“36 Breakbeats” Is Now Live!
Over the years I’ve posted my drum covers of classic breakbeats, iconic funk grooves and even those same breaks altered when they were sampled in various hip-hop records. Mostly on IG for fun and to show love to the pioneering drummers who’ve inspired me to play. I compiled my faves – some of ‘em never made it off my desktop and others I had to re-film for this – in a mixtape/highlight reel format as smoothly as I could. These go back as far as 2020. Yes, I KNOW there are classics missing – it ain’t a definitive showcase of the most common breakbeats. Just 36 grooves that were part of my drumming education. And yes, I chose 36 as a subtle Wu-Tang reference. Enjoy!
P.S.: I don’t know the name of every drummer who played on every original tune, but the ones I do know, much gratitude: Isaac “Redd” Holt, Brock James, Ed Greene, Greg Webster (?), Jack DeJohnette, Joseph “Zigaboo” Modiste, James Gadson, Idris Muhammad, Jimmy Madison, Bernard Purdie, George Bragg, “Funky” George Brown, Ben Powers, James Black, Earl Williams, Clyde Stubblefield, Steve Gadd, Gary Mallaber, Hal Blaine, Narada Michael Walden, Phillip White, Howard King, Howard Grimes, Jim Copley, Grady Tate, Jab’o Starks, Maurice White, my mentor Leslie Ming (“Ming Mon”) and Lenny White.
