One Of The Best Sounding Drums Of All Time Tuned Wide Open
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- As you can see, these are my 1971 Slingerland Buddy Rich 80N drum set. All drums have the 3 ply maple, poplar, maple shell with the rock maple rings on them. I`m play on a 14x24 inch bass drum,9x13 tom, two 16x16 floor toms, and the rare 4x14 inch Buddy Rich model snare drum with the straight edge chrome over brass hoop. Of course in the famous Marine Pearl finish. This is one of my Ken Loomer Big Band concerts performed at the Glenridge Performance Arts Center in Sarasota, Florida. During this drum solo, I`m using no mic`s on the drums so you can hear the full wide open tuning that projects so well from these Slingerland drums. No dead sounding bass drum with the porthole cut on the front head and pillows inside it. With this wide open tuning, I can get so many sounds out of this 4x14 snare drum. The toms sound so clear and full with this tuning and those great Slingerland drum shells. Like I said, no mic`s and mixing the drum sound on a board. Just pure drum sound so you can hear what I think is one of the best sounding drum kit of all time.
4:38 solo on the end of the threaded rod on the cymbal stand - loved the whole thing!
Glad you noticed that part of the solo. Very tiny area to play the cymbal lock nut. I like to use dynamic`s so people are made to listen when you play soft. Thanks for your comment.
The drums I learned on in high school. Amazing drums and very versatile. Great work by this drummer!
Slingerland is for sure one of the great American drum companies of all the time. I hope DW that owns the Slingerland name will bring it back. Thanks for your comment.
Love it, it was almost like watching Buddy Rich again!
Well of course I am not even close to what BR played. It was because of Buddy I wanted to have my own Big Band to play this great music for the people who come to my concerts. Like Buddy, I want my solo to be dynamic and exciting, and then add my idea`s on what to play. Thanks for your comment.
Also reminded me a bit of Krupa too. Nice.@@KenLoomer
@@johnkay3678 For sure I used some of the Krupa floor tom playing which he made famous. I just added my own accents and dynamic`s to make it my own. Thanks John for your comment.
I'm going to stick my neck out and ignore any criticism, however this was actually better than watching Buddy Rich.
@@125sloth Since I got to see and hear BR well over a 100 times, no way am I better than he was. He has been gone now for over 30 years, so I want to make sure that style of drumming is still with us. I got to know Buddy and he was always so kind to me. He even gave me a drum lesson and let me play on his Slingerland drums. One time I told Buddy I wanted to have my own Big Band like his because I love the music he played so much. He said, "Ken don`t ever let anyone tell you can`t have your own Big Band to play the music you love. Just work hard young man and do it". Just the kind of statement Buddy would say, direct and to the point. Well I did work hard and as you can see and hear, I do have my own Big Band. To see pictures of me and Buddy and of me playing his drums, here is the video ua-cam.com/video/BTsnnA6nlvk/v-deo.html I have for sure learned so much about playing Big Band music from Buddy. I play in that style of drumming, but never want to copy what he played. I just used the technique I have learned to make sure when I do a solo that it is interesting and dynamic for the people who come out to my concert. It`s always about the music first which is what I learned the most from Buddy. Thanks for enjoying my drumming.
I was inspired in 1961 or '62 when my dad, who was a part-time guitarist musician and playing many years since WWII at different events in the greater Indianapolis area, one night was watching TV and one of the local TV stations played "The Gene Krupa Story" starring Sal Mineo playing as Krupa. I was hooked immediately on wanting to play the drums. Within a couple of years I got the chance. Took lessons in the summer of 1963 while I was nearing my entry to 6th grade. That fall, my folks bought me my first and only drum: a Slingerland white pearl to play in the school band. Exciting, it was, and man did I practice on that thing a lot at home!
Slingerland drums has always been my all-time favorite percussion brand...I would put Ludwig second and Gretch third cause I'm from the "old school" guys who remember many rock and jazz bands with those brands.
This solo performance was excellent! I'm sure Krupa and Buddy Rich as well as Joe Morello would have loved it!
Just a wonderful story on how you as a young person got started and interested in playing the drums. I sure do remember that movie The Gene Krupa Story. These 1971 Slingerland drums I`m playing has that great big open full tone that I love. Same sound as the great Gene Krupa. My dream was to have my own Big Band like Gene and Buddy. Well with hard work and the will to do it, it has come true for me. To do a solo in front of my own Big Band and have people who come to my concerts and enjoy my band is why I`m a drummer. Thanks so much for your comment.
that was the same movie that inspired Neil Peart to play
Ken - @@KenLoomer... Thank you for your quick reply to this story of my early years of the love of percussion!
Let me highlight my "dream drum set" that I never got but, always had that in mine when listening to music - jazz, pop, and the rock stuff:
The same stuff you have, a bit more or less...and yet, the High-Hat cymbals would be 16" thin styled, for that nice, crisp "chink sound" (as my assistant band director in high school, whi was a jazz drummer, Mr. Jim Lucas, said he liked and, had on the Gretch brand silver-sparkel four piece set back in the 1960's for our jazz band numbers) ... add in cymbals my choices: 18"... 20"... and, a 25". All these would be thin-crash and, Zildjian brand - the brand that, in my opinion is "the king of cymbals" in quality overall.
Drumsticks: I guess that is an area one would have to try out to find the best sound and sturdiness (I guess like the very amazing looks and sound of the drum corps from Switzerland: "Top Secret")
A good cowbell (and, I have an original real cowbell that my mom gave to me that was actually worn on a cow or two from the 1930s and '40s by a Georgia born and bred cow...and, it's loud!). Oh, don't forget the drum brushes. They are personal choice too. And...a super-sturdy chair to rattle those lovely Slingerland drums!
Ken...if your band comes to Atlanta for a performance, I'd like to see it. Might even get one of our two drummers in our church to come along.
Oh...you might be asking yourself..."What ever happened to that 1963 Slingerland white pearl snare drum?" Well...I'm somewhat ashamed to say that in the summer of 1971, I sold it to a 14 year old African-American boy who, with his father, came by at the house after seeing my ad to sell it in the Indianapolis Star/News newspaper ad. Sold it for, I think, $100. The boy got with it, a very good looking Ludwig snare/stand carry case and, my 14" Italian made cymbal and 1920s era stand. (Don't remember the brand of cymbal. Dad found it at one of his favorite music stores: Arthur's in Indy) Gosh! Wish I had kept the drum...though I hardly used it after graduation from high school (Lawrence Central High).
That looks like an old original kit in pristine condition. Very nice !
_Excellent playing._ 🎉👌
I bought this Slingerland BR 80N drum set way back in 1971. No way did I ever think I would use it with my own Ken Loomer Big Band doing concerts. I took super care of these drums for sure. So the drums ar over 50 years old and still the best sounding drums I have ever played on. Thanks for your comment James.
@@KenLoomerKen i have a 58 slingerland cocktail set, that my brother bought in 66 i have been using for 50 years.
Also wide open
@@lucguenette7534 Those Slingerland cocktail sets are very rare. I have only seen one of them.
@@lucguenette7534 The only way I like my drums to sound is with this wide open tuning. I want to hear the real sound of the drums.
This drummer is from another galaxy far far away. He can make milk cartons sound sublime.
Funny you said from another galaxy. I`m big into astronomy and had my telescope out last night looking at some galaxies. One was M82 in Ursa Major which is part of the Big Dipper. Maybe I`m from M82! Thanks for your comment.
Was no music @ my elementary school 30 miles from town, so I made drums out of quaker oat tubes, with plastic coffee can lids for heads, & used chopstix, which are better for small-child hands, til big enough for full-aize sticks.
By age 10, I had driven my family sufficiently nuts that they took me into town for private lessons, & I learned to read music. Took 2 years of piano-theory/composition while still playing drums in Symphonic band, Jazz big-band, & marching band, + several extra-curricular bands, thru college. I still play with @ least 2-3 bands a week, sometimes 5 in 1 week, today @ 68 years old.
@@bradlyscotunes9156 That is a great story about your love of music and drums at a young age. Wonderful how you made your first drums from all of those parts. You got to learn from some good teachers how to read music and never stopped learning. Great you are still playing in bands today. Thanks so much for your comment.
I love your buzz rolls and phenomenal technique. At the end it sounded like you were playing Buddy's famous "whipped cream" roll. Just fantastic! Between you and Dick Cully, Buddy lives on.
So many drummers don`t play a buzz roll anymore. Buddy was a master at doing this roll for sure. It has to be smooth and even. I use a lot of dynamic`s doing this buzz roll which I love to do. More important is the music and that as a drummer Big Band leader, I get to play this great music for the people. When it`s time to do my solo, I want it to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come to my concerts. Thanks Danny for your comment.
Kick drum out of this world indeed.
Realized you were the band leader only near the end!
Must be such a treat for people who are big band enthusiasts or elderly people who thought they’d never see a drummer play like that live again
One of the rare times you will hear an open sounding bass drum. Most drummers today have the dead sounding bass drum. Nothing wrong with the dead sound if that is what you like as a drummer. Glad you like this open sounding bass drum. Being a drummer Big Band leader is just a joy for me to do since I get to work with so many outstanding musicians. Sure it takes hard work of putting all the music together, hiring the musicians, getting the jobs, promoting the band, and so much more, but I do it because I love the Big Band music so much. When I did recent big music festival, I had so many young people who came up to me after the concert saying they never heard a Big Band live before and now love the music I played. That made me feel great as a band leader. When was the last time you ever saw a jazz musician or jazz band on any of the Lat Night Talk Shows? It`s Never!! So at least I can put on the 100`s of concerts I have done on my channel to promote my band. I`m getting new fans all the time. Thanks so much Jason for your comment.
Much more snap, resonance and life in a wide open tuned drum set. As a rock guy myself, that is how I like to hear the drums. Ginger Baker did it. John Bonham did it. And even Bill Ward did it. I don’t care for a completely dead sounding kit. Some muffling is okay depending on the music style for a different attack. But to me, deadening the drums too much sounds too “small”.
You are so correct. A wide open full tone out of the drums makes them sing. Most important for me is that I can get so many different sounds out of the drum with this tuning. Thanks so much for your comment.
DW has ruined the sound of drums with their muddy sound
100%
Today's sound the drums proyect like cardboard boxes. The art of getting a muffled sound just adding more pressure from your figura & wrists is getting lost for ever. DWs and the recording industrie have changed the way drums sound today.
@@KenLoomer You’re welcome! I forgot to mention, some awesome playing there, man! 💪🏻
Where did this guy come from!?! Awesome!! Forget the friggin drums! This guy’s awesome on tin cans and aluminum plates. Yeah the drums are nice, but the story is this guy, Ken! I hate using exclamations, but he is !!!!!
First you must have a love of what you do. I enjoy so much being a drummer Big Band leader and doing these concerts. I always give 100% to the music I play. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I want it to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come out to my concerts. I practiced long and hard to get the right drum technique needed to do the type of solo I wanted to do. Most important I wanted to do my best to support my fellow musicians with my drumming with feel for the music I play in my Big Band. The sound of the drums is important to me. I play better with great sounding drums. Thanks so much for your comment.
Tell this guy to come back when he's got some chops! 😂
Some unique skills that I've never seen before. Not only can he play out of this world but he knows how to tune a set
For me, my unique skill is putting this 16 piece Big Band together. It`s a massive amount of work, but I love working with all of these professional musicians playing this great music. When it`s time to do my solo, I want it to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come out to my concerts. I`m just an old school drummer who loves playing on these great sounding classic Slingerland drums and swinging a Big Band. Thanks so much for your comment.
That buzz roll is like BUTTA!!! And everything else....AMAZING!!! Fortunately good sound still comes through even with video only at 480. Thanks for sharing your incredible talent!
A lot of drummers don`t play a buzz roll. I try to make mine as smooth as possible. For some reason, it takes forever to upload a video to 1080. So I just use the lower one which to me looks good. Then again what do I know about computers and how to do all of this stuff. Thanks for your comment.
❤❤❤❤😊😊😊the best
@5:30 very nice indeed.
@@Flamadiddle2 Since I have a wide open snare drum, the buzz roll will project more playing at a soft volume. Then I build build up the speed for the big ending of the solo. Thanks for your comment.
So clean.
Outstanding! Cheers from Texas.
I always enjoy doing concerts with my Big Band and playing with these outstanding musicians. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I want it to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come to my concert. Thanks for your comment.
Absolutely class! Amazing performance on one of the greatest sounding kits!!!!
I always try to give 100% when I do my solo. I want it to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come to my concerts. Since this is a live performance, I must have a good flow to my solo. The best part is that I get to play on my classic Slingerland drums with that big open full tone that projects so well. Thanks so much Steven for your comment.
I’m a subscriber so please keep the videos coming!!!!
@@stevenkalata7119 With over 1200 video`s on my channel, lots to check out. For sure more video`s will be posted. Thanks for being a subscriber Steven.
Today is a good day. I just discovered another fantastic drummer/musician. Ken is top shelf. I will study this and aspire.
Thank you for the music.
Glad you were able to find this video of one of my Big Band concerts. I have so many concerts that I have posted on my channel, so check them out when you have the time. I just love playing on these classic Slingerland drums. It has the perfect sound for the type of drumming that I do. Always wonderful for me to play with these outstanding musicians in my band. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I want it to be exciting and dynamic for the people who come to see and hear my Big Band. Thanks so much for your comment.
That is damn good.
Much more effective than any drum machine
No drum machine can play what I played since it`s all about feel. You can`t program feel into machine. Thanks for your comment.
Absolutely fantastic drumming, snare magic.
It`s always so wonderful to do these Big Band concerts with my Big Band. When I play on great sounding drums, I play so much better. Thanks so much for your comment.
Many rock drummers want to be him when they grow up. Fantastic work!
Since I`m a jazz drummer and play in my own Big Band and Jazz Quartet, many rock drummers would not like to do this jazz music. But if those rock drummers want to learn jazz drumming also, just watch the video`s and pick up a few drumming tips. Thanks for your comment.
Simply Marvelous Ken, you and your sound!
I`m an old school drummer that likes the old way of tuning up a drum set with the big open sound. Thanks for your comment.
@@KenLoomer Heartfelt!
Good God man that was incredible!! Buddy Rich is somewhere loving this right now 🔥🔥🔥
I think Buddy would be loving that a drummer like me would do all the hard work of having a Big Band and playing this great music live for the people. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I just try my best to make it dynamic and exciting for the people who come out to my concerts. Thanks for your comment.
Simply amazing
I just enjoy so much doing these live concerts with my Big Band. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I want it to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come to my concerts. Thanks Mike for your comment.
Buddy Rich would be impressed. Bravo!
Not with my drumming, but the fact that I as a drummer did all the hard work to put together a swinging Big Band. It was always about the music first for Buddy. I got to know Buddy a little bit since I saw him live so much. We got to hang out and he was always so kind to me. He even gave me a drum lesson and let me play on his Slingerland drums. One time I told Buddy I wanted to have my own Big Band like his because I loved the music he played so much. He told me "Ken, don`t ever let anyone tell you can`t have your own Big Band to play the music you love. Just work hard young man and do it". Well I did work hard and I`m sure Buddy would be impressed that I put together a swinging Big Band in this day and age for the people to hear live. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I want it to be exciting and dynamic which I learned from the great one. To see pictures of me and Buddy and his drummer friends, plus the one of me playing his drums, here is the video ua-cam.com/video/BTsnnA6nlvk/v-deo.html Thanks for your comment.
And........................that's the way it's done !!! 😎👍
It is for sure with me. I love playing on these classic Slingerland drums with the big wide open full tone that projects so well. The sound of these drums makes me play better. Thanks for your comment.
Super nice. Wish I could have heard it live!
It is so much better hearing it live. But I`m so glad I video so many of my Big Band concerts to promote this great music. So sad you don`t see bands like mine on TV anymore. When was the last time you ever saw a jazz musician on any of the late night talk shows. It never! Thanks for your comment.
Ken, Thank you for the Music! I actually saw Buddy Rich Live one time back in the day! What a great memory.... keep the Jazz flowing, my friend. By the way, I also saw Steve Smith from Journey with his Jazz Band Vital Information live (In a small venue on campus when I was in college... I was about 30' feet from the stage.. my goodness was that an experience!). As far as I am concerned you have all the talents of a pro drummer, so keep the sticks tappin'.... take care. @@KenLoomer
@@richardturietta9455 More important to me is to have the talent and know how to run a swinging Big Band. I learned how to arrange music so I could tell my outstanding musicians how I want the charts to be played. It`s always about the music first for me. I as a drummer know what it takes to support my fellow musicians and drive the Big Band to make it exciting to hear. Wonderful you got to see Buddy live, and Steve Smith. Thanks for your comment.
You are very hmble! Thank you for keeping jazz and the big band sound alive. Best to you and your band and all of your music endeavors. I look forward to hearing more.@@KenLoomer
Just incredible
Acoustic..all-the-way baby
I always play better on drums that are tuned wide open so I can hear the real sound of the drums. Thanks for your comment.
That was kick ass my fellow drummer.
Always good to hear from my fellow drummer who would know what I did in this solo. When I get to do my solo, I want it to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come to my concerts. Thanks so much for your comment.
Well done!!
I enjoy so much playing on these classic Slingerland drums with my Big Band. The sound of the big full open tone makes me play better. Thanks for your comment.
@@KenLoomer the second was outstanding. Thanks for sharing.
Jazz drummers are the bloody best !
The best part of being a jazz drummer is that I get to express myself through my drums to the people who come to my Big Band concerts. I get to support my fellow outstanding musicians on these great arrangements and put my feel into the music. Every night my input will be a little different. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I want it to be dynamic and exciting. Thanks so much for your comment.
B. R. A. V. O. Seriously impressive. OMG So Good.
When it`s my turn to do a solo, I want it to be interesting and dynamic for the people who come to my Big Band concert. Thanks for your comment.
@@KenLoomer You succeeded! The bit where you were playing the rims and sides of the drums was choice but when you played the top of the cymbal shaft ... ROFL *chef's kiss* :)
Oh my god! What kind of audience is this?? If this was a drumming crowd they’d have lost their shit long ago. Brilliant drumming. This man is a fucking genius.
My audience are people who love Big Band music. I do a two hour concert to feature my outstanding musicians playing great Big Band arrangements. When it`s my turn to do my one solo, I want it to be interesting and dynamic for the people who come to my concert. It`s always about the music first for me. But since I`m the leader of this Big Band, I get to do a solo since I love to express myself on what the drums can sound like when played by a jazz musician.
Ken that bass drum at 5:25 was off the hook! Nice job man.
Glad you notice that part of the solo. I worked for a long time on my single bass drum technique. Sounds like a double pedal ,but it`s just my technique of rolling my foot back and forth to produce this bass drum roll. Thanks for your comment.
AWESOME 😂✌🏼
It`s awesome for me to be playing on these classic Slingerland drums with my outstanding musicians. What can be better than that for a Big Band drummer. Thanks for your comment.
Awesome job!!
I love doing these concerts with my Big Band. When it`s my turn to do a solo, the sound of these classic Slingerland drums always make me play better. Thanks for your comment Joe.
As a long playing drummer i agree with you about not putting a pillow in, but do use a port to focus the sound.
Create sound and a great tribute to the main man.
Do you put a port on the bottom heads of the toms to focus on the sound? I know drummers use tape or moon gel to muffle up the toms or snare drum. For the type of band I have and music I play, this wide open tuning works best for me. I`m just an old school drummer who like to hear the real sound of the drums. Thanks Adrian for your comment.
Kenny, You Killed it Man. Loved the sound of the Snare, especially. What barnd and type of Batter heads did you use?? The nice open Un Miked drum sounds was a welcomed Treat for me. I struggle playing at home to match my drum sounds to those on You Tube videos and recordings. I now realize how much the sounds are shaped by Miking and Equing the drums. This was Pure and Simple DRUMS.
Well a big part of the sound of the drums is the way a drum shell is made. Slingerland back in 71 used a 3 ply maple, poplar, maple with rock maple rings. This gives a warm sound to the drums. By using Remo Ambassador heads top and bottom, I able to get that big wide open full tone. Since I`m using no mic`s on the drums, you hear the real tone of each drum. Thanks for your comment.
Room sounds good with them
I always like playing at these performing art center. No need to mic the drums since this concert hall has wonderful sound built into them. With my open tuning on these classic Slingerland drums, the sound just projects so well in the hall.
Wonderful to hear (and see) this spirit captured so well. Anyone who has ever played an instrument KNOWS we are watching YEARS of hard work AND natural creative talent coming together. Commendable job. Makes me want to get my kit set up again-even if only in my basement!
However, I would speak to your bass player about looking at his watch (3:38 into the video) during your solo ever again. Like-“You got somewhere to go man?”
Not only learning how to play the drums, but most important now on how to be a good Big Band leader and all the work it takes to have one. It`s always about the music first for me. I sure do love driving a Big Band and supporting my fellow musicians to make the music feel good. I hope you do set up your drums again. You will for sure enjoy it!! By the way, my excellent bass player was not even wearing a watch. Look at the 6:45 mark and you can see no watch on his left or right wrist. At your time mark he was looking down at his arm. I for sure am wearing a watch. As a band leader, got to control the time at these concerts. Thanks so much for your comment.
My humblest apologies to tou and your most excellent bass player.
You are obviously absolutely correct. If I could edit my asinine comment I would but alas it’s too late.
@@mongrelrogers9642 We all have made mistakes. I for sure have made comments that were wrong. Thanks for writing back to me.
Boys got some chops
More important for me is the feel for the Big Band music I play to support my fellow musicians. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I use the technique I have learned to make the solo dynamic and exciting for the people who come out to my concerts. Thanks for your comment.
For sale: One drum kit. I give up. Fantastic
I said that many times while learning to play the drums. It just takes time and years of practice. I still got so much to learn about drumming and being a better band leader. Thanks for your comment.
Ken did you ever do a video just on the history and specs of thst 4×14 buddy snare model? Steve NY Curious
No video on the history of that Slingerland 4x14 BR model snare. If you have any questions on that snare drum, I should know it.
Ken I had read on vintage drum forum that the model started as a 3 ply with re rings then a few years later went to 5 ply only. Also the depth would vary slightly. Curious yours thoughts would be helpful. Just something about that 4×14 size that feels great to play! Thanks so much fir the inspiration!
@@stevenobrien595 The Slingerland BR 4x14 did use the 3 ply shell with the solid maple rings. Around 74 they used the 5ply shell and then stopped making that model by 76. The depth did change a little bit. The chrome over wood model has a slightly deeper shell. Even the picture in the 71 Slingerland catalog showed this. I love playing on those snare drums.
@@KenLoomer yes I see it looks a little deeper in the ad. Thanks for the info. So do you think yours is like 4 1/2 maybe? Would love to know the specs because it has the best of both worlds. Thanks Ken and sorry for all the questions! Best, Steven n.y.
@@stevenobrien595 I would say my 4x14 inch BR Slingerland chrome over wood is snare is around 4.5 inches deep. Other drummers who also has this model say the same. The Pearl model is 4 inches deep. No problems with as many questions you want to ask. Us drummers want to help out each other. When Gibson owned Slingerland, they came out with a solid brass model which is rare. i will have to put out a video on that snare.
One of thee all time greats!!!! Aaahhh yeahhhhh
Well I would say I have one of the all time great drum sets. Playing on these classic Slingerland drums makes me play better for sure. Thanks for your comment.
Great smooth transition! Nice
I just love playing on these classic Slingerland drums with that big open full tone. I can get so many different sound out of each drum with this tuning. Thanks for your comment.
@@KenLoomer hey great playing thank you!
Holy damn that was a long ass drum solo..no, that was a drum adventure , Jesus.
It was a good adventure
When I do an open type solo, I like to tell a story. So this solo was a good adventure story with an exciting ending. When I have a lot of idea`s on what to tell, why not keep on playing. The people will tell me in real time if they liked it. Thanks for your comment.
Great sound, but what is the point of having two floor toms that sound almost identical? I’d rather have another-sized tom for different sounds.
Anyone?
When Slingerland made his first drum set for Buddy Rich way back in the 30`s, the only size they made the floor toms was 16x16. So easy to tune the pitch of each floor tom any way you want, high or low. I for sure tune the one closer floor tom to me higher in pitch than the 2nd one. Playing in a big concert hall like this with no mic`s on the floor tom might be hard to hear the pitch since I have tuned them up wide open.
AMAZING!
It`s amazing to me the great sound I`m getting out of these drums that is over 50 years old. It for sure makes me play better. Thanks for your comment.
Wow!
When it`s time to do my solo, I want it to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come to my Big Band concerts. Thanks for your comment.
Yes they are I have a 1950 set .28 kick , 13,14,15, rack toms., 16,18,20, floor toms. All in white marine pearl.
In 1950, those were the Slingerland Radio King drums. That is a great collection of drums you have Larry. I would love to hear that 28 inch bass drum. I`m using a 24 inch bass drum with my Big Band and with this wide open tuning, it sound huge with a full tone.
WOW!
Every time I play these Slingerland drums with that big open full tone it makes me play better. Thanks for your comment.
World class indeed! Amazing skills!
When I do one of these open type solo, I want it to be exciting and dynamic for the people who come to my Big Band concert. Thanks for your comment.
Awesome 😎
It was awesome for me to play on these great sounding Slingerland drums. Thanks for your comment.
Hey Ken, do you give lessons in the Sarasota area? Want to know in case I make it over to Florida sometime. Have a website?
I do not give drum lessons in Sarasota. I live in the Tampa Bay area.
Are the heads rather thin? (Bass player took a nap).
All heads top and bottom are Remo Ambassador. Bass player was looking down to check the music out since he was playing this chart for the first time. My friend Bruce is an excellent bass player.
Very very nice the way drums are suppose to sound . A 1971 Drum Set Slingerland produced a GREAT Product . I just listened to a Steve Gadd solo from the 1980's on his Yamaha Set and it sounded like he was playing on cardboard boxes , WTF .
Just the way Slingerland made their 3 ply drum shell back in 71, maple, poplar, maple with the rock maple rings made it easy to tune those drums for a wide open full tone. The sound was warm that projected so well. In this concert, I used no drum mic`s. What you hear is the real sound of those Slingerland drums. Steve Gadd is one of the best drummers of all time. But I know what you mean about his Yamaha drum sound. Don`t know why he liked that dead sound on his drums. Must be from doing all of those studio work and that is the sound the producers wanted. I heard stories about John Bonham in the studio yelling at the sound engineer who put tape on his drums and took the front head off to cut the ring off. Bonham told those engineers I want that ring and full drum sound and don`t ever touch my drums again. Thanks for your comment.
I met Buddy Rich and he let me tap on his drums to check out how they were turned, what a totally cool 😎 guy ! And the best Drummer Ever !!!!!
That is a great story about Buddy. I got to know Buddy and he was always so kind to me. He even gave me a drum lesson and let me play on his Slingerland drums. I told him one time I wanted to have my own Big Band like his because I loved the music he played so much. He said "Ken, don`t ever let anyone tell you can`t have your own Big Band to play the music you love. Just work hard young man and do it". Well I did work hard and now get to play this great Big Band music I love at my concerts. To see pictures of me and Buddy, and the one of me playing his drums, here is the link ua-cam.com/video/BTsnnA6nlvk/v-deo.html Thanks David so much for your comment.
@@KenLoomer cool 😎 I have 2 albums on utube available through Apple 🍏 music one is called BLANK PAGES by FRANK JAMES and the other one is called PEACOCK ALLEY by DAMION ANGEL - I use different names cuz they fit the music better ! I also write Jazz Fusion music.
@@davidlauter1622 Do you have any video`s David of your band playing some of the songs on the album or of the jazz fusion songs you have composed?
I tune my toms w reso head a bit lower than batter. I get a good amount of sustain considering my set is smaller. Sometimes I add moongel just to switch over.
I just watched your video on tuning for the Buddy Rich sound, questioned answered on your tuning. 👌
I use the same tuning for my small Gretsch Renown drums that I use with my Quartet. Same wide open tuning for that full tone. Here is a video you can check out of those Gretsch small drums ua-cam.com/video/Lq6h03WSccI/v-deo.html It seems your tuning work great for the sound you want. Thanks for watching my tuning video and your comment.
Ken;
I am new to drumming.
Love it! Intellectually stimulating.
And I bought this electronic drum tuning whizzer... These drums , Tama's , were somebody's kid's drums and were out of tune.
So, I am looking at the whizzer, and it has several tunings to select from.
I guess they ain't like a piano....
This thing has to be set in hertz. They don't say which is a " Standard Tuning "
The whizzer is a "Tune-Bot"
Now, I am not only out-of-tune, but completely confused.
Can you gimme a hand? Pick a tuning I dunno...
Thanks!
Mark
I never use a Tune-Bot, so I have no idea what you mean by " Pick a tuning I dunno" what ever dunno means ? I`m sure someone has a video out to explain how to use a Tune Bot. I just use my ear for tuning.
Very nice. Did I hear some Neil in there?
Neil Peart and I learned from some of the same drummers that came before us like Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. We learn from the best. Thanks for your comment.
Thanks for keeping this great Big Band music alive!
Just curious what cymbals are you using?
I must thank my excellent musicians who believe in this music that I choose to play and give me what I want to hear when I do these concerts with my Big Band. I`m using all 70`s A Zildjian cymbals which sounds great for the type of music I play, and of course wonderful for the type of drum solo that I do.
:-), I just stumbled across this amazing KL band video!
I had a 1961 Ludwig classic/ Marine Pearl with K ziljian…
I’ve started playing when I was five. I was on the snare drum for five years learning rudiments I teacher was with the San Francisco opera and Symphony.
My parents brought me the drum kit after I was 10 so I learned in that style then I got involved in the SF, Marin music scene in the 70s .
Got involved in the film industry with George Lucas, I designed Buddy Riches last show for one pass video in San Francisco. Now it’s called the lost tapes of Buddy Rich.
To be there and watch him play was amazing. He was in total control of his band.
After recording for a solid 16 hours! With 2 breaks😳.
At 6 AM. He went into the kitchen and called his wife in NY to see how his cat was doing:-)
Check out the tapes/cds/you tube.
It was so refreshing to watch and listen to you Ken!
Thank you😊
FYI, I had the same logo on the bass drum with DF!
Followed what Buddy Rich did, and you :-)
@@dougfreeman3088 Of course Buddy Rich followed what Gene Krupa did with the logo. We both follow the best.
@@dougfreeman3088 That is one great story Doug about you and Buddy Rich. So you designed the set for that Mr.Drums-Lost Tapes video he did for producer Gary Reber. I would sure like to talk to you about that one day. I bought back in 1985 the 3 record Cafe Records of Mr. Drums which was amazing. I also bought my first cd back in 1985, which cd`s were new back then of Mr. Drums. I bought the VHS video of Mr .Drums. Of course I got the DVD of the "Lost Tapes". I don`t know about that story of finding the West Side Story video because someone gave me a VHS copy of the West Side Story set way back around 1990. Of course the copy wasn`t that good, but I had it. I got to know Buddy Rich from seeing him so many times from 69 to 86. He even gave me a drum lesson and let me play on his Slingerland drums. To see pictures of me and Buddy and of me playing his drums, here is the link ua-cam.com/video/BTsnnA6nlvk/v-deo.html I told Buddy I wanted to have my own Big Band like his because I loved the music he played so much. He told me "Ken, don`t ever let anyone tell you can`t have your own Big Band to play the music you love. Just work hard young man and do it". Well I did work hard and love being a Big Band leader and doing concerts with my Big Band. I honor Buddy by playing some of his great music. You can check this chart which I open my concerts with ua-cam.com/video/MM-OXmNhzO0/v-deo.html Great that you had an excellent drum teacher. That is so important. So you must still be playing the drums. I thank you so much Doug for your comment about Buddy and you. Hope to talk with you one day. Ken Loomer
Nice Ken!😊
What`s so nice for me is that I get to play on these classic Slingerland drums that sound so great with my Big Band. Thanks Joe for your comment.
Wicked..
What is wicked to me is that a drummer would do all the hard work of having a Big Band.
I bet anything he saw buddy rich ❤😊😮
You are correct Joseph. I even got to know Buddy and he even gave me a drum lesson and let me play on his Slingerland drums. He was always so kind to me. One time I told Buddy I wanted to have my own Big Band like his because I love the music he played so much. He told me "Ken, don`t ever let anyone tell you can`t have your own Big Band to play the music your love. Just work hard young man and do it". Well I did work hard to put together a swinging Big Band and love being a band leader working with so many excellent musicians. I must of seen the Buddy Rich Big Band 100`s of times. To see pictures of me and Buddy, and of me playing on his drums, here is the video ua-cam.com/video/BTsnnA6nlvk/v-deo.html It`s always about the music first, which is what I learned the most from Buddy. Thanks for your comment.
I tend to like thudier (that a word?) sound from my toms but the drummer is great.
Nothing wrong with the way you want your toms to sound. With the type of jazz music I play with my Big Band, an open sounding tom which is tuned a little higher can cut through all the brass. Thanks for your comment.
The drums aren't nearly as impressive as their player. Enjoyed every minute!!
Just to let you know, I bought these Slingerland drums way back in 1971. No way did I ever thought I would use them at my Big Band concert. Thanks so much for your comment.
It’s good. Not sure I would use the word “ best” or the phrase “all time”.
That is why I said "One of the best" and not "The Best". For me I think this wide open tuning is one of the best sounding drums of all time. The sound is clear and projects so well. No mic`s on the drums so you hear the real sound of the drums. But I understand where you are coming from. Thanks for your comment.
I guess Teller got sick of Penn’s shit and decided to go big band?
You dam right I had to tell Penn off! Now I can talk threw my drums with the best Big Band in the land!!!
No electronic drums in the World no matter how expensive and advanced they are will never sound like this!
Well I have a heart and feel for this music I play using these classic Slingerland drums. That is why I did all the work of putting together this swinging Big Band. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I want it to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come out to my concert. No machine can do what I play since I compose it right on the spot on drums with my tuning and feel. With real drums and my wide open tuning, I can get so many different sounds out of one drum with the way I play. Only the drummer with his real drums and playing can come up with "His Sound". Thanks for your comment.
Goals!!!
My Goal was to have my own Big Band. With hard work and the desire to do it, it came true for me.
Came to hear the kit, stayed for the amazing solo - That roll from 5:32 was crazy smooth.
I always play better on these classic Slingerland drums because of that huge open sound that fits my style of playing so well. Not to many drummers play a buzz roll which sounds so cool to me. To do it so even takes some time to learn. Thanks for your comment.
Talent does drum rolls with 1 weapon. Or 3 foot
I believe sticks were damaged in this.. permanent. This dude can play ROCK ON !??
@@davestruder2325 The good news is that my 5A Vic Firth drum sticks were not damaged. I put them to good use on these classic Slingerland drums doing my Big Band concert. Thanks Dave for your comment.
Same
That was positively world class. Technique, taste and heart. Wow.
When I get to do these concerts with my own Big Band, it`s always a joy for me to perform with my outstanding musicians. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I want it to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come to my concerts. The only way I know how to play is to give 100% in every performance that I do. I`m always thinking of new ways to play. The people will let me know in real time how I`m doing. Thanks for your comment.
I like drum solos from all different genres of music but jazz drummers such as this are on a different level with their musicality, swing and technique. Love it👍😎🤙❤️🤘🇫🇯
As a drummer Jazz Big Band leader, I learned how to arrange and put all the music we do together. I must be able to tell my musicians how I want the chart to be played. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I just compose it in my mind and want it to be dynamic and exciting with feel. The people in my concert in real time will let me know how I`m doing in my performance. Thanks so much for your comment.
Authentic playing on a well tuned kit, old school! Chops, speed, rudiments, dynamics, nuance, Fantastic!
When it`s my turn to do a solo ,I want it to exciting and dynamic for the people who come out to my Big Band concert. Thanks for noting how I put together this solo. I love to use dynamic`s. You make people listen when you play soft, then build up the solo. The people in real time will let me know if they enjoyed my performance. Thanks for your comment.
I'm thankful there are people like you and your group keeping the art form alive. Badass!!!
Not to many drummers want to do all the hard work of having a swinging Big Band. It`s rare for poeple to hear a Big Band live anymore. That is why I post my concerts on my channel. When was the last time you ever saw a jazz musician or band on any of the Late Night Talk Shows? It`s Never!! Thanks so much for your comment.
Thanks for posting. I swear the apex of drum sound quality out of the box was when the consumer market didn't always rely on mics and technology to create a great sounding set of drums. And this old Slingerland proves that point to the Nth degree.
I want to hear the real sound of the drums, and not all the technology needed to get any sound out of the drums. When I sit in on other drummers drums today, the sound is so muffled up with that dead bass drum. It`s just so hard for me to play on those drums. Now I know why those drummers hit their drums so hard, so they can get some sound out of the drums. I`m just an old school drummer who likes his drums to sing. Thanks for your comment.
When I exited High School band I couldn’t believe how live performance for “rock bands” was pulled off.
I always thought “well why don’t we all listen to each other so we know what we’re playing and when to be loud/soft”
No, apparently they all need mics and mixers.
Understandable if you’re Rush or Kiss touring stadiums, but I digress
It is like Joe Morlos open sounding solo. The sound depends purely on what the drummer is doing having tuned them up.
Oops Morello. I wish YT would have an edit function to stop fat fingered syndrome dominating.
@@adrianlang6550 As you know so many of the great drummers of the past used this big full tone open tuning like Joe Morello. What I love most about this open tuning is that I can get so many different sounds out of one drum. A muffled or dead drum you can`t do this. I then use my idea`s on what to play to make the solo dynamic and exciting for the people who come out to my Big Band concerts. Thanks Adrian for your comment.
What an amazing Tecnique and Stick Control... Wow
This is what years of practice can do for you. Plus I love to work hard. That is why I put together this swinging Big Band. Thanks for your comment.
You play beautifully and your kit is absolutely studly. One up two down. My man.
I always enjoy so much playing on these classic Slingerland drums at my Big Band concerts. I want my solo to be dynamic and exciting for the people who come to see and hear me perform with my orchestra. Thanks so much for your comment.
I now have a 24” bass drum,, No Muffling and in a relatively quiet room it’s the most gorgeous thing you will ever hear-- in louder spaces I’m sure some of the beauty is lost --
I learned so much more about bass drum control with this open sound tuning. I can play very soft with that bass drum and my foot can now do it with ease. If I want more volume, so easy to do since the bass drum can project the sound better than a muffled dead tuning. Thanks for your comment.
Sounds great!! My favorite Buddy Rich tune!
My favorite BR song he played was Porgy & Bess Suite. Never heard another Big Band do it. Here is the link of my Big Band playing it ua-cam.com/video/Vz5CLDz-ebo/v-deo.html Thanks for your comment.
Beautiful kit 🏆
The way Slingerland made their shells with that beautiful Marine Pearl finish is why these are a classic drum kit for sure. The full open tone out of these Slingerland drums is just a joy for me to play on them. Thanks for your comment.
Ken, you made evert part of the kit sound great. Very entertaining!
PS Good on the band as well!
Of course the most important job the drummer has to do is support your fellow musicians and make the music feel good. When it`s my turn to take a solo, I want to make it dynamic and exciting for the people who come out to my concerts. So important to have a great sounding drum set like these classic Slingerland .As a drummer band leader, it`s so much fun working with the musicians I hire to do this great Big Band music. Thanks so much David for your comment.
As always Ken, Great!!! I think even Buddy would approve...Cheers!
I know Buddy would approve that a drummer like me would do all the work of having his own own Big Band to play these great arrangements live for the people. When it`s my turn to do a solo, I always 100% in every performance I do for the people who come to my concerts. Thanks for your comment.
Love my slingerands. Bought them in the 70s still have them.
Hang on to those classic Slingerlands. They have a one of a kind sound to them. As you can see and hear, I`m using my 1971 Slingerland drums with my Big Band all the time!
Me too. chrome over maple
The Rich volume Big Swing Face with the kit tuned to Buddy’s liking was one we worked up in stage band. Actually got the Holman arrangement within few months of release - this version is just a super chart. The drummer on this simply superb. And got the melodic quotes goin’.
Wonderful you got to play in your stage band doing this excellent BR chart Big Swing Face which was arranged and composed by Bill Potts back in 1967. Bill Holman arranged Norwegian Wood for that Big Swing Face album in 67. The chart in my video is Love For Sale which I re-arranged for my concert. Thanks Michael for your comment.
Ken!!!! Awesome!!!!! Another tremendous solo!!! Love the stop/starts, along with all the wonderfully placed and rhythmically timed rolls and progressions. Good pace! I loved it Ken! Always a pleasure to see your posts! All the best, Barry Bangemout®
So good of you to notice what I`m playing. I like to use dynamic`s a lot and of course some space. Cymbals are always used of course in many ways when I do these open type solo. Hope Barry you are doing some live playing this year with a band. You are an excellent drummer. I get so much joy doing these live concerts with my Big Band. Thanks for your comment.
That snare sings out proud!
It`s a rare Slingerland BR model 4x14 inch snare drum with the chrome over brass straight edge hoops. With this wide open tuning it gives me a very crisp sound that projects so well. Doing buzz rolls on that sane drum just sounds so good. Thanks for your comment.
Hello Ken. Is 1st time hearing U. Technique & execution-fantastic. Driving a big band is a skill of its own. Nailed.
Of course putting together a Big Band as a drummer was a lot of work and you need the skills on how to do it. What you see and hear is the results of all of my work. I love working with these outstanding musicians, and I m so happy they all want to play the music I choose to do. I studied how to arrange music so I can tell my musicians how I want the charts to be played. Glad you said Driving a Big Band because I want to support my musicians and make the music feel good with my drumming. You can check out this full demanding excellent arrangement I did at this same concert ua-cam.com/video/Vz5CLDz-ebo/v-deo.html Playing live for the people at these concerts always make me feel good to have a swinging Big Band. Thanks so much Glenn for your comment.
@@KenLoomerHi Ken. U r welcome & thanks 4 the reply. I wasn't going to post comment because U have alot of them , but your playing is impressive. Ha , is not ironic that Buddy said exact same thing. Referring to the amount of work & expenses to put a big band on the road & do concerts. . If was hard for BR , must be herculean feat for anyone else. I can appreciate your words & will check out more of your playing-I love the music.
Outstanding Mr. Ken!
When I get to play on these outstanding Slingerland drums and with these outstanding musicians in my Big Band, I always give 100% in my performance all the time. Thanks for your comment.
@@KenLoomer As I listened, your snare and cymbals reminded me immediately of that historic Woodstock solo. But Mike had the odd milliseconds of slapback throughout from the towers and the hills.
I can just imagine the sounds from your band's performance in varying venues and seating positions with special regards to your open setup.
It's tremendous just with the video sound on my desktop!
Live must be incredible.
Cheers!
Edit sp
@@philipchesley9615 The camera mic was in the back of this huge concert hall I was playing. So you are hearing the sound of my Slingerland drums with the big wide open sound very clearly. These drums project so well with no mic`s on them. I have posted so many concerts that I have played with my Big Band at so many venues. This tuning just works so well for the type of drumming that I do. Thanks Philip for your comment.
WoW so nice,to hear drums talk…☮️🎶🔛🌎
I love the way you said "To hear drums talk". I will not mute my drums. I want to hear them "Talk" also. Thanks so much for your comment.
Times like this some might say that you made that look easy. I would have to disagree. Nothing about that looked easy. However, everything about that sounded great. I can't tell you how happy I was to watch and listen to some truly magnificent drumming. Thank You for sharing.
I learned over the many years how to play relaxed and use the drum technique that I have to express myself in the best way possible. Doing these live concerts with my Big Band always makes me play better. The people in real time will let you know what they think of your performance. Thanks so much for enjoying my performance. It means a lot to me.
Nice solo , your drums sound fantastic , great job.
I always play better on these classic Slingerland drums which has that great full open tone to it. Thanks for your comment.
Lovely work on this Ken !
Always a joy for me to do these concerts with my Big Band. Thanks for your comment.
wow. On edge of my seat watching & listening to your great drumming. Those Slingerland`s.....what a sound. Thanks.
I always play better on a great sounding drum set. These classic Slingerland drums with that big wide open tone, I can get so many sounds out of one drum. Plus its sounds so melodic. Thanks Guy for your comment.
Fantastic, amazing drum solo, and to my ears the drums sound deep and full bodied.
Really cool.
I love playing on these classic Slingerland drums with that full open sound that projects so well. No mic`s on the drums going through a mixing board so you are hearing the real sound of the drums. Thanks for your comment.
Beautiful drums, played beautifully, and tuned perfectly. Great job, Ken!
Since I have no mic`s on the drums, with this type of open tuning you hear the real sound of the drums. Plus it projects so well. I can play very soft or loud and every note comes out super clear. Thanks so much for your comment.
@@KenLoomer Ken, I have commented on your drums and playing before and I can't agree more with your perspective on tuning. I have a 1961 Slingerland four-piece that I completely reconditioned, to include oiling the interiors and putting a layer of fiberglass on the exteriors of the toms and bass before covering them. With a set of coated+clear Ambassadors on the toms and the bass wide open, they sound like a pure piece of art and are capable of lasting for decades to come. Your set is the closest I've ever heard to mine. I salute you and everything you do to keep this music and these drums going.
@@michaelandcolinspop Wonderful to hear of all the care and work you have done to restore your 1961 Slingerland drum set. Slingerland drums is a huge part of drum history. So many of the great drummers at one time time played this great American made drums. I`m sure your Slingerland drums with your tuning sounds amazing. I just like to hear the real sound of the drums with no mic`s. The Slingerland set I have is just perfect for the type of music I play with my Big Band. Thanks so much for your comment and enjoy playing your great Slingerland drums.
I can’t recall a kit that sounds so good
I`m an old school drummer, so I have the old way of tuning my drums to have that big open wide sound. You hear the real sound of these classic Slingerland drums. Thanks Richard for your comment.
Ken - you’re a fantastic drummer and the Slingerlands sound great! To me, best sounding drums I’ve heard are still Ringo’s Ludwig super classic maple kit from the Let it Be/Abbey Road LP’s
@@scottm838 Of course thoses were studio recordings made back in 1969 when Ringo played the Ludwig Classic 3 toms drum set over 50 years ago now. His only drum solo on the song THE END on the ABBEY Road record is a classic sound. I love that record! Ringo at 82 is still playing and looking great. He is the one drummer I would love to meet of any drummer playing today. In this live recording of my Big Band, the Slingerland drums I have also is over 50 years old and is the best sounding drums I ever played. That big full open tone fits my style of playing so well. Thanks Scott for your comment.
To hear a very exciting Big Band arrangement played by my Ken Loomer Big Band at this concert with these great drums, Click Here ua-cam.com/video/Vz5CLDz-ebo/v-deo.html
Really superb sound … defined and projected without mics - nicely done! Adore the snare sound especially. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
So glad you notice my classic Slingerland drums did not have any mic`s on them. What you hear is the real sound of these drums. You can clearly hear them even when the full 16 piece Big Band is playing. Thanks for your comment.
I bought a similar set of Marine Pearl Slingerland drums - same as above but with two mounted toms - in 1972. Like an idiot, I eventually played them with open bottoms and muted heads like most rock drummers of the day. Sold the set in 1980; one of the biggest mistakes I ever made in my life.
I also wished I did not sell some of my drums I use to own. Now that DW owns the Slingerland name, maybe they will bring back the way Slingerland made their drums.
I’ll give it to you man, sure there some things here and there not quite like buddy which nobody will ever do, but you’re the only other person than Ed Shaughnessy that I’ve listened to and really felt something like that
Your comment means a lot to me. I got to know both Buddy Rich and Ed Shaughnessy. The reason why I have my own Big Band is because of Buddy and Ed. I saw Buddy live so many times with his amazing Big Band. It was his Big Band music that impressed me the most. The way he played the drums to make the music feel so much better was just amazing. Of course watching Johnny Carson with that Great Tonight Show Big Band with Ed Shaughnessy made me want to have my own Big Band. Buddy was always so kind to me. He even gave me a drum lesson and let me play on his Slingerland drums. To see pictures of me and Buddy, and the one of me playing his drums, and picture of Ken Loomer and Ed Shaughnessy of the concert we did together, Here is the Link ua-cam.com/video/BTsnnA6nlvk/v-deo.html Thanks so much for your comment.
Sounds just like buddy Rich’s drum sound and I see you’ve got some of his ideas in your playing. You’ve done well to copy him while also having your own style.
Buddy has been gone now for 37 years. Why not keep his style of playing alive today. I never want to copy note for note what he played. That was his idea`s on what he played. But I enjoy his style of playing when doing a solo which is to be dynamic and exciting. For example I love what he did on just the cymbals. Well I also like to use dynamic`s and play just the cymbals, but in my own way. I`m an old school drummer that likes that big full open tone of the drums like Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, John Bonham and Sonny Payne. I want my drums to sing which fits my style of playing very well. Thanks for your comment.
Missing something here. Let's give thanks to Gene Krupa for the Krupa arrangement of "one up, two down", and the tiny crash in the middle.
All drummers must thank the great Gene Krupa for what he did for drumming. His drum set-up was used by so many drummers. Plus his drums were always tuned for that big wide open full tone. Every drummers knows his famous tom beat from Sing ,Sing, Sing. Got to watch Gene Krupa on the Ed Sullivan Show doing this song. His Slingerland drums were sounding so great and just singing to the music so well. Thanks for your comment.