Modern Drummer Issue 256

188 Pages·2001·22.9 MB·English

DAVE WECKL
Where to go after you've played with the greatest
and inspired legions of acolytes? Well, if you're Dave
Weckl, you look for new challenges. On his new
Transition CD, Dave adds percussion to his arsenal,
and scales new heights in performance.
by T. Bruce Wittet
58
HAN BENNINK
The word "unique" gets thrown around a lot. But let's
be clear: Han Bennink is like no other drummer alive.
Period. Oh, and he swings like mad, too.
by Ken Micallef
82
ZAKIR HUSSAIN
The greatest tabla player in the world? The galaxy?
The universe? Beyond...? An intimate talk with the king
of the dayan & bayan.
by N. Scott Robinson
90
JACK GAVIN
After years playing a super-sweet gig with country
storyteller Charlie Daniels, Jack Gavin tossed away the
safety net for Tracy Lawrence. Brave man. Wise man.
by Robyn Flans
104
UPDATE
Fuel's Kevin Miller
Queensryche's Scott Rockenfield
A DIFFERENT VIEW
ECM jazz great Jon Christensen
JOHN PATITUCCI
Fates Warning's Mark Zonder
Jazz bassist John Patitucci has played with Vinnie
Ruben Blades' Carlomagno Araya Colaiuta, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Gadd, Roy Haynes, and
Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez. And that isn't the short
Austin Powers' Paul Clarvis
list; it's the tiny one.
by Mike Haid
20
148
REFLECTIONS
GINGER FISH ON...
Marilyn Manson's ever-alert slammer raps on the greats.
by Ken Micallef
28
Volume 25, Number 3 Cover Photo By Alex Solca
Education Departments
124 DRIVER'S SEAT 4 AN EDITOR'S OVERVIEW
Big Band Phrasing, Part 1: Modern Drummer Radio Comes Alive
Long Notes And Short Notes by Ted Bonar
by Ron Spagnardi
6 READERS' PLATFORM
128 ROCK 'N' JAZZ CLINIC
The Half-Time Rolling-Triplet Shuffle 12 ASK A PRO
by Ed Breckenfeld
Jeff Hamilton, Alan White, and Zach Danziger
132 ROCK CHARTS
16 IT'S QUESTIONABLE
Virgil Donati: "Dog Boots"
Transcribed by Bruno Meeus
142 CRITIQUE
136 JAZZ DRUMMERS' WORKSHOP
Maximize Your Soloing: 159 ON THE MOVE
Inside Max Roach's Melodic Style
by John Riley
165 MD's 23RD ANNUAL READERS POLL BALLOT
146 CONCEPTS
The Energetics Of Drumming 174 INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS
by Jennie Hoeft Eighth Annual Montreal Drum Fest, 2000 World Drum
Festival, and more
152 TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
Buying And Selling Drums On eBay, Part 1: 178 DRUM MARKET
Bidding For Drums Without Getting Ripped Off Including Vintage Showcase
by Michael Miller
184 DRUMKIT OF THE MONTH
160 IN THE STUDIO
Studio Diary:
Chill Out And Play Music
MD GIVEAWAY
by T. Bruce Wittet 119
Win Modern Drummer's One-Of-A-Kind
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Custom Drumkit!
Equipment
34 NEW AND NOTABLE
40 PRODUCT CLOSE-UP
Pearl Rhythm Traveler Drumkit
by Mark Parsons
43 The Duallist Pedal
by Chap Ostrander
46 Mapex Janus Transmission Hi-Hat System
by Chap Ostrander
48 Smith Custom Drums
by Rick Van Horn
52 ELECTRONIC REVIEW
Pintech Tour Elite Pad Kit
by Rick Van Horn
166 INSIDE
johnnyraBB Drumsticks
by Rick Van Horn
Modern Drummer Radio Comes Alive
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ast summer I was lucky enough to be their element. Rather than just reading At any given time, you could hear a leg-
invited to join the staff here at MD, the words about them, you'll hear these drum- endary Elvin Jones track, followed by a roar-
magazine I had read since I was thirteen mers play their music. Wherever you see the ing Dave Grohl song, next to a classic
years old. Stewart Copeland, October 1982 image at the heading of an MD column Charlie Watts track, followed by a wild Bill
was the first issue I read, and I was hooked or feature, you know you'll be able to Bruford track, and then a....well, you get the
right away. I had the drumming bug bad hear that drummer on MD Radio. Twenty- picture. Great drumming, and nothing but.
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WILL KENNEDY
Thanks for your
December 2000
cover story on
Will Kennedy. Congrats From Ringo
It was great to It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Modern
hear Will talk Drummer in celebration of your 25th Anniversary.
about his drum- Best of luck for the next twenty-five years. Drumming
ming experi- is my madness, and I also offer congratulations to all
ence, and also to of the winners named in your January 2001 issue as the
get a feel for his Top 25 Drummers Of All Time. Love to all.
spiritual beliefs. Ringo Starr
He's a very knowledgeable guy, eager to Los Angeles, CA
share his own inspiration and motivation
with others.
You are always trying to do a wide
variety of drumming articles. There are a disenfranchised by the current crop of head on his shoulders. And congratula-
lot of us Christian drummers out here, popular music. And it isn't my age! When tions to Modern Drummer for this out-
playing in church and doing weekend- I put on Kansas's Two For The Show CD, standing profile.
warrior work with Christian bands. Don't some twenty years after it was recorded, I Davie Jennifer Kaufmann
forget us. still get the same buzz I did back then. I New York, NY
Chip May hope these jam bands represent a trend
JEFF'S REFLECTIONS
via Internet towards the future.
William Melton Thanks to Robyn Flans for the terrific
STEFANIE EULINBURG
Indianapolis, IN Reflections interview with Jeff Hamilton
I commend you on a wonderful interview in your December 2000 issue. It under-
PAUL DOUCETTE
with Stefanie Eulinburg in the December scores the fact that world-class drummers
issue. I have seen Stefanie twice with Kid I can't thank you enough for your do not happen overnight. Master drum-
Rock. She is an outstanding drummer December 2000 feature on Matchbox mers like Jeff engage in an intensive
who deserves to be recognized for her Twenty's Paul Doucette. I'm a sixteen- study and appreciation of the music, the
work. year-old female drummer who has been instrument, and the great artists who have
You should also consider presenting playing for four years. Paul not only played before. This, in turn, forms the
features on Martina Axen of Drain STH inspired me to start drumming, but his tal- dynamic core through which their talent,
and Samantha Maloney of Hole/Motley ent, style, and dedication are what contin- soul, and personality continuously filter
Crue. Both are amazing talents who ue to inspire me to play in a musical field and evolve. Such drummers are never
should also be recognized. that is—unfortunately but obviously— completely satisfied, and are always striv-
Eric Michaels dominated by males. Not only was the ing to learn. That has definitely been the
via Internet article extremely well written, it portrayed case with Jeff, as anyone who's followed
Paul for everything that he is—smart, tal- his career or heard him play in any recent
JAM BAND DRUMMERS
ented, inventive, creative, and daring— setting can attest.
I just finished the article on drummers in and not someone who thinks fame is the It's my hope that Jeff might become a
"jam bands" presented in your December ultimate level of success. regular contributor to MD in future
issue. It's nice to know that there are Paul is successful on many levels. The issues. I'd love for him to describe the
bands out there still committed to playing fact that his band has sold in excess of lateral-brush-stroke technique underlying
music. It seems that most music today is thirteen million records makes me smile. his incredible, flowing brush sound, and
strictly for commerce. I'm thirty-seven, There is something very right with the the one-stroke/three-bounce sticking
and I remember when "commercial music industry if true talent and hard technique that swings his marvelous
bands" always had extemporaneous jams work can send a group of five normal groove.
on their live albums. I miss that. I can't guys to the top of the charts. Skip Wallach
speak for anyone else, but I certainly feel Congratulations to Paul for keeping his Phoenix, AZ

PLAY-ALONG TRACKS THE CHECKLIST
I'd like to add to the suggestions for Thanks for the
sources of "play-along tracks" mentioned November 2000
in the December 2000 It's Questionable Jobbing Drummer
department. To get the music I want to article about using
play along with, I download MIDI files, a checklist. How
delete the drums, and record the files to many times have I
CD. I use Musicrobot.com to search for walked out the
the songs I want. There are many versions door, driven
out there, so I listen to several to find the halfway to the gig
quality I want. (and the point of
Next I load the MIDI file into Cakewalk no return), and
Express, a MIDI editor/composer. There only then realized that I forgot one small but
are many versions and types of MIDI edi- crucial piece of gear. (And it's not like they
tors available for downloading as share- carry Speed Kings at QuikTrip.)
ware or freeware. I use the editor to mute One item that I think is pretty crucial for a
the drums from the file, and to create a drummer was left off the suggested list: a
wave file that can be recorded to cassette flashlight. Let's face it, we're usually back in
or CD. The editor can also be used to the depths of a dark stage or in a dark corner
change the tempo. of a room. And if we're on a riser, sometimes
This is a simple process, and the cost is we can't see the back edges when it's break
limited to the recording media. But best of time. Then, break time becomes just that: We
all is that I can play along with songs I break something when we fall!
like. Bill Hamm
Gary L. Brown St. Louis, MO
via Internet