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Hey Jeff. Yeah, I noticed Ed's Chet Baker tag. Hehe!
I was listening to some old recordings of Charlie Byrd and Stan Getz recently. The drummers are playing really, really soft. I mean really supportive, probably the softest of all the instrumental voices in some of the arrangements. They played mostly I think with brushes, and I think in some cases with their hands on the kit (i.e. no sticks). The sax / acoustic guitar and vocals just carry and lead the song very nicely this way.
IME, I don't think many drummers nowadays are into that kind of approach. I dunno. It worked for Charlie and for Stan.
I think Keeter Betts was the bassist on most of the tracks on both recordings.
Last edited by bolo : 04-02-2006 at 05:53 AM.
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