NBC: volume

[Jimmy Jacobs]

Amen on June! He should be on the BMA nominee list.

---- Steve Ahola <steveahola@ca.astound.net> wrote:
> Stan:
>
> Great point about volume and timing! I had never thought of it in those
> terms but you are absolutely correct.
>
> Speaking of great drummers who live in the Bay Area, I have to mention
> June Core who's been playing with Charlie Musselwhite for a few years
> now- the word that comes to my mind is "organic" and it is always a
> treat to watch him and listen to him play. He played in Wendy DeWitt's
> band in Redwood City last week and put a "second line" New Orleans beat
> to the tired old workhorse "Sweet Home Chicago", giving it a whole new
> lease on life.
>
> Steve Ahola
>
> P.S. I love to see and hear good drumming, but I think that my education
> on the matter started and ended with Bam Bam on the Flintstones... <g>
>
> Stan Erhart wrote:
> > Steve, sorry I took it the wrong way. In the context of this thread,
> > "beating the crap out of the drums" seemed like a negative. But now I
> > know what you meant and that it was a compliment to said drummer. Yes, he
> > certainly knows how to do it well and appropriately for the situation. I
> > know he works with some very low volume bands and doesn't lose his timing
> > (as some drummers seem to) when he plays quietly. -Stan
> >
> > Blues Music List <BLUES-L@LISTS.NETSPACE.ORG> wrote on 10/18/2007 03:17:12
> > AM:
> >
> >> Stan:
> >>
> >> I meant that as a compliment! Randy Hayes is incredible and I'm not sure
> >> how many blues band leaders give their drummer a 10 minute drum solo
> >> every night. (I really doubt that any of them do.)
> >>
> >> Back in the 60's and 70's everyone would joke about endless drum solos,
> >> and how *boring* they were- and with good reason! With Randy, you are on
> >> the edge of your seat for the entire 10 minutes.
> >>
> >> Nonetheless, Randy is a very powerful drummer and I think that he could
> >> keep up with Coco in terms of volume, no matter how loud Coco got, and
> >> probably without mikes! LOL
> >>
> >> I've always enjoyed seeing Randy play with other bands when he wasn't
> >> playing with Coco- like you said he is one of the best drummers around.
> >>
> >> Thanks for clearing up any misconceptions about Randy Hayes that I might
> >> have caused by my remark!
> >>
> >> Steve Ahola
> >>
> >> P.S. I used to say the same thing about Billy Cobham- he certainly beats
> >> the living crap out of his drum set, but of course it is with the
> >> precision of a surgeon and the dynamics of a master. When I saw him back
> >> in the early 70's I don't think that they were miking drums like they do
> >> today and he could keep up with the rest of the band which was very
> >> loud. I went there to see the guitarist John McLaughlin but left the
> >> show thinking "What a powerful drummer! He sure beats the sh*t out of
> >> his drums..."
> >>
> >> Stan Erhart wrote:
> >>
> >>> That doesn't sound like the Randy Hayes I know. I would never
> > describe
> >>> his playing as "banging the sh*t out of" anything. He can play loud
> > if
> >>> appropriate, but he's always musical and is not married to LOUD. When
> >
> >>> he's not on the road with Coco, he plays with other bands around the
> > bay
> >>> area. I've played several gigs with him and have a couple more coming
> >
> >>> soon. All you have to do is bring the volume down a hair, or a lot,
> > and
> >>> he's right with you. When you bring it up, he's right with you. There
> >
> >>> are lots of good drummers around here, but he's among the very best.
> > He
> >>> and Steve Evans, Coco's bassist, are in high demand for gigs when they
> >
> >>> have a spare evening. They're excellent separately, or as a team if
> >>> you're lucky enough to get both of them. -Stan
> >>>
> >>> Steve Ahola wrote on 10/15/2007 05:19:38 AM:
> >>>
> >>>> His (Coco's) drummer Randy Hayes certainly bangs the sh*t out of his
> >>> drum set and
> >>>> I think that Coco usually gives him a 10 minute solo near the end of
> > the
> >>>> last set.
> >
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