Brian Blade | Reaction Video
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- This Jazz Drummer Q-Tip of the Week drum set lesson is a reaction video to one of the most important jazz musicians of our time, Brian Blade. He is playing with the Joshua Redman Quartet and his drumming is intense, exciting, super swinging, slick and beautiful all at the same time. He is one of the most influential drummers of all time and in this reaction video, you will find out why.
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LESSON TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Reaction Preview
00:17 - Lesson Introduction
00:35 - Santa Q interruption
3:35 - Are you ready!!??
3:50 - Reaction Video starts with Head In Melody
4:14 - Joshua Redman solo
8:07 - Joshua Redan solo climax
9:46 - Brad Mehldau solo
13:02 - Brian Blade lick breakdown
14:50 - Brian Blade drum solo
19:48 - Head Out Melody
20:42 - Closing RemarQs
These are Sonor Teardrop drums from the 60s. You see quite a few of them in Germany but they're incredibly rare in bop sizes. For some people they're even more sought after than Gretsch Round Badges. I think this kit probably belongs to the venue in Munich.
Quite a few in the UK to. Great kits but if you can find a Sonor Phonic in bop sizes even better.
They were/are Brian's drums, he got them rewrapped later on in silver sparkle and you can see those with Metheny/Redman circa 2000.
@@JesseSimpson Wow, thanks for the insight Jesse!
I have 2 teardrops bop 18 12 14 , so well 2 phonics 🤓🤓🤓
@@taky2686 that looks like a different set with two toms and a bigger bass drum. But who knows.
Thank you, Quincy, for counting this one out for us non-scholars of next-level jazz. Simply following the quarter note here is challenging. Brian Blade is so elastic and unpredictable in his playing, but you're exactly right, he is always musical and never steps on the other players. How he balances those two is what makes him probably my favorite living jazz drummer. Also, the way he moves his _entire body_ while playing is a technique unto itself.
Brian is the man, a Tony of our time. I was once involved, on the tech side, of a recording that he did with John P. I recall how badly I wanted *not* to go behind the glass while the light was on, just because it was so good to be there in the room, hearing and feeling the actual wood sound of his kit.
Another cool thing about Blade's triplets (Elvin triplets) is his bass drum is played at a slightly stronger dynamic than his hands in completing the triplet. In addition to the open tuning, as you say. It makes it feel like the bass drum leads the triplet regardless of whether it actually does or not. Cool approach to a fairly standard figure.
Brian Blade embodies musicality. I mainly play bass and keys and have very limited music theory knowledge. With that being said, I am addicted to any music featuring Brian Blade on Drums and Brian Blade and the Fellowship band. He really makes the drums sing. Irrespective of the instrument you play, you could benefit from listening to A LOT OF Brian.
Blade is truly amazing. He's so great at drawing you in with those quiet but brilliant rolls, and then surprising you with a big smash! That's one of the things I love most about his playing--unpredictability!
Hey Quincy,
the set he uses is a sonor teardrop from +/-1969. I have a similiar kit in red tiger finish. Beautiful instruments
Birch shells or was it actually Beech they used? A top and bottom sound. Great for jazz tuning.
Antonio Sanchez solo on "The Gathering Sky" from Metheny's Speaking Of Now DVD is an incredible one for a reaction video
He reminds me of Elvin, the way he moves!
Absolutely!
i was JUST thinking those drums look amazing!
Your personalty makes your teaching that much more enjoyable. Keep the vids coming. Thank you, Q.
Beautiful !!!
Thank you
Amazing!So much fire.
Love this and Brian!!! Thank you for dropping and breaking down that fill into the bridge!! And profound is an understatement. Much love and thanks again for this!! You put into words something that is so difficult to explain.
These are great Q. One thing I'd like to have your reaction to though would be one of these stellar cats playing a hard swinging medium tempo. We all love the breakneck stuff but there are some very important lessons to be learned listening to all these guys manipulate time and weave various velocities (swung 8ths, triplets, 16ths and 16th triplets) and making it all swing hard.
Please do more breakdowns and countdowns like this… this is AMAZING
Indication of the Form part is very much appreciated (as is the new reaction format as a whole, with all the insights and analysis). Mr. Davis, not only your videos are very helpful thanks to your intelligence, experience, skill and passion, but also you are just joy to watch and listen to! Thank you so much
Thanks for this!!!!! I really appreciate your channel......Those are beautiful vintage sonor drums with the teardrop lugs........they sound so fantastic
Beautiful, Q. Thank you so much and have a wonderful holiday season 💕
Another fantastic video, thank you always and always a pleasure to have the didactic material that you provide us.
These guys are real off the charts.
Merry Christmas to all and much encouragement for whatever you want to undertake.
Peace Love and Music.🎼🥁🎵
Forever grateful to Mr Davis.
Much love JWB👊🏾. Happy holidays to you brother!
so much wisdom, thanks maestro.
I hope you enjoyed this Brian Blade and the whole Joshua Redman Quartet reaction!
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Beautiful drum set ,,, sound great
love this ....thnk 🥰🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🥁🥁🥁
Wow, these breakdowns are fantastic! Thank you!
Subscribed:)
Thank you, Q! Love the break down and play by play! I've gotten a lot out of your didactic videos, but this was the 1st reaction video I checked out.
Great vid -- thanks! [I saw Brian earlier this year with Wolfgang Muthspiel and Scott Colley -- amazing gig! Regardless of the "mood" of the tune, Brian plays with sheer joy, which is infectious! Love him!!]
Damn, I stumbled upon your channel and I love getting hyped with you about these solos and the drummers reading the energy. Makes me see things from another perspective
Thanks for this, I never understood how they come back in after the drumsolo. Now I can hear it very clearly!
Great analysis Q, I've watched this video and the others from this concert a zillion times. So good! I used to see Brain playing at Smalls back when he had a regular Fellowship gig on Tues, I believe it was and then on Weds with Sam Yahel a lot. Man, I miss those times!
Yup! That’s when I’d see him too. So killing!!
@@drumqtips We may have been in the same room once or twice back then, maybe more, I would go a lot.
I went to New Orleans for my birthday back in March. Went record shopping at Euclid records and bumped in to Brian. Had to give that man his roses!
Dude's playing is a frikkin spiritual experience!
Thanks a lot for Your Great work, Quincy.
Damn, I attended this concert in 1994 when I was 16. Live in Munich at the Philharmonie am Gasteig!
Cool lesson ..
Really enjoying these commentary videos. Great stuff Q!
Aw, BRUH!! Yeah, baby!!! I don't even have the words! This is one of my favorite vids EVER! BB is on the HOLY LIST
I first heard about Brian Blade from the very first jazz album I ever bought, back in the late 90's....A Bob James Trio album. I think it was the "Straight Up" album. I don't remember it being crazy energetic as far as tempos or anything, but I knew great musicianship even back then. I kept following the name Brian Blade just because I thought having the last name Blade was so cool. THEN, in college I found out who Joshua Redman was, and heard Blade playing with him. I learned more about jazz and jazz drumming and realized this dude is one of the GOATs. Great video showcasing a drummer who I don't think is talked about enough!
Eddie here. Thanks for helping me become a better drummer. My struggle now is the Herta Thanks so much for your instructional videos. They’ve helped me a lot.
Hey Quincy, Ned from Spain stopping by for steaming hot cup Brian Blade and Company. First of all as someone else has pointed out the set is for sure a 1960s Sonor teardrop lug kit. I had a larger Sonor kit from then and it sounded great but weighed a ton. About 20 years ago I got to meet Brian when he would buy guitars from my brother in NY. Possibly one of the most positive, enthusiastic, open and kind human beings I ever met. We talked a lot about people he was playing with but also drums, music, sound and the drummers he loved listening to. Always a pleasure to see him whether he was visiting or on stage playing. Thanks Quincy.
Nearly most of my teachers were uninterested in teaching me because i started late and was slow too. I'm so glad that there's stuff like this on UA-cam so when I can say "Damn i wish i had this x thing" it potentially right here. Never give up!
lol "remarQ's"
Great video of a great drummer! Thanks for this video as I never seen this one.
❤Truly Brilliant in every way ❤
The version of St Thomas they do on this concert is incredible!!! Thank you for sharing your insight on this new classic quartet!
Hi Q., I love the way you put the sections of the form on the screen to follow along. Very helpful, especially for a busy high velocity tune like this. Also, I love the way to stop and demonstrate what the drummer is doing. Good stuff!
Thanks Danny!
For a future topic could you do a video on resolving fills on 4, the and of 4, etc. thanks!
I love this series you are doing, Q! Not just great education and explanations, but presenting drummers that many people are only vaguely, if not at all familiar with. Merry Christmas!
Right on Tom! I’ll keep ‘em coming:)
Bloody hell! That was uplifting, exhausting, entertaining - complete mastery demonstrated by all four players…😎
Amen!!
I saw Brian with Joe Sample. A trio concert (caravan of dreams in Fort Worth, TX). I was about 10 feet from Joe and Brian and the bassist. PHENOMENAL SHOW! I had no idea who Brian was until that concert. He KILLED IT!
Talent, taste and spirit like no one else… Lucky Brian Blade!!! Did’nt know this video! Christman in advance indeed! Thank you so much Santa Q!!!
Cheers Francois:)
Love your videos you step up the game with the humor lol I've been MIA been sick and family drama hope to get back on it yea man love Brian for so many reasons thks for posting
Welcome back El!
Great video! Learned a lot. Love your enthusiam. I just subscribed.
Q your out of control !!! Luv it !!
Completely🤣🤣
Sonor tear drop
Q, this is something special. Blade, omgawd. You’re commentary is super helpful. Thank you. Gonna watch this a few times. I saw this quartet in Los Ángeles a few months ago. I can’t even express how incredible that show was. 🙏 😊 🥁 🔪
Right on Roc👊🏾. Yeah this was an amazing band!
I saw this same exact band. Same drums and cymbals. A lot of the same tunes. It was life changing. If you can imagine Tony Williams with Miles/Elvin with Coltrane...that is was Brian sounded and felt like. Goosebumps the whole gig...old ks/beech Sonors tunes up high..very spiritual/dark yet full of joy. They were not messing around
Those drums looks like Yamaha Maple Custom kit. Great content once again ! Keep it up !!
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So glad I subscribed to your page, Q. ✌🏼❤️🇨🇦
Ditto:)
you probably already know,Brian Blade plays sonor drums,me too .This kit,judging by the hardware appears to be a 60's early70's tear drop kit.Thank you for your excellent videos,love your playing,be well
I figured it out eventually but thanks for letting me know!
one of my fave groups ever Blade the most musical drummer since early Morello IMHO
This drummer is a train, asombroso
As you said...Blade is the Man!
Thanks for posting this wonderful video, and indeed this is lightning and thunder. I am already looking forward to the videos to come next year, Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Thanks Erwin and happy holidays Erwin!
@@drumqtips Thanks !!
I only got the chance to see him live one time! With Wayne Shorter, John Pattitucci and Danilo Pérez, what an amazing evening!
Thanks again for this content!
I'm amazed about how you catch where they are on the form when you just are going back and forth on the video !
I became a lot better at that last year, but I can see that I have a lot to learn!!!
Awesome you got to see him with Wayne. Wow!!
The album I always go back to is Wayne Shorters Beyond the Sound Barrier.
Just saw Brian play with Joshua redman, christian mc bride and Brad Mehldau reunionband in Amsterdam...what a band what a band! little more grey hair but still as much on fire! And are those Sonor drums?
BTW...I love the fact that you're commenting on the whole musical piece rather then just his drumtechnique and rudiments.
Exactly! There are enough “drum only” reactions, but let’s hear these great drummers in a musical context. Thanks ‘Man👊🏾
I am not a drummer but I love your reaction videos! I remember seeing this band so many years ago in Monterey (seems like yesterday 😀). Merry Christmas to you and yours Brother and cheers to a great New Year! 🥂🎄
Thanks Darryl!
@@drumqtips yes Sir!🥁
saw this group (without brad) in ann arbor recently. so amazing
For me, Brian has to be up there with the best ever on this instrument and in this music.
Can’t argue that.
Another great video Santa Q! Brian Blade is new to me but he reminds me of Elvin Jones. That AABA format was a little fast for me but just more to learn and accomplish. Enjoy your time off for the holidays, I know what I be doing to get better I accept the challenge 😊!!!!!
Happy holidays Marcia! Keep up the hard work. Oh and Go Eagles! Gotta beat the Cowboys next weekend:)
I have yet to see Brian live. I missed out on multiple opportunities the last few years due to work. Won't happen again!
Also drummer from CA named George March (smokin Jazz Drummer) had a kit like this a long time ago
For those who would like to ear how sophisticated his playing has become run listening to the album Between two worlds he recorded with Romain Pilon and Jeff Denson 2019. Cheers!
What a band! Great playing on a vintage Sonor teardrop kit.
Yes, amazing 🙌 but i never saw a set with an 18" bass drum . . . Sounds lovely ✌
Yes, the yellow color and lug shape gives it away right? Those drums weigh a lot as I remember.
Love it! His left hand looks to me as very stiff and awkward but looks are deceiving. How is is he playing so fluidly and yet look so awkward - lots of fingers? (Earlier drum "greats" are also drum like this). Thanks for posting and showing us Blades' stuff!
These drums are Vintage Sonor Teardrops he got from Lane Bayliss I think. My fav. sound of Brian!
I wanted to get a hold of Que but since i can't i will tell my little blib here. I found a long time ago that if you took a book like Louie Belson book or Syncopation or really whatever is written in eighth notes quarters etc. you can play triplets and the notes you see notated on the page you could play as accents. probably not clear but its pretty easy to do. Such as if you have a bar of eighth notes each eighth note would be like 1 Le, 2 Le, 3 Le 4 le. But all of the triplets are played such as 1 la le, 2 la le, 3 la le, 4 la le, so all the rests etc. are ghosted triplets and all the notated notes are accented. It's super fun to read stuff this way. You can do it with standards or anything your working on. Also, like Que says you can sing while you do this stuff. So like you can take Sentimental Journey or whatever standard and sing it while you read the page down while doing these Triplets and accents on all the noated notes. An idea worth Sharing. It's also a great way to come up with melodic solos for reading a chart down. You read the melody and then on the first chorus you get play the tune this way voicing wherever on your kit that sounds good. Super fun, and make your slot more solid. A zillion things you can do with this little exercise, it can also be done with sixteenths or whatever it is your reading. Enjoy!! BTW, i know this not related to this content but hopefully somebody can get something out of it.
look like a 60s Sonor kit
If I’m not mistaken I think he’s playing Sonor Drums in this video!
Oh yeah!?! That sound right but let’s see what others say. Thanks Pat!
Sonor phonics kit with the 18 bd! Very rare usually find them with the 20 in bass drum.
They’re actually Sonor Teardrops, thinner beech shell and round over edges. Earlier line than Phonics
The drums are Sonor Teardrop I think 🥁 thanks for the video
Another great video, thanks! I looked at Joshua Redman's studio album "Wish" and the musicians are different. Are there other recordings which have this particular quartet either studio or live? They were on fire!
Check out Mood Swings. That’s a great album with this configuration. Cheers!
Great video man, this group is just something else. Was wondering if you could incorporate some Bobby Durham love into the mix? Check out the first tune (The Lamp is Low) from the video "Oscar Peterson Trio - MJF PRAHA 1969". He's definitely in my top 5 favorite drummers, he just does things that are so precise and that no one else does. He isn't talked about too much either I feel.
Looks like maybe 60’s or 70’s sonor teardrops to me?
*Loving* these reaction videos, Prof. Q! I can watch any of these myself and get something out of them, but, watching with you, through your experiences, eyes, it’s a gift. Someone else mentioned that you comment on the whole performance and not just the drums. That’s a big plus, because the musicians are not playing separately, they are making something together! Please keep it up. My only request (and maybe I missed this) but could you name the group, the musicians, the songs, and the venue/performance? For example, I’m well-versed enough in jazz to know of all four of these guys, but I don’t know what they look like. So to intro everyone would help us be more familiar with these greats. “Josh”… I’m thinking “well , a Josh who plays sax… Redman, I presume? This is as close to a music school jazz course as many of us will have the opportunity for, I’m greedy and want whatever you can give us! Keep up the good work!
Good call Brian👍🏾
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Wow. Like Coltrane and Elvin! (almost lol). Say it! Nice clip Q thank you! Remember talking to Pete LaRoca Sims in I think it was late 80's or early or mid 90's after he'd been off the scene for a long time and asking him who was getting his attention currently and he said immediately that guy Brian Blade doing some interesting stuff.
Hey, any chance you could do a segment on two of my favorites; Philly Joe Jones and Smiling Billy Higgins?
Q you just have to do a reaction video
On Joe Morello the big drum solo!! You
Just have to! Without delay! You are the best!
Blade is insane!!
Have you done lick series on Blade yet? He’s so expressive, musical & in the moment 🎶👌🏽🥁
Not yet!
Only kit I've seen with that Yellow Flame wrap is a Gretsch Catalina Club kit, but that is NOT a Gretsch kit, near as I can tell. It almost looks like Yamaha badges, wondering if it could have been a Custom wrap on a YRC kit?
The fade out from Quincy Clause 😂😂😂
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Quincy, the toms and bass drums are Sonor Teardrops from the Sixties or early Seventies. Not sure about the snare.
Right on!
Hey Q, I'd like to see you do a reaction vid on Herbie Hancock's "one finger snap" Different form and hard to follow during the solos. Thank you for all you do.
Unbelievable musician
Hey Q, loved hearing you play along to Brian's licks there. I wondered, do you ever get it where you're almost afraid to hit the snare, particularly in small venues, and you can't get your chops off? Is that just a mental thing? Or acoustics/ sensitive ears? Or lack of warming up? Or poor balance/ posture? Thks
I think with experience and good hands, playing in small venues becomes less of a factor because you begin to understand how to control the sound of the drums more. And in fact, smaller venues are actually more fun to play in because you don’t have to play as hard for your ideas to be felt and heard. Make sure to practice your rudiments on a snare drum at really quiet dynamics with your feet. I think that will help.
Sonor Drums pretty sure, really old. Garabaldi had a kit like this on the First Tower Album East Bay Grease
Brian and Bill Stewart stand out as the best!
Love this two incredible players!
Hi Q!
Maybe a Video Reaction Of Marcus Gilmore playing Evidence?
That IS Christian... He is a beast also. He looks so young there.
Do Harland!
I'm wondering what drummers like Blade are playing in the left hand. It seems more than comping. Filling in the space?
Check out some of my comping lessons. That might clarify some things Scotty👍🏾
Sonor I believe
Vintage Sonor kit