AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken
Silver Member
Another stupid question from me: jazz drummers, how active is your bass drum?
I record all my practices, probably because I'm a masochist, and I notice when I'm comping with my left hand my right foot does one of two things: keeps time with light fours; or is mostly silent with the occasional 1 or 'bomb'.
So I either feel like I'm just filling the song up with predictable beats or leaving way too much empty space.
When you are just keeping time, maybe doing a bit of comping behind the lead instrument, how busy is your bass foot?
I record all my practices, probably because I'm a masochist, and I notice when I'm comping with my left hand my right foot does one of two things: keeps time with light fours; or is mostly silent with the occasional 1 or 'bomb'.
So I either feel like I'm just filling the song up with predictable beats or leaving way too much empty space.
When you are just keeping time, maybe doing a bit of comping behind the lead instrument, how busy is your bass foot?