-vk8xd it's jazz, everyon'es a cat

    • @bergenehrlich8309
      @bergenehrlich8309 2 года назад +8

      It’s nice that you are talking about cats but I like this drummer

  • @laranjin7321
    @laranjin7321 4 месяца назад +8

    i love how this video always get recomended for me again every few weeks

  • @rehobalint1100
    @rehobalint1100 10 месяцев назад +19

    I love seeing a musician who's enjoying their art

  • @kahok5ownage
    @kahok5ownage 2 года назад +3347

    The band before the set: "Dannie... don't do the thing... please..."
    Dannies face when they asked that: 0:07

    • @onerandombruh
      @onerandombruh 2 года назад +118

      Dannie had no fucks to give...

    • @rprattrpratt
      @rprattrpratt 2 года назад +32

      Best comment here…

    • @nospoon17
      @nospoon17 2 года назад +7

      Hahaha 🤣

    • @douglasharrington1250
      @douglasharrington1250 2 года назад +37

      I pressed on that time stamp, looked at the facial expression in question and laughed very loudly. It’s that ‘watch what imma do next lads’ kinda face.

    • @geraldbaker8693
      @geraldbaker8693 2 года назад +21

      Dude I'm trying to drive. you're gonna make me wreck

  • @devastation4529
    @devastation4529 2 года назад +3510

    A quote i once heard from a drummer:
    “Remember, your drum solo doesn’t have to be impressive. What matters is if people feel with it”

    • @kakyoindonut3213
      @kakyoindonut3213 2 года назад +45

      The drum solo from "the end" By beatles is not that impressive, the problem is that's the only drum solo Ringo's ever did, and kinda makes it special

    • @yandan7010
      @yandan7010 2 года назад +44

      "Quotes don't even have to be in English. You custom can like what you."

    • @Algorithm347
      @Algorithm347 2 года назад +1

      That would surly make it impressive if the people feel it ? As they would be impressed??? Sounds like a high drummer said that quote

    • @Algorithm347
      @Algorithm347 2 года назад +17

      @@kakyoindonut3213 why is it a problem ? Just because you don’t do drum solos doesn’t make it a problem . Ringos timing was impeccable he didn’t really do complicated drumming per say , but what he did do was drum to perfection . People think the faster you drum makes you good . Not so

    • @dragulia_venaro
      @dragulia_venaro 2 года назад +4

      @@Algorithm347 “the faster you play, the more good you are?”
      only works on metal drumming..
      but, nowadays, metal has already put some complicated technic on their drums to make it sounds not boring..

  • @redadamearth
    @redadamearth Год назад +198

    This may seem funny to some, but this is actually a BRILLIANT little solo. His grasp of downbeats is crazy.

    • @_atolla_
      @_atolla_ 7 месяцев назад +11

      Wish I could understand

    • @backspace9766
      @backspace9766 7 месяцев назад +6

      Yeah , you definitely need to upgrade the definition of brilliant. If you think that solo was brilliant 😂😂😂

    • @chrisoquistmusic
      @chrisoquistmusic 7 месяцев назад

      Drummer for 25 years, went to music school. Solo was dope.@@backspace9766

    • @DJjakedrake
      @DJjakedrake 7 месяцев назад +7

      ​@azuriaatoll the solo doesn't necessarily follow any riffs or common patterns, so he wasn't necessarily going back into his musical memory bank on, what "is appropriate to say" for this stanza. Given that, you can kinda feel he's in the zone... where he is drumming but his hands are on autopilot... so he's playing and can hear it, but to him it almost sounds like it's from somewhere else... hence the woo! Sometimes dope shit just comes out, and it's as if it wasn't from you.

    • @chrisoquistmusic
      @chrisoquistmusic 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@DJjakedrake Exactly. You can just count the time to yourself (he gives you a little hi-hat count every now and then) and you'll see everything's in time, even if some of it is polyrhythmic. He and the band all drop right back exactly where they mean to.

  • @jigthepuff4540
    @jigthepuff4540 Год назад +152

    It’s not the difficulty level, it’s the creativity. That’s one of his solos. That man can play.

    • @missbelled6700
      @missbelled6700 Год назад +33

      tbf this is also hard as hell to play, no one's banging this one out without some serious practice behind them. Crazy dynamics.

    • @backspace9766
      @backspace9766 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, creativity level like painting two lines on a blank canvas and admiring how creative it was 😂😂😂

    • @jigthepuff4540
      @jigthepuff4540 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@backspace9766 watch his other work before you judge.

    • @beaudarcey9586
      @beaudarcey9586 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@backspace9766 is a troll, haha, don't bother with him : )

  • @futureman69
    @futureman69 2 года назад +266

    he absolutely meant that.

  • @zeuslightning192
    @zeuslightning192 2 года назад +2276

    Mingus got this guy into drumming with his band. He originally played something else but Mingus was really into his drumming.

    • @bradlloyd6261
      @bradlloyd6261 2 года назад +119

      Was a saxophonist and he went to uni in my town Greensboro, N.C.

    • @necrodamus5481
      @necrodamus5481 2 года назад +15

      @@bradlloyd6261 ayyyyy. A fellow alumni of UNC Greensboro?

    • @m1kr0kosmos
      @m1kr0kosmos 2 года назад +3

      Woah very cool

    • @somegirl558
      @somegirl558 2 года назад

      His name is Mingus.?
      😶

    • @rickg8015
      @rickg8015 2 года назад +19

      @@somegirl558 Nope, the bandleader and bassist is Mingus..

  • @loonranger469
    @loonranger469 7 месяцев назад +23

    Jazz is when all the band members play different songs all at the same time...

  • @Zooral45
    @Zooral45 3 месяца назад +2

    The “wooo” is probably his sheer excitement when everyone were perfectly on beat at the end of his solo

  • @thomcalhoun6341
    @thomcalhoun6341 2 года назад +2591

    It’s not the notes he played…
    It’s all the ones he left out.
    Brilliant!

  • @teotlxixtli
    @teotlxixtli Год назад +2108

    I’m a percussionist myself and this drummer understands the space between the downbeats in a way I can’t even pretend to

    • @ricksandvoss
      @ricksandvoss 7 месяцев назад +17

      You really put it into words perfectly.
      Thank you

    • @gibgezr
      @gibgezr 7 месяцев назад +4

      It's like the way Monk played the cracks between the keys

    • @teotlxixtli
      @teotlxixtli 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@gibgezr I hadn’t heard that before but damn, he sure did

    • @gibgezr
      @gibgezr 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@teotlxixtli That's an old Chico Hamilton quote about Monk: ‘Man, I have played with piano players who play with all the white keys. I have played with piano players who have played with all the black keys, but I have never played with no motherfucker who played in between the cracks.’

    • @LeonardoMoreira-pz3qu
      @LeonardoMoreira-pz3qu 7 месяцев назад

      Dannie Richmond

  • @QwertyVirtualReality
    @QwertyVirtualReality 8 дней назад

    I’ve been a jazz percussionist for a LONG time, but this is by far the *most jazz a drum solo gets*

  • @connordarity
    @connordarity 9 месяцев назад +3

    At first I thought that his solo was terrible. But the more I watch it, the better it sounds. Plus, it looks like he is having a great time, so a win-win!

  • @happygodrumming
    @happygodrumming 2 года назад +3788

    it's a lovely drum break, musical and perfectly appropriate for the musical moment, and played by one of the most musical cats you could ever hope to play with-and brother they ain't no cheese in that

    • @motikabezmotiva
      @motikabezmotiva  2 года назад +146

      don't worry, he was talking about his own pee pee

    • @benmcnamara5572
      @benmcnamara5572 2 года назад +30

      Man id love to meet someone like you who's really into Jazz music and totally gets it I love to see that shit

    • @alexcunhapinto
      @alexcunhapinto 2 года назад +27

      They ain't no cheese in that is a beautiful phrase. Love and thank all English speakers to teach me how cool that line is. Peace ✌️

    • @onerandombruh
      @onerandombruh 2 года назад +13

      I wish I was intelligent enough to understand the jazz... Well, I'll be damned.

    • @psicologiajoseh
      @psicologiajoseh 2 года назад +5

      Hey, non-native speaker here. Would you explain to me what does the phrase "they ain't no cheese in that" mean?

  • @ShroomyTunes1669
    @ShroomyTunes1669 2 года назад +1490

    Dannie Richmond is one of the tastiest drummers to ever play the skins, and he is almost unknown outside of hardcore jazz circles. Mingus called him, "The only drummer I want to play with." There is no higher praise than that.

    • @ZachzWinner
      @ZachzWinner 2 года назад +10

      dammnn he's talented
      btw i know some of you guys hate self promoters, but if you're really interested to check my song called end of the day out, i'd be glad tho. thank you :)

    • @stuart2071
      @stuart2071 2 года назад +5

      My favorite thing about Charles Mingus is Danny Richmond. Well, one of many favorite things.

    • @SamSeven214
      @SamSeven214 2 года назад +9

      Thanks for letting us know his name tho cause I didn’t

    • @billhouchens7439
      @billhouchens7439 2 года назад +11

      That depends. Maybe he meant “to play with” in a sexy-time way.

    • @ShroomyTunes1669
      @ShroomyTunes1669 2 года назад +11

      @@billhouchens7439 Perhaps he meant it both ways. It's hard to tell with Mingus.

  • @jickamangah
    @jickamangah 11 месяцев назад +4

    For those who aren't drummers: try to rigorously keep count (pretend you're a metronome) and feel where he's accenting and not accenting. You might get it

  • @TheKomenter
    @TheKomenter 5 месяцев назад +2

    *”I’m telling you… he’s a little bit slow in the head and have a weird mouth, but the guy has talent… let’s give him a chance, he don’t even knows the difference between $5 and $100….”*

  • @sirfizz6518
    @sirfizz6518 2 года назад +569

    I love how the outburst of ecstasy was not during his moment to shine alone, but rather when the whole band jumped back in on it that his bliss went through the stratosphere.😎

    • @Brannington
      @Brannington 8 месяцев назад +11

      That's what it's all about, Cool cat 👌👌👌🌶️

    • @GrumpyDynamo
      @GrumpyDynamo 5 месяцев назад

      The ecstasy he took 10 mins ago outbursted at that exact moment

  • @addi7719
    @addi7719 2 года назад +541

    The most mind-blowing thing to me is how they all came back in at the same time. I would definitely not have been capable of keeping time during that solo.

    • @AusRapArchives
      @AusRapArchives 2 года назад +38

      Just listen for the hat

    • @LANGI902
      @LANGI902 2 года назад +36

      There's also a pretty impactful snare hit bringing them back in.

    • @curbmassa
      @curbmassa 2 года назад +22

      He gave them a full measure right at the end.

    • @GermanicoBaltar
      @GermanicoBaltar 2 года назад +31

      "how they all came back in at the same time". Certainly, plus the fact that the solo sounds (to me at least) as if it's done away with the song's rhythm and going its own way... However, if you click your fingers along from the beginning (hi-hat is the cue) then you come to realise that the song's rhythm is there all along. So not only they come back at the same time, but back to the song's rhythm. Frankly, as a drummer, if I were able to depart from a rhythm WITHOUT truly breaking that rhythm I would WOW myself as well, and not just once, hahaha.

    • @GermanicoBaltar
      @GermanicoBaltar 2 года назад +13

      @@AusRapArchives Actually the hi-hat is all over the place during the drum solo, and just before the band comes back is not used (only at the very last, but you can't ever hear it).

  • @yeeeehaaawbuddy
    @yeeeehaaawbuddy 5 месяцев назад +1

    I don't get it.... this piece of music is EXTREMELY difficult to play, yet this guy looks like he's not even serious, while at the same time, being REALLY into it and fkn NAILING it. "WHOAAA!!" indeed, sir.

  • @geoffbeyer1873
    @geoffbeyer1873 Год назад +6

    Any true musician will know that this man is on his A game

  • @OrionIsDaBest777
    @OrionIsDaBest777 2 года назад +1985

    The 1st time you watch this video, you BUST OUT laughing from the close ups, the sudden snare shots and the impression that he's the only one thrilled with his solo. By the 20th time, you start to actually hear the sheer brilliance that is his solo!

    • @onerandombruh
      @onerandombruh 2 года назад +143

      This is my 30th Time looking at this video and still have no clue about what the hell is going on here. But then again, maybe I am not smart enough to understand the jazz.

    • @AidanDotDash
      @AidanDotDash 2 года назад +152

      @@onerandombruh that's the point of jazz. no one understands it

    • @AncientCreature-i2o
      @AncientCreature-i2o 2 года назад +27

      Brilliance? Oh how we have as a society embraced mediocrity...

    • @cevintambel6700
      @cevintambel6700 2 года назад +106

      @@AncientCreature-i2o and I bet you have no type of musical talent all

    • @razvra
      @razvra 2 года назад +75

      @@onerandombruh don't worry about it, there's just not enough context in this video to really feel it. jazz is something you acclimate yourself to out of habit like any other musical genre, it's not about being smart and getting it imo

  • @mrfrauner7113
    @mrfrauner7113 2 года назад +2607

    Step 1: build up 0:04
    Step 2: Gather attention of audience 0:05
    Step 3: Contemplate on your next moves 0:07
    Step 4: Build up and suspence 0:09
    Step 5: A calm before the storm 0:10
    Step 6: Execute plan 0:12
    Step 7: A short break for mind and body after a beautiful and exhausting masterpiece of a solo before end: 0:19
    Step 8: Celebrate 0:22

  • @7125Mhz
    @7125Mhz 4 месяца назад +1

    I'm a drummer of 45 years plus. His crushed rolls and fills are tasty.

  • @Philtoid
    @Philtoid 5 месяцев назад +2

    This is honestly my favourite drum video of all time

  •  2 года назад +96

    Almost every drummer underestimates the potentially highly emotional contributions that creatively placed dynamics can bring to your performance. Dig?

  • @mrthehyland
    @mrthehyland 2 года назад +224

    This solo makes me question reality as we know it.

  • @kyleefthemes
    @kyleefthemes 7 месяцев назад +2

    Love his laugh at the end. I wish more of us could be that happy and free!

  • @user-sr6uy2oy4x
    @user-sr6uy2oy4x 10 месяцев назад +3

    THAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN U NEVER ATTEND MUSIC SCHOOL... IMPROVISE... THAT'S HOW LEGENDS ARE BORN NOT CULTIVATED IN CLASSROOMS LIKE ROBOTIC

  • @gxtmfa
    @gxtmfa 2 года назад +170

    Danny Richmond is underrated. I always thought he brought a sort of rough and toughness to jazz drumming that you don’t hear a lot of in the genre.

    • @TheZigzagman
      @TheZigzagman 2 года назад +11

      A lot of Mingus' band had that quality. There's a dirty, hard-edged brashness to their playing that gives his albums a feeling closer to punk or hip-hop than what we normally associate with jazz.

    • @missbelled6700
      @missbelled6700 Год назад +1

      ​@@TheZigzagman Original Faubus Fables is one of the GRIMIEST tracks I've ever heard. Band getting nasty, Dannie spitting heat with Charlie... Sold me on Mingus right away.

  • @RiccardoPearlman
    @RiccardoPearlman 2 года назад +906

    Wow this is freaking hilarious- but before you judge, definitely go check out other stuff Danny Richmond did with Mingus. He's actually pretty tasty and pretty adept especially given this era of Jazz. Some of Mingus' stuff has some pretty crazy metric modulations and tempo swings. Danny could really hang with all of it and frankly his chaotic vibe was perfect for Charlie's chaotic... everything.

    • @Dave-lr2wo
      @Dave-lr2wo 2 года назад +28

      He's was drummer for top-of-the-top jazz and pop icons. OF COURSE he was the real deal. This little clip doesn't mean anything.

    • @zivkovicable
      @zivkovicable 2 года назад +58

      "Before you judge"....My judgement was, this cat's a genius.

    • @RiccardoPearlman
      @RiccardoPearlman 2 года назад +5

      @@Dave-lr2wo Just acknowledging the skeptics in the comments. Relax...

    • @RiccardoPearlman
      @RiccardoPearlman 2 года назад +4

      @@zivkovicable I don't know if I am coming along with 'genius'. I would use the term 'genius' with Elvin or Tony, but not with Danny and not for most of the famous players of this era. He was a wonderful player for sure. He was insanely hard working and a quick study. Also very quick on his feet as an improviser.

    • @krusher74
      @krusher74 2 года назад +5

      stop judging that we will be judging.

  • @wallyneal
    @wallyneal Год назад +4

    Wild, free, funny and the band knows exactly where he is and comes in tight - love it!!

  • @timshipp1145
    @timshipp1145 7 месяцев назад +1

    I'm a musician, but never played drums. All I can say is that what may sound random and chaotic, is actually quite complex and very well thought out.
    But then again, that's how some people hear jazz.

  • @patrickherron1968
    @patrickherron1968 2 года назад +200

    possibly the most musical drummer during the greatest stretch of gigs for one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers of all time. that whole tour is nuts. the oslo show is also on video and is nuts.

  • @ilovemapledrumsspaun4083
    @ilovemapledrumsspaun4083 2 года назад +159

    I don't know if that's the best drum solo ever but Dannie Richmond was incredible and that band was one of the greatest of all time.

  • @CSUnger
    @CSUnger 7 месяцев назад +1

    The best drum solo I’ve ever experienced was at the Wobbly Barn in Killington, Vt. in 1986 by a one armed drummer using a prosthesis. I kid you not.

  • @Nafinafnaf
    @Nafinafnaf Год назад +20

    If you count in time and keep counting for the whole video he actually makes it go back PERFECTLY.
    Best drum solo ever indeed

    • @spdcrzy
      @spdcrzy 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yep. I caught the tempo on my third rewatch, started keeping count and turned up my speakers to hear the ghost notes, and it was all PERFECT.
      Click what?!

  • @kcb8286
    @kcb8286 2 года назад +1125

    This is one of those videos that gets less funny the more you watch it. The editing and abruptness are really fucking hilarious at first, but once you watch it a few times it starts sounding fresh ass fuck. just jazz things I guess lol

    • @ShovelChef
      @ShovelChef 2 года назад +40

      Yep. Definitely worth watching multiple times, partly to get in the groove, then also to accept the layers.

    • @tempuramonster
      @tempuramonster 2 года назад +13

      Jazz things indeed!

    • @dmeemd7787
      @dmeemd7787 2 года назад +14

      EXACTLY (things need viewed/read more than once, lol...and people wonder why they struggle..lmao

    • @erichuang7839
      @erichuang7839 2 года назад +9

      Yeah I listen to jazz a lot and didn’t find this to be meme worthy or whatever apart from the “woo.” It just sounds interesting. It just sounds like jazz

    • @onerandombruh
      @onerandombruh 2 года назад +8

      I wish I was smart enough to understand how great the jazz is. Well, I'll be damned.

  • @Mister006
    @Mister006 2 года назад +282

    Mingus smiled at him. Dannie Richmond was having a BLAST! Way to start out a set! These were some bad bad men on the stage! Love him!

  • @johnhogan8327
    @johnhogan8327 28 дней назад

    This kind of solo is a lost art. You give just a piece of what you can do. This is a braggadocios display of timekeeping and technical skill

  • @CalamityHillMusic
    @CalamityHillMusic 4 месяца назад +2

    He's got that" you don't know what im gonna do" Jazz face.

  • @griffb9857
    @griffb9857 2 года назад +661

    i’ve accepted that i will never understand jazz.

    • @josephcusumano2885
      @josephcusumano2885 2 года назад +1

      Right?

    • @angrytedtalks
      @angrytedtalks 2 года назад +59

      I'm pretty certain nobody understands jazz. That's kinda the point...

    • @thedrnailsguy
      @thedrnailsguy 2 года назад +90

      Jazz is an excuse to play the wrong notes... that's about all I know about it.

    • @flyingmerkel6
      @flyingmerkel6 2 года назад +20

      It's actually not as bad as it sounds.

    • @fretlessdad
      @fretlessdad 2 года назад +2

      If that is so then you are on the right track

  • @acepierrechaka1782
    @acepierrechaka1782 2 года назад +484

    One of the drum solos of all times, definitely.

    • @shtupidmate
      @shtupidmate 2 года назад +84

      If not, the drum solo ever.

    • @bravobear1844
      @bravobear1844 2 года назад +63

      Truly a drum solo

    • @TreyJ_Mollo
      @TreyJ_Mollo 2 года назад +2

      Is it over 9000?

    • @1NcognitoXx
      @1NcognitoXx 2 года назад +20

      I agree this is a drum solo of all time

    • @luisdent
      @luisdent 2 года назад +7

      he definitely has some of the stick control

  • @prod.bypanz139
    @prod.bypanz139 4 месяца назад

    -dad, why is my sister's name Rose?
    -because your mother loves roses, son
    -thanks, dad!
    - no problem, best drum solo ever

  • @ZeroTooL88
    @ZeroTooL88 4 месяца назад +1

    It's the bassist looking back at the drummer at the end that kills me every time.

  • @aliengod2104
    @aliengod2104 2 года назад +722

    As a drummer, this gives me joy. I love it.

    • @mamoochief
      @mamoochief 2 года назад +5

      As a drummer makes me want to send him money for more drum lessons. Best drum solo compared to what ? Drumsticks on a 5 gallon bucket ? What are you guys listening to

    • @badtelevision5482
      @badtelevision5482 2 года назад +39

      @@mamoochief You aren't a drummer. Stop lying to look cool.

    • @Cittamatra
      @Cittamatra 2 года назад +17

      @@mamoochief you're obviously of a lower level of sophistication.

    • @aliengod2104
      @aliengod2104 2 года назад +9

      @@mamoochief you sound like a rookie drummer. 😂

    • @erioooo
      @erioooo 2 года назад +7

      @@mamoochief how to say 'i suck at drumming' without saying 'i suck at drumming:

  • @rodneymize9116
    @rodneymize9116 2 года назад +254

    I was expecting him to shout "DEEZ NUTS!!"

    • @MrJpm1989
      @MrJpm1989 2 года назад +6

      The band the Guess who song these eyes should be changed to Dezz Nutts 100%.

    • @janosmarothy5409
      @janosmarothy5409 2 года назад +7

      Deez Nuts, that other, less well known Gillespie standard

    • @dulistanheman
      @dulistanheman 2 года назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @sandorrclegane2307
      @sandorrclegane2307 2 года назад +2

      Fr he got that jaw

    • @theparalexview785
      @theparalexview785 2 года назад +3

      Salt deez nuts
      Salt deez nuts

  • @antonstefanov2146
    @antonstefanov2146 5 месяцев назад +1

    I don't know how is it called in drumming but this stutter and then the outburst is soemthing that I like very much

  • @nickfane6729
    @nickfane6729 2 года назад +109

    This is so damn bold and outrageous and we love him for it

  • @danimate4164
    @danimate4164 2 года назад +32

    0:06 I love the expression on his face. He seems completely terrified like: "Shiiiiit! Was that too loud?!"

  • @foshizzle699
    @foshizzle699 5 месяцев назад +2

    That was awesome and you can't change my mind.

  • @justinjohnston8729
    @justinjohnston8729 6 месяцев назад +1

    0:03 Bass player: man..is this drummer high?
    0:07 Drummer: what?

  • @giuseppefortinelli8097
    @giuseppefortinelli8097 Год назад +368

    If only everyone (non-jazz players and non-musician in general) could know how hard is to build an improvised drum solo this well and how long it takes today to know the Jazz language you’d be seeing this man differently. Love him!

    • @AquaticMammalOnBicycle
      @AquaticMammalOnBicycle Год назад +1

      Also when he comes in for brief solo on Gunslinging Bird he’s blasting. I’m not making the time because a person has to listen to entire thing before drum solo around 2:58 ruclips.net/video/Y-iA2OL6enw/видео.html

    • @GovernorRiffRaff
      @GovernorRiffRaff 11 месяцев назад +1

      Charles Schwab over here

    • @moonandantarctica2
      @moonandantarctica2 7 месяцев назад +2

      It takes as long as the solo is, if it's improvised

    • @Guranga93
      @Guranga93 7 месяцев назад +10

      For me Jazz have sounded like absolute dogshit for the majority of the times I’ve heard it, I don’t know how else to put it. It sounds at times like each person is playing their own song and people just lap that shit up like it’s the most amazing thing they’ve ever heard. I’m not going question their abilities to play their instruments I’m just saying that that’s what I think it sounds like and just because (and this goes for all genres of music) something is crazy difficult to play doesn’t mean it sounds good.

    • @giuseppefortinelli6396
      @giuseppefortinelli6396 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@Guranga93 I’m really sorry to hear that you and so many other people feel that way about such a great and vaste musical genre; you truly have no idea of how many stunning pieces of music you’re missing just because of a prejudice born after you probably stumbled across some bad bebop-like extremist Jazz band. Jazz is really not only about the musician technique, it’s so much more than that. Try again maybe, or maybe don’t

  • @BlackAdam2784
    @BlackAdam2784 2 года назад +690

    I, at first, found myself very unimpressed. But with each subsequent playback ... man ... what beauty !!

    • @hellohelvetica
      @hellohelvetica 2 года назад +5

    • @vo1d84
      @vo1d84 2 года назад +10

      bro me too

    • @minemaster1337
      @minemaster1337 2 года назад +8

      100% agreed, he’s the reason I checked out Mingus

    • @IvoMaropo
      @IvoMaropo Год назад +5

      I hope this is a joke. This solo is crap.

    • @slimturnpike
      @slimturnpike Год назад

      ​@@IvoMaropo You're crap, you're saying

  • @AllanClayton1
    @AllanClayton1 7 месяцев назад +2

    TtHaT wAs ActUAlLy AwEsOmE

  • @natevart4156
    @natevart4156 4 месяца назад

    If you haven’t watched this whole performance I Highly recommend it it’s Charles Mingus sextet in Sweden 1964. My person favorite part is around the 12:20 and beyond but it rly is great in its entirety. This solo takes place at like 2:45 in the video if anyone is curious

  • @jasonesty3880
    @jasonesty3880 2 года назад +443

    I have been watching this daily for weeks now. More more I watch it, the more I get out of it. I agree with the other Jason below, this is with out a doubt the best 25 seconds on RUclips.

    • @elia8766
      @elia8766 2 года назад +6

      It still recommends it to me daily after 2 weeks later. I can agree with this statement.

    • @theodour8617
      @theodour8617 2 года назад

      Jason is above you, MUTHAFUKKKKKKK

    • @jamesritchie3562
      @jamesritchie3562 2 года назад +15

      I dunno man, this is really good, but have you seen? There’s a video of a horse right, it run’s down this track then it kicks a tree, farts on some dogs and runs away. Hilarious.

    • @knightofbakingroom2606
      @knightofbakingroom2606 2 года назад +6

      He's above you now...

    • @WhiteMetal_
      @WhiteMetal_ 2 года назад +3

      Lmao you had a faith that both comments will be close to each other in the comments section
      😆

  • @dustjacket1000
    @dustjacket1000 2 года назад +374

    Those hi hats just look like they sound good.

    • @_-_Michael_-_
      @_-_Michael_-_ 2 года назад +14

      I exactly know what you mean and love that feeling so much :D

    • @adriannunez6813
      @adriannunez6813 2 года назад +3

      foorrreaall

    • @SnowTheJamMan
      @SnowTheJamMan 2 года назад +8

      Definitely, one of my weirder qualities is a have a thing for vintage cymbals, back when they didn't have logos and looked very esthetically pleasing, and i'm not even a drummer.

  • @vishnu.mj8
    @vishnu.mj8 4 месяца назад +1

    The dude is fricking good and he knows it. Wooo!

  • @croakingfrog3173
    @croakingfrog3173 7 месяцев назад +1

    The "Whooo!" At the end is hilarious. The dude is a great drummer.

  • @mrpapito8890
    @mrpapito8890 2 года назад +303

    It’s not about the solo itself. It’s about the confidence that he played a great solo. 👊🏽

    • @zachsmith3
      @zachsmith3 2 года назад +1

      it's genius though

    • @ThisReckless
      @ThisReckless 2 года назад

      @@zachsmith3 How?

    • @maskcollector6949
      @maskcollector6949 2 года назад +13

      @@ThisReckless Because it's not about the notes he hits as much as the notes he doesn't hit - he uses silence as part of the drum solo - and if you count that, he's playing 32nd notes in terms of how it feels as a rhythm. It gets better and better the more you feel it out, it seems like only a meme at first but it's truly a genius drummer at work. Listen to Hussain play Tabla to get a better feel of what I'm talking about. 32nds don't fit into most contemporary western music but Indian music has used it for a long time. When you feel it, you feel it. Most drummers are incapable of feeling out 32nd's that I've listened to. That's why it has a mysterious quality to it, he's accenting the 16th notes slightly off-time but it fits perfectly into the 32nds. Most drummers are just off-time and play sloppy 16ths, this is very clean 32nd's to me using mostly 16th and 8th notes. That's the best way I could describe it. I would also describe it as a polyrhythm using silence. He's so deep in the pocket that you lose him unless you can feel it out. Indian Solfege is VERY useful for this.

    • @ThisReckless
      @ThisReckless 2 года назад

      @@maskcollector6949 Thank you I love music theory, and the more I listen I get it but I’m just like hmmm idk. Some parts it seems like he gets tunnel vision and doesn’t know where to go with the solo, but I am trying to hear it. He was obviously very excited about it at the end so he knows he hit something. Just didn’t seem clean, fluid, or thought outright to me.

    • @nvrmnd252
      @nvrmnd252 2 года назад +5

      @@ThisReckless I understand that perspective, the silences and pauses sound uncoordinated. Music is something doesn’t always rely on fluidity, it can be jarring and unexpected. As mask collector said this mans solo is calculated perfectly and you need a really trained ear to hear the flow and rhythm of 32nd’s

  • @sparedbygrace7490
    @sparedbygrace7490 2 года назад +331

    The hands cry skill, eyes cry amphetamine. Combination is brilliant

  • @patriotbarrow
    @patriotbarrow 9 месяцев назад +1

    If you close your eyes and focus on what he's playing instead of on the joke edit, it's honestly brilliant.

  • @jods1
    @jods1 Год назад +1

    He's the Ringo of jazz. No show off, produces a short & elegant solo and goes on to serve the music. 😉

    • @jods1
      @jods1 Год назад

      @@Nightowl1981 let's test your knowledge of the drum world. Have you ever heard of Gregg Bissonette?

    • @jods1
      @jods1 Год назад

      @@Nightowl1981 Or better still, let's see if you spot any of your drum heroes amongst these Ringo fans. It may be a humbling experience for you 😉: ruclips.net/video/4zio72R2Nmw/видео.html

  • @blindingrush
    @blindingrush 2 года назад +32

    almost forgot to watch this masterpiece today

  • @TheRealDorikko
    @TheRealDorikko 2 года назад +27

    Finally the RUclips's algorithm does something right and brings me this piece of pure beauty and joy.

  • @johnkaspar4931
    @johnkaspar4931 7 месяцев назад +2

    Great clip! Love the passion

  • @mattmccannphotography
    @mattmccannphotography 6 месяцев назад +1

    right after the video was cut off, he yelled......DEEZ NUTS!

  • @dominicdacosta6981
    @dominicdacosta6981 2 года назад +199

    I have watched this so many times and the more i watch it i realise how perfect it is.

    • @gabrycast5395
      @gabrycast5395 2 года назад +10

      me too, the timing is brilliant

    • @maskcollector6949
      @maskcollector6949 2 года назад +9

      He's playing 32nd notes in terms of rhythm if you feel out the offbeat - reminds me a lot of tabla drummers like Hussain. Literally the only contemporary drummer I've heard that I can really say that about. I think that's why Mingus brought him in.

    • @luismejiagonzalez3342
      @luismejiagonzalez3342 2 года назад +8

      I was expecting these kind of comments from jazz guys. Me being a rock guy, was very unconfortable with some comments here like: "its just an average solo, listen to rush drummer..." Oh man, high level of arrogance

    • @InRiquiem
      @InRiquiem 2 года назад +2

      Are u guys serious? It's not a drum solo. Just a instrumental bridge

    • @JaX-cu7hb
      @JaX-cu7hb 2 года назад +3

      This solo is not good

  • @vivaleroca7511
    @vivaleroca7511 2 года назад +286

    This masterpiece has never left my recommendations no matter how much I've rewatched this.
    This was the best thing RUclips has ever done to my feed.

    • @harthevergarden207
      @harthevergarden207 2 года назад +6

      same lol

    • @vasileiosaktsoglou3368
      @vasileiosaktsoglou3368 2 года назад

      Same. Ever found the foul video of this gig ?

    • @vivaleroca7511
      @vivaleroca7511 2 года назад

      @@vasileiosaktsoglou3368 yes! The algorithm seems to understand that viewers intend to watch the full gig right after this masterpiece.

  • @TheColleenDabeanShow
    @TheColleenDabeanShow 9 месяцев назад +1

    I would LOVE to be having that much fun playing for real with a real band.

  • @blackatron666
    @blackatron666 7 месяцев назад +4

    The "WOOOO" at the end just has me 😂 you can hear the love and passion that he has for music and honestly, it's a drum solo that even beats 85% of "drum solos" today. The heavy hits are precision based and even the soft taps have enough power to say "get ready for the song to hit back in. It's enough to grab the audience.

  • @okboomer1340
    @okboomer1340 2 года назад +19

    As a fellow drummer, I can tell you, it was either this brilliant solo, or a deadly crime spree.

  • @13stray
    @13stray 2 года назад +55

    I’m so glad you isolated this small moment I’ve always loved Danny’s reaction and with Eric Dolphy blazing in right after him what a moment!

    • @Omegaphats
      @Omegaphats 2 года назад +3

      I've been searching to find this comment recognizing Eric Dolphy!!

    • @kggregorie
      @kggregorie 2 года назад

      Dolphy died 2 months after this, wild. Undiagnosed diabetes, the doctors assumed he was on heroin. RIP

  • @cheeseheadfiddle
    @cheeseheadfiddle 7 месяцев назад

    The solo is so free feeling as far as the time of the tune. But the time is there. And everyone got it perfectly. Which is part of why he was so psyched when they all hit it

  • @Aburner1109
    @Aburner1109 5 месяцев назад +1

    Man. I love jazz.

  • @interestingusername1049
    @interestingusername1049 2 года назад +70

    The more I listen to this the more amazing it sounds

  • @bigusdycus7312
    @bigusdycus7312 2 года назад +13

    First time watching: lol
    Several replay later: WOOOO!!

  • @chrisevans1255
    @chrisevans1255 7 месяцев назад

    His joy was because the band listened and understood what he was doing and came back in perfectly.

  • @BumBumTheBarbarian
    @BumBumTheBarbarian 7 месяцев назад

    a mantra im trying to teach myself with drums is making more by doing less, and the tension I felt listening to this followed by the satisfaction is EXACTLY why amazing live drumming is so special and what I want to learn from that mantra

  • @RayKappo
    @RayKappo 2 года назад +15

    This is one of the greatest things I've ever seen in my miserable life.

  • @andrewgilbertson595
    @andrewgilbertson595 2 года назад +71

    The dynamics at play are crazy 🤯

    • @MTheoOA
      @MTheoOA 2 года назад +3

      yeah! I noticed that, very, very dynamic, which is what a good jazz sounds like

  • @kcChicken123
    @kcChicken123 6 месяцев назад +1

    Looking like that, my man had no choice but to be talented

  • @GusMitchell-mh7pl
    @GusMitchell-mh7pl 3 месяца назад +1

    That’s one drummer who could eat an apple through a picket fence

  • @glfriendliness9793
    @glfriendliness9793 2 года назад +46

    Dannie Richmond was the bomb! He was Mingus lifelong rhythm section bud, excellent drummer!!!