I believe the key to understanding Klook's drumming innovation is what he heard in the playing of Jimmy Blanton.
"And long before we hit New York, Frank and I had spent a lot of time experimenting with new ways of integrating the bass and drums and making them more complimentary to one another. Frank had bought a record of a Duke Ellington session featuring Jimmy Blanton and we listened to it over and over and agreed that drumming had to change to accommodate the new bass style (Hennessey, 1994: 21)." Quote in Klook: The Story of Kenny Clarke by Mike Hennesey.
I believe the key to understanding Klook's drumming innovation is what he heard in the playing of Jimmy Blanton.
ReplyDelete"And long before we hit New York, Frank and I had spent a lot of time experimenting with new ways of integrating the bass and drums and making them more complimentary to one another. Frank had bought a record of a Duke Ellington session featuring Jimmy Blanton and we listened to it over and over and agreed that drumming had to change to accommodate the new bass style (Hennessey, 1994: 21)." Quote in Klook: The Story of Kenny Clarke by Mike Hennesey.