Supernoodle
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Filling big shoes in his own way... solo starts at 10:00, Brubeck seems to approve!
Alan Dawson plays Take 5
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Supernoodle
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Looks like concert toms. What a sound. Those early jazz recordings with just a couple of mics just work. I had pants like that in the seventies.
Alex Sanguinetti
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That´s hardy an EARLY Jazz recording, haha!
This version came out on record inmediately after it happened live WORLDWIDE, and was one of the first ones I had WHEN I STARTED DRUMMING. I was familiar with the original Morello version, but what Dawson played was a complete other dimension, specially LISTENING TO IT (there was no way to see those things in the 70´s unless you were there, live at the concert, and also you have to think that drumming was completly different back them).
Special notice, that here is not so evident but it is on the record, deserves his the use of hi-hat. Of course at the 70´s you already had some great "hi-hat artists", like Tony, Jack, Joe Chambers, Roy Haynes, Elvin, etc. but his style was quite other...
Dawson was a Fibes endorser, those are regular two head drums, only the tom-tom does not have the the resonant skin on.
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Alex Sanguinetti
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Thats so cool Alex, I want a copy now too. I sorta only know Dawson as an educator, haven't heard much of his playing besides a few clips here and there. Any other Dawson recommendations?
Very interesting tidbit pointing out the hi hat work. Its great to put things in a timeline to know ur history and the development of our craft. Great post Alex
Very interesting tidbit pointing out the hi hat work. Its great to put things in a timeline to know ur history and the development of our craft. Great post Alex
Alex Sanguinetti
Silver Member
I have several records of Allan Dawson, but to me those two are the best I have.
BUY those two, you won´t regret.
BUY those two, you won´t regret.