Here’s a good reason why Joey Baron is one of my favorite jazz players…
In case you were wondering, he’s blowing over an ostinato in seven, which exponentially increases the difficulty of landing the sick ideas that he’s dropping. Like… the stuff starting at 1:43… those lines are not only great compositionally, but he’s weaving them into an odd time signature! Nice.
Joey is a guy that Dave King pointed me toward, and one of the better examples of his playing is the live Bill Frisell record that I featured in the AEDSK list. I also really love the stuff he plays in Masada (John Zorn’s band from the above youtube clip), and an older John Scofield record called Grace Under Pressure.
HT: Schiebe
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May 4, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Paul Sonderman
Neat clip. Great playing. I’ll share it with other friends who play. Thanks.
Ever hear of Jeff Hamilton? You’ve probably already seen this on You Tube but it’s exceptional. I saw you fly by on Alpha and will check back. I only post music weekly but have a wide range of tastes. Both my oldest son and I are drummers (but he’s a REAL GOOD drummer). I passed on my passion, he trumped me in dedication.
May 4, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Danny
One word. Holy Crap.